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Jamón Ibérico is a unique product in the world that can only be obtained from the Iberian pigThe pig is a wonderful animal that is part of the famous Med... breed of our peninsula. This fact is the reason why in our country we have been dedicated for centuries to the dry-curing of their meat, thus we have become experts of the best product made in Spain.
Do you want to become a real expert too? Then, get to know the types of Jamón Ibérico and start getting to know the Jamón culture from the inside. It’s a pleasure for Enrique Tomás to be able to explain it to you!
The Iberian pig is a very characteristic breed that results in an exquisite meat thanks to the way in which fat infiltrates its muscle tissue. All Iberian pigsThe Iberian pig is an animal of the porcine breed, the name ... feed on animal fodder until they reach 100 kg of weight and from that moment onwards, the producer, based on the quantity of hams
Ham is one of the star products of the Spanish gastronomy, a... (jamones) and ham shoulders (paletas) of Bellota (acorn) or Cebo
Cebo means feed in Spanish. In the dictionary we find two me... (feed) that he wishes to market, will decide which pigs are taken to the pasture during the Montanera season
The Montanera Season is a period in which pigs are free in t..., a period that takes place from October to February where pigs roam freely in the pastures
The Iberian Pastureland is a type of ecosystem made up of ho....
The Jamón Ibérico de cebo is obtained from pigs fattened with fodder, which is why they are called Iberico de cebo. The acorn-fed (bellotaAccording to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, th...) Iberian pigs, on the other hand, come from pigs that have made the Montanera season, a name with which the last fattening phase of pigs is known and which takes place from October to February in the Spanish meadows.
During the winter, the pigs are released into the wild where they feed on acorn and herbs. Thanks to the capacity of Iberian pigs to infiltrate fat into the muscle, a diet based on acorns and natural products and the activity that animals do during these almost five months, their front and back legs acquire the characteristics that make their meat so juicy and delicious.
Apart from these two main types, there is a third Jamón Ibérico known as Jamón Ibérico de Cebo de Campo, in this case, the pig has been freely grazing in the pasture, but has not gained weight enough with acorns and grasses, and it has been fed with more aninal fodder and cereals, in a controlled way, to reach its optimum weight to be used for the Jamón production.
But what pigs are destined for the Montanera season? As we have already explained, it depends on the amount of hams and ham shoulders that the producer wants to be of acorn-fed type. If he wants to produce 100 hams and 100 ham shoulders, he will take 50 pigs to the pasture. So, when we talk about the types of Jamón Ibérico, we refer to these three categories, Iberico de Cebo, Iberico de cebo de campoRecebo is the name given previously to the ham produced by p... or Bellota (acorn-fed), but is it the only way to differentiate Jamón Ibérico from one another? No, it also depends on the pig’s origin.
In Spain there are four areas where ham is produced: Salamanca, Huelva, Cáceres-Badajoz and Córdoba and the experts of each area share among themselves a series of guidelines that make the taste of all the local hams have similar aromas and nuances.
All the Iberian hams are obtained from the same animal, the Iberian pigs reared in our peninsula, have a number of shared aspects. Regarding its physical appearance, it should be taken into account that all have long snout, black hair and more stylized legs (some with a black hoof), which explains why it is popularly known as Jamón Pata Negra (black hoof)Whether you know about ham or not, whether you like it or no.... This genetic factor is what makes that once the product is dry-cured, it can be distinguished at first sight from a white pig
The white pig is a breed of pig, which apart from the Iberia... (serrano), although it should be noted that not all Iberian pigs must necessarily have the black hoof, they may have it not and be Iberian breed anyway.
With regard to the ham obtained from them, the colour of their meat varies between pink and red tones and, thanks to the infiltration of fat, each sliceIn the premises of Enrique Tomás when someone says the word... is juicy, with aromas and nuances very different from those of the Serrano. In addition, the Iberian bacon is brighter and more oily than this other type of Jamón.
So, thanks to the fact that you already know the characteristics of each type of Jamón Ibérico, choose the one that best suits you and enjoy all its flavor with your family and friends
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