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The title alone gives respect. What is the best cured ham in Spain? Well, there is an official answer to this question and it is given to us by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [...]

The answer is categorical and affirmative: Yes, Iberian ham can be frozen. When we talk about freezing ham, we must differentiate between two options. In this article we will tell you about the [...]

Iberian recebo ham is a designation of the 2007 Iberian ham quality standard. The current Iberian ham standard (RD 4/2014) does not contemplate this commercial designation. Therefore, today this [...]

XXXIV Iberian Ham and La Dehesa Trade Fair – Jerez de los Caballeros In the fascinating world of gastronomy, few products represent tradition and culinary excellence like Iberian ham. [...]

We advance you that discovering cured ham in Portugal is not an easy task. In previous chapters we have learned about the different types of cured ham in Spain. The question [...]

There are 5 PDOs for cured ham in Spain. There are 4 Protected Designations of Origin for Iberian Ham and the fifth is the DOP Jamón de Teruel. This is the first Denomination of [...]

Galician chestnuts may help to reduce the salt content of Iberian ham

The Montanera 2023-24 in figures gives us information on the number of acorn-fed animals slaughtered and is key to the quality of Iberian acorn-fed hams each year. Today we share the [...]

What are the PGI’s and DOp’s for cured ham in Spain? In the previous chapter we learned a lot about cured ham in general and about the Jamón Serrano TSG. Now it is time to [...]

How much do you know about cured ham? Surely you have heard of many types of cured ham; Serrano ham, Iberian ham, Parma ham. Throughout the series we are starting today, we want to share with you [...]