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 Olympus to have one of the best preserved ecosystems and valued in Europe. The meadows allows abusive exploitation is not natural resources. It is therefore might be regarded as the European region with the largest area of pasture .
Its trees are the oak and cork and as wildlife enjoying the presence of the golden eagle, imperial eagle, vulture, otter, boar, deer… As livestock species it has: the Iberian pig, merino sheep, beef cattle…
When we talk about meadows we talk about the pasture land that is bounded  where we find the free grazing cattle. There is where, after due process of breeding, arise these quality of Iberian ham (in www.jamonibericonline.com you can enjoy one of them). In the meadow grasses and acorns from which the pig is fed into the natural landscape result in the known Iberian ham, delicious to the palate. Unbeatable, care and exquisite taste. A gourmet delicacy that is the result of know-how and tradition of many years of history and experience.
In respect of the pigs , they must meet certain characteristics, requirements of the RD 4/2014 in relation to their race and age:
A) It should be 100% Iberian pigs
B) Crossed Iberian pigs are those with at least 75 % Iberian blood.
In the classification by feeding we can talk about :
A) From acorn: one pig which is intended for slaughter immediately after the use of the open range based on acorns and grass in the pastures of Extremadura . In this reset phase up to 60% by weight of entry. The acorn hams have red label and red or black seal depending 75% Iberian breed or 100 % Iberian respectively.
B )From field bait : that pig could be 75% Iberian breed or 100 % Iberian. Its fattening phase takes place in extensive, natural pastures and they are feed mainly with cereals and legumes. Hams and field bait have the seal and label Green.
Dehesa de Extremadura, has the Designation of Origin from 1990 (DOE 05/30/90 ) after being ratified by the Ministry of Agriculture ( BOE 02/07/90 ). The European Union also recognized in June 1996 to the Dehesa de Extremadura as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO whose definition, is a kind of geographical indication applied to an agricultural product or foodstuff whose quality or characteristics are due exclusively to the geographical environment which it is produced, processed and prepared). By endorsing this European Union was confirming at European level the prestige and quality of these hams. Do not you want to try an Iberian ham with a high quality?