- Cinco Jotas, One of Spain's finest brands
- Acorn fed, free range, 100% Iberico
- Approx. 16.5 lb bone-in whole ham
- Estimated arrival in 2011
- Final price $109/lb (Approx. $1,795 total)
NOTE: This is a deposit for your ham from Cinco Jotas. It is 100% refundable. We anticipate the first Cinco Jotas hams will arrive in 2011. Your traditional Bone-In Jamón Iberico de Bellota ham is an exquisite and costly product. Your final price will be calculated to correspond to the exact weight of your jamón. The average weight of traditional Bone-in hams is about 16.5 lb. Since the cost per pound is $109/lb, the average price will be about $1790. Like Beluga caviar or Kobe beef, "Jamón Iberico de Bellota" is the ultimate of its kind. We have been on a quest to bring this fabled ham to America since we founded La Tienda in 1996. Now, at last, we will be able to deliver this extraordinary ham to your table.
5J, or Cinco Jotas, is known as one of the elite brands of Iberico ham in the world. In fact, the word Jabugo, the town made famous by 5J, is now synonymous with top quality Iberico ham.
Cinco Jotas uses only 100% genetically pure bred Iberico pigs that live their entire lives roaming the countryside of Spain. Other companies will cross breed Iberico pigs with other breeds to increase the litter size and raw meat production. Cinco Jotas prefers to use only 100% pure Iberico even though it's more expensive.
The hams come from an ancient breed of pig, Cerdo Ibérico, which has been roaming the woodland meadows of western Spain feeding on acorns for thousands of years. Jamón Iberico de Bellota is the pride of Spain, and Spaniards consume the vast majority of the limited number of hams produced in their own country.
Each fall a traditional group of breeders sets aside a select group of young pigs, allowing them to roam the dehesa woodlands. There they feast upon acorns which are falling in abundance from the holm oak and cork trees. They gorge themselves, putting on at least two pounds of weight each day!
When it is time for their sacrifice (the Spanish term for slaughter), these genetically unique animals produce Jamón Ibérico de Bellota hams that are marbled with rich golden fat infused with the flavor of the Iberico pigs' favorite food: the acorn -'bellota' in Spanish. Remarkably, a good portion of which is mono-unsaturated, similar to healthy olive oil. Sliced paper-thin, it glistens at room temperature and provides an inimitable rich nutty flavor and tender texture.
Each ham will be weighed before shipping. Because of variation in the size of the Jamón, the price of the individual ham will vary. Bone-in hams will weigh about 16.5 lb.
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En La Tienda, nos hemos lanzado a la búsqueda del mejor de todos los jamones, el jamón ibérico, desde que abrimos el negocio. Como el caviar de Beluga o la carne de Kobe, el jamón ibérico es el rey de su especie. Los jamones ibéricos están veteados de ricas grasas doradas, rebosantes del sabor de su comida favorita, la bellota. Cortados en lonchas tan finas como el papel, tiene un rico sabor abellotado y una textura tierna. El jamón ibérico es el orgullo de España, y los españoles consumen la mayor parte de estos jamones en su propio país.
Algunos productores tienen listas de espera de varios años para sus mejores productos. La fecha objetivo de entrega del jamón ibérico pata negra entero se fijará para 2008. Cada jamón se pesará antes de enviarlo. Averigüe más cosas sobre este jamón de pata negra de España en nuestra página web.
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