How to pronounce Jinhua ham

Jinhua ham is written 金华火腿 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tɕín.xwǎ xwǒ.tʰwěɪ/. In plain English letters that is JIN-hwah HWOH-tway, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Jinhua ham?

Jinhua ham is a snack of China. Where it comes from: Zhejiang. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are pork. It tastes savory.

Where Jinhua ham comes from

Jinhua ham is one of 108 signature dishes of China on this map. See all dishes from Zhejiang.

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Food of China

Dishes like Jinhua ham in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Jinhua ham:

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• Bing-tteok 빙떡 · Snack · Jeju, South Korea

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• Nem rán nem rán / chả giò · Snack · Vietnam

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