As we lingered in the awkward setup, not knowing whether to sit or stand, restaurant sounds started playing over hidden speakers and a narrator started slowly reciting the joys of jamón iberico.

It’s not feasible for most visitors, but if you do buy an entire bone-in leg, once at home, hang it, or rest it on a jamonero. Keep the cut side covered to protect it from drying out or ...

To the untrained eye and palate, a ham is just a ham—usually, one entire pig leg or shoulder, sliced into short, rectangular, paper-thin sheets. But with so many types of ham on the market, it ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christina has covered travel, food, and drinks for over a decade. Let’s first start with the basics. Jamón Ibérico is made ...

ARACENA, Spain — “How do you like the ham?” asked Manolo Romero de la Ossa, the owner of Casas, a popular restaurant here in Andalusia. All week long around the village of Jabugo, my wife ...

Jamon Iberico from Enrique Tomas, Spain's most famous store selling the high-quality ham.(Enrique Tomas) Varieties of jamón ibérico are categorized according to the pig's lineage and diet ...

Spanish jamón is a type of ham in the way that champagne is a type of fizzy drink. Sure, it is a leg of pork. But it is wildly different from a typical American supermarket ham in nearly every ...