Yunnan ham
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Yunnan ham is a famous dry-cured Chinese ham from Yunnan province, prized for its rich, savory flavor and often used to enhance soups, stir-fries, and other regional dishes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yunnan Xuanwei ham | 1 |
| Yunnan dry-cured ham | 1 |
| Yunnan ham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8257616 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yunnan ham Context triple: [Yunnan cuisine, usesIngredient, Yunnan ham]
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A.
Yunnan cuisine
Yunnan cuisine is a diverse regional Chinese culinary tradition noted for its use of fresh herbs, mushrooms, and ethnic minority influences, featuring bold, sour-spicy flavors and distinctive dishes like crossing-the-bridge noodles.
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B.
Yunnan Province
Yunnan Province is a mountainous, ethnically diverse region in southwest China known for its rich biodiversity, tea culture, and border location with countries such as Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.
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C.
Pu'er
Pu'er is a city in southwestern China best known as the namesake and historic production center of Pu'er tea.
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D.
Wenshan
Wenshan is a city in southwestern China known for its karst landscapes, ethnic diversity, and role as a regional center in Yunnan.
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E.
Honghe
Honghe is an autonomous prefecture-level region in southern Yunnan Province, China, known for its diverse ethnic minority populations and famous terraced rice fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yunnan ham Target entity description: Yunnan ham is a famous dry-cured Chinese ham from Yunnan province, prized for its rich, savory flavor and often used to enhance soups, stir-fries, and other regional dishes.
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A.
Yunnan cuisine
Yunnan cuisine is a diverse regional Chinese culinary tradition noted for its use of fresh herbs, mushrooms, and ethnic minority influences, featuring bold, sour-spicy flavors and distinctive dishes like crossing-the-bridge noodles.
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B.
Yunnan Province
Yunnan Province is a mountainous, ethnically diverse region in southwest China known for its rich biodiversity, tea culture, and border location with countries such as Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.
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C.
Pu'er
Pu'er is a city in southwestern China best known as the namesake and historic production center of Pu'er tea.
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D.
Wenshan
Wenshan is a city in southwestern China known for its karst landscapes, ethnic diversity, and role as a regional center in Yunnan.
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E.
Honghe
Honghe is an autonomous prefecture-level region in southern Yunnan Province, China, known for its diverse ethnic minority populations and famous terraced rice fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese ham
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dry-cured ham ⓘ regional specialty food ⓘ |
| agingProcess | long-term curing ⓘ |
| agingTime |
several months
ⓘ
up to a year or more ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese regional specialty
ⓘ
cured meat product ⓘ |
| color |
deep red meat
ⓘ
white fat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culinaryRole |
base for stocks
ⓘ
flavor enhancer ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | well-known specialty of Yunnan province ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
international markets
ⓘ
other regions of China ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
rich
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savory ⓘ umami ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Xuanwei ham
ⓘ
Yunnan Xuanwei ham ⓘ
linked to:
Yunnan ham
Yunnan dry-cured ham ⓘ
linked to:
Yunnan ham
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Yunnan province
ⓘ
linked to:
Yunnan Province
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| mainIngredient | pork ⓘ |
| meatFrom | pig ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
high umami content
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pronounced saltiness ⓘ strong aroma ⓘ |
| preservationMethod |
air drying
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dry curing ⓘ salting ⓘ |
| productionRegion |
Qujing, Yunnan
ⓘ
Xuanwei, Yunnan ⓘ
linked to:
Xuanwei
|
| seasonalProduction | traditionally produced in cooler months ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Jinhua ham
ⓘ
Prosciutto ⓘ Serrano ham ⓘ |
| texture |
dense
ⓘ
firm ⓘ |
| traditionalTo | Yunnan cuisine ⓘ |
| typicalAnimalBreed | local Yunnan pig breeds ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
braised dishes
ⓘ
broths ⓘ soup flavoring ⓘ steamed dishes ⓘ stir-fries ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine |
Chinese cuisine
ⓘ
Yunnan cuisine ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
Yunnan hot pot bases
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Yunnan-style soups ⓘ rice noodle broths from Yunnan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yunnan ham Description of subject: Yunnan ham is a famous dry-cured Chinese ham from Yunnan province, prized for its rich, savory flavor and often used to enhance soups, stir-fries, and other regional dishes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yunnan ham
linked to: Yunnan ham