''Éisleker Ham'' or ''Jambon d'Oesling'', literally Oesling ham, is a speciality from the
Oesling
The Oesling or Ösling () is a region covering the northern part of both the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, within the greater Ardennes area that also covers parts of Belgium and France. The Oesling covers 32% of the terri ...
region in the north of
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
which is produced from the hind legs of pigs. Traditionally, it was prepared by marinating the hams in herbs and vinegar for several days, then hanging them in a chimney for long periods of cold smoking. Today the meat is cured in brine for two weeks and placed in a
smoker fed from beech and oak chips for about a week. Jambon d'Oesling is protected under EU regulations as having
PGI status.
''Éisleker Ham'' is usually served cold, very thinly sliced, with fried potatoes, salad, and fresh bread or in small slices spread over buttered bread as an open sandwich known as ''Hameschmier''.
"Cuisine luxembourgeoise"
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See also
* List of hams
This is a list of notable hams and ham products. Ham is pork that has been preserved through salting, smoking, or wet curing. It was traditionally made only from the hind leg of swine, and referred to that specific cut of pork."Bacon: Bacon a ...
References
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Luxembourgian cuisine
Lunch meat
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