{"id":219735,"date":"2023-04-23T05:15:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T05:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=219735"},"modified":"2023-05-10T05:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T05:22:21","slug":"gammon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/gammon\/","title":{"rendered":"Gammon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The term &#8220;smoked meat&#8221; can refer to either a ham or a flitch of bacon that has been cured through a process of salting and smoking.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-rqznx-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-rqznx-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-xl xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex flex-col w-[calc(100%-50px)] gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Gammon refers to the hind-quarter of a hog that has been preserved in a brine solution before being removed. 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