Leon Isaac Kennedy was born on January 1, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Lone Wolf McQuade (1983), Body and Soul (1981) and Penitentiary (1979). He has been married to Lolita Armbrister since 1995. He was previously married to Jayne Kennedy.
The reason for this is that bacon is cured meat. There are two reasons not to eat raw meat: taste and food safety. Taste is individual, some people are OK with the taste and eat raw meat as long as they can find a source of meat fresh enough (think sashimi, carpaccio, steak tartare). Food safety is not a problem with bacon. The process of turning pork to bacon includes salt and smoke.
The half shank may be both cured and smoked, cooked or uncooked. All hams certified by the USDA have labels stating whether the ham needs cooking and for how long. If you are purchasing from your butcher, be sure to ask whether your ham is fully cooked or requires cooking.resh ham is uncooked, unsmoked pork. Cook 30 minutes per pound, until internal temperature reaches 160 F. Country ham shanks are smoked, brine-cured and very salty. Soak overnight, drain; boil in unsalted water 25 minutes per pound.