Cheap meat Cheap meat Cheap meat is a term used to describe relatively inexpensive meat (e.g. fatty cuts of lamb or mutton) or to indicate that the consumer price of meat does not include the overall costs of industrial meat production. The term cheap meat is then either related to subsidies, to hidden costs or to non-material costs ("moral cost") of meat production. Non-material costs can be related to issues such as animal welfare (e.g. treatment of animals, over-breeding). The term is used by critics of the meat industry. The meat industry is subsidized with billions of dollars by governments who support
Gammon (meat) Gammon (meat) Gammon is a British name for (a type of) ham. Like other hams, it is the hind leg of pork after it has been cured by dry-salting or brining, and it may or may not be smoked. Unlike most hams, but like bacon, it must be cooked before it is safe to eat. As such, it is the same as Swedish "julskinka", Finnish "joulukinkku", Dutch "beenham", German "beinschinken", or Australian "Christmas ham". It may be sold on-the-bone or without bone, or as steaks or slices. The words gammon, ham and bacon are often used interchangeably. Ham hock, gammon