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Iberico Hams from Cordoba
Without doubt the Iberian ham is recognised as one of the finest, if not the finest ham in the world. Cordoba lies north east of Andalucia's capital Sevilla and is home to the valley of "Los Pedroches" The valley of Los Pedroches is famous for its I...
Iberico Ham Special Offer
Spanish Iberico ham or "Jamon Iberico" It is quite unusual to have Iberian hams on offer, after all why? Its the best ham in the world, needs no introduction to the savvy foodie and above all provides one of the worlds tastiest gastronomic treats.Thi...
Iberico Ham Feria
The Iberian ham fair is held every year in Villanueva de Cordoba. The feria produces quite a turnout too with this year seeing more than 7000 people attending the prestigious event.One of the main spectacles of the fair is the ham carving competition...
Orce Serrano Hams Newsletter
The latest news, special offers, new products and exclusive information on Spanish gourmet. Subscribe and receive a bottle of Spain's finest Cazorla olive oil with any Serrano or Iberico ham.You have been asking us if we can keep you up to date with ...
White Dots in Spanish Ham.
The white dots or "flecks" you can sometimes see in Serrano or Iberico hams are a build of harmless amino acids. Many experts in Spain actually regard the presence of these white flecks as a sign of excellent quality and curing. Again, harmless these...
Gourmet Spanish Gifts
The finest Iberian Hams from Spain incorporated into unique Spanish "selections" with flavour combinations in mind. Simple works so why complicate things? Iberian bellota hams are among the finest in the world so putting together a selection of compl...
Iberico Ham Tapas Recipes
Jamon Iberico de Bellota or simply Iberico ham is Spain's finest export and recognised around the world as one the finest hams money can buy. So what do you do with your Iberico ham - except appreciate the nutty flavour, exceptional texture and aroma...
Iberico Ham and Broad Beans
Spanish ham and broad bean tapas - ultimate flavour and simplicity. Broad beans or "habas" are massively popular in Andalucia, usually served with serrano ham we have upgraded this humble tapa to encompass that nutty, textured iberico flavour.The sl...
New Spanish Food
This summer sees some fantastic new products at the Spanish deli Orce Serrano Hams. Some of these products are exclusive to our artisan producers and include some fantastic 2kg Bacalao salt cod and a new, very special Iberian ham.To keep our custome...
World Record Slice of Ham
Nicolas Jimenez set the world record for the longest carved slice of ham in Torrevieja a few weeks ago.It was, wait for it.... 19 metres and 25 centimetres long. An oustanding achievment! The record ham slice weighed in at around 6 kilos and took 1hr...
Healthy, Happy Pigs
Healthy, happy pigs. Here at Orce Serrano Hams we choose our hams very carefully. This involves visiting pig farms to see how the pigs are raised - animal welfare is a top priority.In Andalucia all of our suppliers pay their pigs extra special attent...
Losing the "Hoof" on Iberico Ham
From 2009 all iberico hams that are imported from Spain to US shores will be without their trademark black hoof or "pata negra". A real shame as it makes the "complete" ham. Regulations though are regulations and this only applies to the United State...
Buying Quality Spanish Ham
To buy a Spanish ham is a gourmet purchase, as with most things in life the "get what you pay for" rule applies, (quite significantly where full serrano or iberico hams are concerned)So, if you are considering buying a Spanish serrano ham here are so...
Top 40 Tapas
Top 40 Spanish Tapas, spice up the Christmas season with a range of tapas dishes to impress the guests and create a spread like no other with some authentic food. Here we have a list of the top 40 tapas dishes served up in and around the village of O...
