Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking. As a processed meat, the term "ham" includes both whole cuts of meat and ones that have been mechanically formed.

ALDI's Shopping Expert Kylie Warnke says: “Our Christmas hams are delicately cured and lightly smoked, for a delicious and succulent result. It can be enjoyed as is, sliced and served, or it can be baked in the oven using your favourite glaze recipe.

Appleton Farms Hardwood Smoked Butt Portion Bone-In Ham is a less expensive ham option at Aldi. It's fully cooked and easy to heat. It's not pre-sliced or glazed like more popular hams sold during the holidays, but it's easy to slice and serve. You can also make your own glaze to add more flavor if desired.

Aldi exclusive Appleton Farms Spiral Cut Double Glazed Brown Sugar Ham was an extremely close second choice for our tasters and tied with winner Market Pantry (above) with the most votes for favorite ham.

Pork (93%), Water, Salt, Acidity regulators (326, 262, 261), Stabilisers (451, 452, 450), Sugar, Vegetable fibre, Dextrose (Maize), Antioxidant (316), Food acid (331), Preservative (250), Vegetable oil. Wood smoked.

Hams are cut from the rear leg of a pig. The exception to this is picnic ham, which is really not ham at all. These “hams” are cut from the front leg. If a rear leg cut of meat were immediately cooked, it would simply taste like any other pork roast.

The prices are always reasonable, but there's actually an even better reason I buy my family's food at Aldi: They offer quality ingredients. For example, they have a commitment to using no synthetic colors or partially hydrogenated oils in their products. They also have a huge selection of imported and organic items.

• Best Thick Cut Ham. Hormel Cure 81 Bone-In Half Ham. Many spiral-cut hams have super thin slices that are great for piling high on sandwiches.
• Best Glaze. Hickory Farms HoneyGold Spiral Sliced Ham.
• Best Smoky Ham. Nueske's Spiral Sliced Bone-In Ham with Honey Glaze.

Joselito | Declared the best ham in the world | Iberian acorn-fed ham. SINCE 1868 With more than 150 years of experience, Joselito holds the secrets of an ancestral tradition. Six generations of the same family have always worked with the same objective in mind: to produce the best ham in the world.

• Best Thick Cut Ham. Hormel Cure 81 Bone-In Half Ham. Many spiral-cut hams have super thin slices that are great for piling high on sandwiches.
• Best Glaze. Hickory Farms HoneyGold Spiral Sliced Ham.
• Best Smoky Ham. Nueske's Spiral Sliced Bone-In Ham with Honey Glaze.

Bone-in Ham The bone provides the meat with better flavor and texture. As a bonus, the leftover bone is great for making soups and stews, like this Old-Fashioned Split Pea Soup. Bone-in hams are sold as half hams.

Meats and alternatives Haram: Pork and port products (ham, sausage, bacon)

Hams may be fresh, cured, or cured-and-smoked. Ham is the cured leg of pork. Fresh ham is an uncured leg of pork. Fresh ham will bear the term "fresh" as part of the product name and is an indication that the product is not cured.

Ham is the cured leg of pork. Fresh ham is an uncured leg of pork. Fresh ham will bear the term "fresh" as part of the product name and is an indication that the product is not cured. "Turkey" ham is a ready-to-eat product made from cured thigh meat of turkey.

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Aldi doesn't carry much in the way of name brands. More than 90% of the items the company sells are Aldi-exclusive. The company says this allows it to provide the same quality goods without the hidden costs of national brands like marketing and advertising.