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Ham in Spain Main articles: Jamon Serrano ham from Spain and 2 hams on display for sale. Factories Trev lez hams (province of Granada) This product is traditionally consumed in Spain, so they are different elaborations and names him there. Broadly speaking there are two types of ham as the breed of pig from which it derives, is the Iberian pig (Iberian ham) or some variety of white pigs ( “ham” or “ham”). Iberico ham comes from the Iberian pig.

The main features that distinguish it in its capacity derived from the purity of the breed of animal breeding in extensive regime of freedom of the Iberian pig in wooded pastures where they can move, feed and cure the ham, which usually extended from 8 to 36 months.Iberian ham is distinguished from others by its texture, aroma and unique flavor and distinct taste but varies with the degree of acorn who has eaten pork, and exercise he has done. Is generally classified according to how much you have consumed acorns before slaughtering. The official classification allowed for the Iberian hams grouped into: