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How many hams are needed for a celebration?
Published : 2023-01-16 | Categories : 【Blog Jamón Pasión】Doubts always arise when it comes to calculating how much ham is necessary per diner for a celebration of any kind, whether it is a wedding, a christening or a gathering of friends. We must take into account the type of ham, as the yield of an Iberian ham is not the same as that of a Serrano...
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Iberico Pata Negra Versus 50% Iberico bellota ham shoulder
Published : 2022-08-29 | Categories : 【Blog Jamón Pasión】I am going to explain the differences and similarities between a 100% Iberian acorn-fed shoulder, also called "Pata Negra" and a 50% Iberian acorn-fed shoulder. Both are of very high quality, but the difference is not only in the price...
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Buy Iberian ham at Christmas
Published : 2022-11-16 | Categories : 【Blog Jamón Pasión】Although cured ham is consumed in Spain all year round, at Christmas time its consumption soars and it is very common for every house to have a ham leg that will be the star of family dinners and meals. The most consumed Spanish ham at this time of year is the acorn-fed Iberico ham...
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Jamón Pasión: Hams with Differentiated Quality Label
Published : 2022-10-25 | Categories : 【Blog Jamón Pasión】Hams protected by the PDO are products with a differentiated quality label regulated at European level to guarantee that all processes, from the rearing and feeding of the pigs to the subsequent production of the hams and shoulders, are carried out in the same area...
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How to use the fat from Iberico ham
Published : 2022-10-07 | Categories : 【Blog Jamón Pasión】The fat of Iberian ham, especially that of a pata negra fed on acorns, once the first superficial layer has been removed, the rest of the fat can be put to many uses. Bear in mind that it is a fat with a lot of nutritional properties...
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Stuffed potatoes with Spanish ham and quail eggs
Published : 2022-09-13 | Categories : 【Blog Jamón Pasión】We propose a super easy and exquisite recipe that will be a guaranteed success as it has 3 ingredients that everyone likes: Serrano ham, quail egg and potato. As a starter or with meat, it is ideal and at jamón pasión we like simple things...
Buy Spanish Ham Online
Both Spanish cured ham and Spanish dry cured ham are the same type of Spanish ham. Every kind of hams have different characteristics, depending basically on the brand. Could be an acorn-fed iberian spanish ham or acorn-fed iberian Spanish ham shoulder. You can discover all our varieties in our online store, jamonpasion.com.
Jamón Pasión, your Online Spanish Ham Shop
At Jamón Pasión, we specialise in pork products, in particular Serrano and Iberian Spanish hams and shoulders, of our Spanish cured ham and Spanish dry cured ham. We couldn’t be prouder of our long experience and family tradition. Jamón Pasión’s online store is the best place to purchase the best brands of jamón Ibérico (Iberian Spanish ham) straight from the official producers and farmers, selecting your products with the best balance and maturation according to personal taste. We sell products as Spanish cured ham or Spanish dry cured ham from the leading brands in the sector, including Jamones 5 Jotas, Sánchez Romero Carvajal, Benito, Joselito Gran Reserva, Jamones Lazo, Morato, Majada Pedroche, to name just a few.
We also sell the following types of ham products in our Spanish Ham Shop:
- Jabugo – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Iberian hams
- Guijuelo – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Iberian hams
- Los Pedroches – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Iberian hams
- Dehesa de Extremadura – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Iberian hams
In addition to the above, our selection of Spanish ham includes our popular Trevélez Serrano ham (Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Trevélez), one of the Iberian Peninsula’s very best varieties of Serrano ham originating from white pigs and produced in the Alpujarra area (province of Granada, Sierra Nevada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, southern Spain), as well as our prestigious and exquisite 100% Duroc Serrano hams.
Our selection also includes:
- 100% bellota Iberian Spanish ham (100% Pata Negra, Iberian acorn-fed ham, black bridle)
- 50% or 75% bellota Iberian ham (Iberian acorn-fed pork breed, red bridle)
- 100% or 50% Iberian Cebo de Campo ham (100% or 50% Iberian pork breed, field fattened, green bridle)
- 50% Iberian Cebo Ham (50% Iberian pork breed, cereal-fed, white bridle)
And when talking about paleta iberico:
- 100% acorn-fed Iberian Spanish ham shoulder (Paleta iberico de bellota, black label)
- 50% or 75% acorn-fed Iberian ham shoulder (Paleta iberico de bellota, red label)
- 50% Iberian Cebo de Campo Spanish ham shoulder (Paletilla ibérico, green label)
- 50% Iberian ham shoulder (White label)
Plus, visitors of our Spanish Ham Shop will also find bellota iberico Spanish ham delicatessen and Cebo de Campo Iberian Delicatessen products, such as loin cane, morcón (large blood sausage), salchichón (Iberian spicy sausage) and chorizo (spicy pork sausage). Buy Spanish ham at our online store today.
Which ham to buy for value for money?
There are three main types of ham that can be bought in terms of their value for money, or quality/price ratio: Serrano ham, Iberian ham and acorn-fed Iberian ham. Serrano ham has been a fan favourite in Spain for a very long time. It is obtained from the salting and drying of the hind legs of the pig. This is called shoulder (“paleta” or “paletilla”) when the ham is derived from the animal’s front legs. Serrano ham is contrasted with cooked ham, also known as “York ham” or “sweet ham”. The reason why it’s called Serrano is because of the custom of curing the meat in high-altitude locations in the mountains (“sierras” in Spanish), where low temperatures facilitate curing. The pig itself may be white, or of the Iberian breed (“Ibérico”). This animal’s ham is called Iberico ham and tends to have a higher price compared to Serrano ham, as the breed is more highly valued.
Bellota Iberico ham (the acorn-fed iberian ham), is derived from the animal fed on acorns during the “montanera” season, or fattening period. The white pig is not fed acorns. You can buy serrano ham at our online store today and taste all varieties of best quality hams.
Other popular varieties available to consumers are more infiltrated types of ham with more back fat than white pork ham. Acorn-fed pigs are raised and fed in the open air in Spanish pastures and meadows, and feed on wild fruits, herbs and acorns during the montanera season. These animals are either 75% or 50% Iberian breed, but 100% racial purity breed can also be found – this is highly valued and is known as “Pata Negra” ham, or black leg. The diet and aging does not change – the only difference is the degree of racial purity. Acorn-fed pigs are only fed acorns from October to March, during the montanera, or fattening, period. The rest of the year they are fed on cereals and legumes.
The best cheap Spanish hams in Jamón Pasión
- At Jamón Pasión we sell hams from the following different Protected Designations of Origin:
- Jabugo – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Iberian hams
- Guijuelo – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Iberian hams
- Los Pedroches – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Iberian hams
- Dehesa de Extremadura – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Iberian hams
Special mention should be made of our Iberico jamon from Cordoba, without any additives, corsevant or colouring at the best price online and of the highest quality. These hams are very well represented on the web. They are marketed under the Protected Designation of Origin Jamon PDO Los Pedroches and although they reach very high prices in the market in Jamón Pasión you will find them at the best price.
In Spain there are in fact five Protected Designations of Origin for hams, the fifth one for the Serrano ham from white pigs. Jamon de Teruel is the best-selling ham with a differentiated quality seal PDO in Spain. The ham engraved by fire with the emblematic 8-pointed star is far superior to the other four PDOs that are available in Spain in terms of cured hams. In second place we find the Jamón de Trevélez, which is protected by the PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) seal.
All Spanish hams and pork shoulders with Protected Designations of Origin implies a comprehensive control from the beginning to the end: from the control of the pig in the pastures (control of breed, weight, identification and feeding), passing through the identification of the pieces in slaughterhouse (placement of seals), carrying out the audits in the drying room and warehouse and ending with the control of the final product before going to the market, initialed with the Council's back label. All these steps (pig by pig, piece by piece) are audited by the technical services inspectors of the Regulatory Council, thus guaranteeing a strict control system with guaranteed traceability. It is essential that both the exploitation and the slaughterhouse, and the drying room-winery are in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, which allows a stricter control if possible, despite its geographical extension.