In this article we’ll try to explain the different kinds of Spanish hams that it exists and it’s description. – You can find the dry or serrano ham, the most typical, from white pigs. It can be from Trévelez, Teruel or another place. It’s normally dried for no more than a year. – The Iberian …
A good Iberian ham needs a good ham holder “jamonero” (a device that holds dry-cured ham so that it can be cut into fine strips) to his court to be suitable. There are many models on the market and choosing not the question arises which is appropriate. I will try to help you choose the …
The production of Iberian pig in Spain has gone from an average of 450,000-500.000 pigs before the entry into force of the current Quality Standard to 1,200,000 as of 2004, representing an increase of 60 %, due to “lack of control”, so many of these animals are not. This has been stated in a statement, …
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What is jamon serrano? It’s a  cured spanish ham , one of the most famous spanish product with the iberian Pata Negra ham. There are almost 2,000 producers of Serrano ham in Spain. Eighteen of these producers formed the Consorcio de Jamón Serrano Español in 1990. The name Jamón Serrano is now controlled by the …
Iberian ham is probably the Spanish product that has more presence abroad. We find it on the Oscars, in the Masters Series tennis or in the Formula 1 and in other international events encircling the world. The Iberian Ham (Pata Negra ham) is conquering all the countries where he disembark. In the UK, thanks to …
If we take a stroll through the many shops of Iberian hams available on the Internet we can find titles like “Jabugo ham“, “Pata Negra ham,” “Serrano Acorn ham” and many more. At the end one does not know the difference between ham and Iberian ham Jabugo if an Iberian ham “Pata Negra” is an …
