Bayonne ham
Pronunciation: [bay-YOHN]
A mildly smoked ham that has been cured in a wine mixture. It's produced in a small town near Bayonne, France. See also ham.
From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst. Copyright © 2007, 2001, 1995, 1990 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
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