Ibérico ham and cheese
The black Iberian pig lives primarily in the south and southwest parts of Spain, including the provinces of Salamanca, Ciudad Real, Cáceres, Badajoz, Seville, Córdoba and Huelva. The pigs are allowed to roam in pasture and oak groves to feed naturally on grass, herbs, acorns, and roots, until the slaughtering time approaches. At that point the diet is strictly limited to acorns for the best quality jamón ibérico, or may be a mix of acorns and commercial feed for lesser qualities. The curing process then takes at least 12 months, although some producers cure their jamones ibéricos for up to 36 months. In particular, the ibérico hams from the towns of Jabugo in the Huelva province are known for their consistently high quality and due to this; Jabugo has its very own Denominación de Origen. Almost the entire town of Jabugo is devoted to the production of jamón ibérico. Sánchez Romero Carvajal ibérico hams are the best in the World and Páramo de Guzmán cheeses the best in Spain.



