Jabugo is a small town in Huelva, with about 2,700 inhabitants, located in the center of the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche Natural Park. The excellence of the curing of its hams has made this population synonymous with the quality of this product.
These hams, known worldwide, have followed a production and elaboration process that has been protected by its own Denomination of Origin (DO), that of Jabugo (one of the oldest) and that covers 31 production areas: Jabugo (properly), Alajar, Almonaster la Real, Aracena, Aroche, Cala, Cañaveral de León, Galaroza, and Cumbres Mayores among others.
Over time, Jabugo has become the cradle of the best ham in the world.
Qualities
Jabugo establishes the necessary quality controls to be able to guarantee the final consumer the hams and shoulders covered by their quality counterpart. For this, it has the appropriate Technical, Control and Surveillance Services, as well as a Final Qualification Committee. It controls the marking of the animal in the livestock farms, monitoring its genetics, handling and feeding, the curing process, the sealing and the final labelling of the pieces.
Identity signs
The hams and shoulders are classified by vintages that coincide with the auction date of the Iberian pigs, immediately before slaughter. Its main characteristics are:
The narrowness of the shaft and the slim shape of its silhouette are its true identity traits.
Length predominates over width.
Its external face is covered by white or blue-gray fungal flora, a feature of the slow and characteristic maturation process in the cellar.
When cut, they present numerous veins of streaky grease,
between your lean meat.
The color of its meat, between pink and purple-red depending on its degree of cure.
Its shiny appearance, as a result of the low melting point of the fat provided by the acorn.
