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Strictly speaking, a gammon is the bottom end of a whole side of bacon (which includes the back leg); ham is just the back leg cured on its own. [3] Like bacon it must be cooked before it can be eaten; in that sense gammon is comparable to fresh pork meat, and different from dry-cured ham like jamón serrano or prosciutto.
Gammon is a pejorative term popularised in British political culture since the 2010s. The term refers to the colour of a white person's flushed face , which purportedly resembles the type of pork of the same name .
Gammon (meat), a cut of quick-cured pork leg; Gammon, the rope lashing or iron hardware to attach a mast to a boat or ship; Gammon bomb, a British hand grenade used during World War II; Gammon Construction, a Hong Kong construction company; Gammon India, an Indian civil engineering construction company; Gammon Lake, in Ontario, Canada
Gammon Construction Limited is a Hong Kong construction and engineering contractor headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. [1] In addition to local construction projects, it is also involved in the construction and engineering of various projects in China and Southeast Asia .
James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for playing grizzled "good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series. Gammon portrayed Lou Brown, the manager in the movies Major League and Major League II , fictionalized versions of the Cleveland Indians .
The ham is used in Chinese cuisine to flavor stewed and braised foods, as well as for making the stocks and broths of many Chinese soups. [4] It is prepared using the Tongcheng pig and has been described as "the most prized ham in all of China". [4] Rugao ham is a dry-cured ham that originated in Jiangsu province, China, and was first prepared ...
Discussions about cooperation among Gammon, Morehouse, and Morris Brown College (representing Turner Theological Seminary) began in the early 1940s. In the 1950s, the concept of a new collaborative seminary in Atlanta gained support from foundations and the American Association of Theological Schools (AATS).
Among the books illustrated by Gammon are a number in the 'Romany' series, by George Bramwell Evens. [3] Gammon's autobiography, One man's furrow, was published in 1990. [4] Gammon died at Bridgwater, Somerset on 22 April 1997, aged 103. [1] The RWA holds a number of his works. [2]