Thursday, August 2, 2012

Teruel ham, typical food


Ham is a product of long tradition in our food, both as an appetizer, main dish or snack accompanies many of our meals providing a sign of identity, recognizable wherever you go. Teruel ham with Designation of Origin (DO) is indicative of a long tradition in the Aragonese villages centuries.

For a ham DO need an extensive process, which has a link to their geographic area, and still generally as processes of the past, controlling the salting of raw materials and obtaining an optimal maturation achieve a high quality product suited to the nutritional requirements of the current power.

If you ask a foreigner what foods are typical of Spain, surely one of them is the ham and if you have ever tasted ham Designation of Origin Teruel sure he remembers with great satisfaction and longing. This type of ham from Teruel, such as Ramiro Guillen of Meat or Santa Elena, with Designation of Origin (DO), are known for their flavor, color and aroma, not to mention the juiciness that defines them. You only need to see a plate of these thin slices of ham to start to taste in our mouth and our mind.

For if many did not know, ham from Teruel in Spain was first endorsed by a denomination of origin, and also the European Union in 1997 included it in the list of European products of special quality.

To learn more about the qualities and properties of Teruel ham, you can complete the information by reading the following article on food of Aragon.

A little bit of ham from Teruel? Yes, please!

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