Always popular at christmas the word gammon can be traced back to the old french word jambe for the hind leg of a pigrour smoked gammon meat is cured in brine and then smoked which makes it tender and deliciousrour specially selected pork is from quality meat scotland certified assured farms raised outdoors in ayrshire the pigs are extensively reared and run outdoors where they are free to root and forage these are beautifully marbled resulting in a much more flavoursome and tender meat