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Iberian acorn ham

Iberian acorn ham: what it is and where to eat it

Jamón ibérico de bellota

A premium cured ham made from Iberian pigs that have been fed primarily on acorns. The meat is thinly sliced and characterized by its intense flavor and marbled fat.

9 restaurants on Tastavo serve it

Cuisine
Spanish

Typical ingredients

  • iberian pork leg
  • salt

History of the dish

Spain / Portugal

iberico ham
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Origin
Spain / Portugal
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Jamón ibérico (Spanish: [xaˈmon iˈβeɾiko]; Spanish for "Iberian ham"), known in Portuguese as presunto ibérico (Portuguese: [pɾɨˈzũtu iˈβɛɾiku]), is a variety of jamón or presunto, a type of cured leg of pork (primarily Black Iberian pigs) produced in Spain and Portugal, in the Iberian Peninsula.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Jamón ibérico” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikipedia

Where to eat it

Málaga

Valencia

Madrid

Palma

Seville

Benidorm

Ibiza

Granada

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