Ham bread is a bread filled with ham, sautéed bacon (also called smoked bacon), raisins, and green olives, usually stuffed with bell pepper or red bell pepper. It is a typical Venezuelan bread, which is part of the country's Christmas gastronomy. There are some variations in the ingredients, such as turkey ham and cream cheese among others, and a variation has been created in the bread using puff pastry. This bread is a Venezuelan creation from the early nineteenth century whose consumption and manufacture gradually became a Christmas custom until it became essential every December.