It's raw. Although Xuanwei ham is raw, it is a kind of ham that can be eaten raw, but it will take 2-3 years if it is directly sliced and eaten raw.

The production technology of Xuanwei ham is mainly divided into six links, including molding, curing, stacking, washing and drying, air drying and fermentation. This period of time alone will take six months. The nutritional flavor of Xuanwei ham is mainly formed by air drying and fermentation under the special climate and environmental conditions in Xuanwei. When curing, only edible salt is used, and no food additives are added, especially the nitrite content is very low, which becomes a specificity of Xuanwei ham. Xuanwei ham is beautiful and generous, rich in nutrition, unique in flavor, excellent in quality and convenient to eat.

Xuanwei ham has thin and straight feet, thin skin and tender meat; The skin is brown or yellowish, the muscles on the cut surface are rosy, the bones are dark red, like a blood gas condensed inside, shiny and shiny, and the fat is milky white or reddish; The food is crisp and sweet, oily but not greasy, and moderately salty. Xuanwei ham is famous for its five characteristics: fresh, crisp, crisp, tender and fragrant. Its nutritional value is rich, its meat is tender, its texture is oily but not greasy, and its fragrance is rich and long.