Iberian Pigs from Los Pedroches
Like wines, Iberian ham (jamón ibérico) has a denomination of origin (DOP) system that includes four distinct regions — Guijuelo, Jabugo, Dehesa de Extremadura and Los Pedroches. We visited a dehesa in Los Pedroches where pigs and cattle are raised in a free-range environment. Later we visited the Ibesa factory where the hams and shoulders […]