Consequently Chinese dishes using ham as an ingredient are dubbed "King Hua" to show their excellent quality. As time passed, King Hua became a synonym for ham.
故在中國菜內以火腿做為主料或副料時，均慣用 “金華” 二字以表示火腿品質之佳，久而久之 “金華” 變成了火腿之代名詞。