Processing spanish ham “Jamon iberico” designed for the US The version of spanish ham iberico pata negra ham online, is a gourmet ham that has a long and interesting history. The ham is produced under very stringent conditions in the dehesas of southwestern Salamanca, Spain. There is many reason why most North Americans have never come … [Read more...]
Iberico Ham The pure iberian acorn ham ”jamón ibérico de bellota“ is a gourmet product health care who has the pleasure to enjoy and extracted from pigs raised on a natural pasture. With feeding on acorn “bellota” , the pure iberian pig fat has a high rate of monounsaturated fatty acids, highlighting the presence of oleic acid … [Read more...]
Anselmo Perez, award-winning ham slicer “Jamón ibérico de bellota” from Spain “Slicing ham at a high level is considered an art” – How did you start in this profession? How did you learn? Anselmo Perez – It started out of love. I simply love to see how iberian ham is cut. With experience, hard work, and … [Read more...]
Spanish ham is greatly prized as a gourmet food both in Spain and around the world. It is eaten regularly in most Spanish households. In fact, not only is Spain the largest producer of air-dried-cured ham, Spaniards are the number one consumers in the world! Every Spaniard eats about 5 kilograms of cured ham per … [Read more...]
The fat of Iberico bellota ham contains over 55% oleic acid (a mono-unsaturated fatty acid). Rigorous scientific studies have shown that these fats exercise a beneficial effect on cholesterol in the blood by increasing the amount of good (HDL) cholesterol and reducing bad (LDL) cholesterol. Only virgin olive oil has a higher oleic acid content. … [Read more...]
The types of cured spanish ham There are basically two different types of cured hams in Spain, jamón serrano or “mountain ham,” and jamón ibérico or “Iberian ham.” Jamón Serrano - 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 European Union since … [Read more...]
Spanish ham History of spanish ham Spanish ham is greatly prized as a gourmet food both in Spain and around the world. It is eaten regularly in most Spanish households. In fact, not only is Spain the largest producer of air-dried-cured ham, Spaniards are the number one consumers in the world! Every Spaniard eats about … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Iberico de Bellota Serrano Ham (Jamon) The fat of Iberico bellota ham contains over 55% oleic acid (a mono-unsaturated fatty acid). Rigorous scientific studies have shown that these fats exercise a beneficial effect on cholesterol in the blood by increasing the amount of good (HDL) cholesterol and reducing bad (LDL) cholesterol. Only virgin olive oil has … [Read more...]
