Review: The best bone-in ham to buy this Christmas

Tried and tested: here are the best holiday bone-in ham dishes you can get your hands on this holiday season

By Rachel Xie - 21 Dec 2020

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There's so much to look forward to during the festive season: spending time with your loved ones, giving and receiving gifts, and not to forget, the hearty Christmas meals. With the holiday season in full swing, it goes without saying that you'll want to bring the best dishes to the dining table. Not only are you looking for a centrepiece that will fill tummies, but to impress your guests as well. The whole world of holiday goodness is your oyster.

And just like any Christmas celebration, nothing beats a traditional ham dish. Now, if you're one who's still on the hunt for the perfect bone-in ham that might even upstage the gifts, look no further. We've rounded up some of the best bone-in hams in Singapore for you to get your hands on for that classic Christmas dinner.

Sunday Catering: Christmas Leg of Ham (6kg)

Credit: SUNDAY CATERING

1/3

$260, from Sunday Catering. Available from Dec 14 - Jan 3.

Who knows ham can be this succulent, moist and tender, all at the same time? Sunday Caterings' Christmas Leg of Ham is lightly salted with a sticky sweet glaze and the tenderness is achieved by slow simmering before glazing and roasting. It is a massive 6kg and can feed an extended family of 12, if not, three full meals for a family of four! The accompanying house gravy and cranberry sauce make the perfect compliments to the mildly smoked bone-in ham's orange-marmalade glaze.

RATING: 9/10

$260, from Sunday Catering. Available from Dec 14 - Jan 3.

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Carolton Hotel Singapore: Premium Honey-Glazed Bone-in Ham with Pineapple & Raisin Sauce (5-6.5kg)

Credit: Carlton Hotel SIngapore

2/3

This meaty leg was a visual feast on a bed of greens and the taste didn't disappoint either. The moist, tender meat had the fullest, most intense pork ﬂavour, laced with a slight smokiness ala bak kwa without the sweetness. Perfecting it was the sweet and chunky pineapple sauce, which balanced out the salty meat nicely.

RATING: 9/10

$238, from Carlton Hotel Singapore, tel: 6349-1292.

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Grand Hyatt Singapore: Classic Baked Ham

Credit: Grand Hyatt Singapore

3/3

This slab of meat was moist and well salted beneath its coat of golden-brown, succulent fat. Some of us liked that the meat didn't have an overpowering pork ﬂavour, while some thought it could be more intense. What we did agree on was the mix of sauces - rum and raisin sauce (a huge hit!) - to appeal to all taste buds and giving it a peppery flavour that is balanced with a sweet finish.

RATING: 7/10

$76+, from Grand Hyatt Singapore, tel: 6887-5492. Order 2 days in advance.

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