Everyone knows the nutritional benefits of Serrano ham and Iberian ham, and that it is recommended within a healthy diet.
In this article we take a step and more and present you the ham Legs without additives, 100% natural, with nothing added; just ham and salt. Products made with delicacy, cured in the mountains under the ideal climate, and last but not least, with low salt content.
In the past, all Serrano hams were made that way. The families of the villages of the mountains had a few pigs and they did all the processing. They covered them, washed them and then to dry, nothing more. Still in small mountain villages, 100% natural Spanish hams are still made, as in the past. Even small family businesses located in the same mountain areas, where the quality of the production prevails above all else.
For this reason, even today many people from the city go to the towns to buy the best Serrano hams, and on top of that, they are cheaper serrano hams than those that can be found in a large area.
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The list of ingredients for cured ham without additives is so short, (simply the pork leg and salt), that it is hardly enough for the article, but I will write to you about the producers and the best-known hams in Spain that make this type of delicacy.
The best known are the Jamones de Trevélez, made in the geographical area of the Alpujarra de Granada, in the Sierra Nevada Natural Park. Their good work for centuries and their known quality, have elevated them to one of the best Serrano Hams in the world, recognized by kings and emperors (If you want to read more about this exquisite product, we have an article exclusively on the history of Serrano ham from Trevélez).
The best of all this is that apart from being healthy and having a great smell and taste, they tend to be the cheapest Jamón serrano, especially if you buy them online, since, in our case, from "Jamón Pasión" we have them in the cellars of Sierra Nevada and from there we send it directly to you.
You cannot miss the hams from the Alpujarra, which encompass the entire region, La Alpujarra de Granada and La de Almería, both located within the same National Park, or the renowned Hams from Baza, made exclusively in that geographical area, the Sierra de Baza , with an exquisite Duroc Ham with more than 24 months of curing.
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The hams under this certification granted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, go even further. Like the rest of natural hams, they are free of preservatives and additives, but to be able to label them with the word "ecological", among other requirements, the pigs have had to be raised in an environment qualified and certified as organic livestock, and also feed certified as organic.
One of the pioneer producers in Spain in making this product is located in Teruel (Jamones Casa Conejos), where it produces the organic Ham and Pork Shoulder as well as the only white ham with Protected Designation of Origin, the Teruel Ham.
In the online hams store Jamón Pasión we also offer this product directly from Cedrillas, a town of Teruel at more than 1200 m high.
Without a doubt, buying organic hams is a success, whether they are certified organic, or hams without 100% natural additives.