The meat they produce, Iberico de bellota, is the highest quality Iberico ham available in Spain, which is without a doubt one of the country’s best exports. open image in gallery Recognisable ...

But its connection to the land goes far deeper than mere legalities; deeper even than the acorn (bellota) that gives the ham its name ... Cecilio believes Iberico pigs have a pretty good life.

Iberico ham, or jamón ibérico ... the pigs roam freely in the oak forests, feeding on acorns (bellota) rich in oleic acid. This acorn diet imparts a nutty, earthy flavor to the ham, while ...

Jamon Iberico de bellota is finally coming to town, making carnivorous cognoscenti squeal with giddy anticipation. Bellota is the beluga of ham – made from freerange, acorn-scarfing black ...

From jamón serrano to the iconic jamón ibérico de bellota, there is a world of differences worth exploring. In this article, ...

Ibérico or Ibérico de Recebo. Designates ham from ibérico pigs finished on pig feed and grain, not acorns. Ibérico de Bellota. Designates ham from ibérico pigs fattened on acorns. Ibérico de ...

To the untrained eye and palate, a ham is just a ham—usually ... Jamón Ibérico de Bellota, finally, is the premier level—the type that has inspired cult-like following—that is made ...

If you were to sit down and write a list of the greatest foods on earth, jamon iberico de bellota, a world-renowned Spanish cured ham, would have to be near the top. The traditional methods of ...

“How much would that run me?” I asked. “About $20,” he said. The slices of red, almost purplish bruised ham are unlike anything you’ll ever eat. Yes, the cured meat has a nutty ...

The former is selling free range sliced ibérico at $90-$99 a pound, and the latter has some of the fancier bellota ham at $75 a pound. More ibérico ham is on the way- in fact it’s already at ...