Ah, the other ham. You know the one—pink, perfectly round, and suspiciously bouncy. That’s “formed ham.” It’s not a whole leg. It’s a bunch of meat chunks from different parts of the back leg, ground together, mixed with water, sugar, and stabilizers, then pressed into a mold.
It’s still technically ham, but it’s more of a ham suggestion. Think of it as ham’s fun, wobbly cousin who shows up to the family reunion in sponsored-brand sunglasses. It’s fine. Just don’t compare it to a whole, bone-in ham—that’s like comparing a crayon drawing to the Mona Lisa.
Also, turkey ham is not ham. It’s turkey that’s been treated to taste like ham. It’s delicious, but it’s a delicious lie. A beautiful, low-fat lie.
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