Category Archives: Iberian ham
Iberian ham and the benefits in the cardiovascular health
In many occasions already we have highlighted all the benefits that we can find if we consume ham. On the one hand, already we know that the Iberian ham serves to control the excess of bad cholesterol since it has quantities of eslablished fats. On the other hand, also we know already the minerals that they contain (calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron or zinc as well as vitamins belonging to the group B) where the vitamins turn here into a Read More...
Designation of Origin los Pedroches
*Los Pedroches or Valle de los Pedroches is a comarca in Córdoba Province, Andalusia, southern Spain. In the past, we tried to decipher a little more the world around the Iberian ham, we talked about the Dehesa de Extremadura , of the protected designation of origin of Huelva and now is the turn of the Designation of Origin los Pedroches. Maybe not a name that we are very accustomed to hearin, but instead in the gastronomic world around the ham Read More...
Ham in the diet of running
For some time it is very common to see runners training for any street in your neighborhood. Take care about ourselves and take habits like this are always healthy for anyone and if you add to this a good diet, then it’s a perfect match. We can say that, now more than ever, the habit is on our streets, people want to take care and be fit regardless. A few years ago it was common especially when the summer Read More...
Protected Designation of Origin Jamón de Huelva
In the world, if there is one thing that differentiates Spain from other countries, it is for the production of our hams. Iberian ham has its own seal and everybody relates this product with us. We are the perfect producers. In Spain, there are different designations of origin that have made our exquisite products hams and valued as a true gastronomic delicacy. Unmatched quality hams, as you can find in www.jamonibericoonline.com. One of those designations of origin, is the PDO Read More...
Pregnant and eat ham, is it possible?
For a long time we have heard many legends about the possibility or not to eat ham during the gestation period. In lasts years for pregnants has been “forbidden” to eat ham and other raw products (either meat or fish) and sausages for the risk of toxoplasmosis. This is an infectious disease that is caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite. This disease can cause mild and asymptomatic infections and fatal infections that mostly affect the Read More...
Dehesa de Extremadura
In Spain, we speak about Iberian ham and it is easy that those words go very close to others as “Dehesa de Extremadura”. This Dehesa has a long history and a great professional prestige within the restaurant industry. Its geographical location comprises the two provinces of Extremadura (Badajoz and Cáceres) and extends to some of the neighboring areas of Portugal, Salamanca and Huelva.
Extremadura has about one million hectares of meadow and it becomes a meadow of reference, a real ecological Read More...
What are the Designations of Origin?
Have someone give you an Iberian Ham with Designation of Origin (DO) and you wondered what does it actually means? I bet yes. On many occasions we have heard about if a product has a designation of origin of a particular place, but not always people understand what it actually means and what characteristics it must have to be.
First, when we talk about a Designation of Origin. We must know that, as the concept itself means, it has a Read More...
Where the ham come from? How it is bred?
Many times we have asked ourselves where the ham comes from, how the pig is fed and in which areas usually grows. The Iberian pig is grown in the Iberian Peninsula.
When we talk about areas where ham is produced in Spain immediately we can think in Caceres, Badajoz, Huelva, Cordoba, Sevilla, Salamanca, Ciudad Real and Toledo.Many products sells in www.jamonibericoonline.com come from the region of Extremadura, renowned worldwide for the quality of its hams ( thatdoesn’t mean that in Read More...
Do you know how to cut the ham?
In more than one occasion, it could be Christmas, a birthday or an important event, we have found ourselves in front of a ham and will have said: How it has to be cut? The truth is that it is not a question only of one thing, there are several aspects that must be considered.
We have often heard that for a perfect slice, ham has to be cut with a knife, not with the usual machines that we can Read More...
Differences between serrano ham and the Iberian ham. I have no doubt!
On many occasions you may have wondered what is the difference between A type of ham and another. Do you know which varieties are there? What type of ham should make for a special occasion? How do I destinguish them? If the time has come that you have to go to the store or the butcher’s and you may wonder which ham to buy. Do I buy iberian or not? Also something that you know you should be asking is Read More...
Properties of the ham. I want in my diet!
There are many times that maybe we’ve heard about the many benefits of the ham, but do you really know what they are? Once you know, you don’t want the ham is missing in your diet.One of the major issues that we must bear in mind, is that around the there are many myths that have little of certain. On the other hand, if they are certain the benefits that science has proven. In the first place provides vitamins Read More...