The Paleta Iberico de Bellota is the cured shoulder of the finest acorn fed Iberico pigs, cured under the watchful eye of the experts at Pedro Lancho. These free range pigs spend most of their lives in the Dehesa (medieval oak forests) gorging on acorns.
The paleta, or shoulder, of the Iberico pig is slightly leaner than the ham, and some of its devotees assert that it has a more concentrated flavor. However, because it is smaller and requires less curing, it has a better price. Enjoy this exquisite shoulder without the bone for easier access to the succulent, acorn (bellota) -infused meat!
- Free range Pigs
- Very Lean. Leaner than Ham
- Front shoulder of acorn-fed, free-range Pata Negra
- Rich, nutty flavor
- Boneless for easy access to meat
This artisan product produced by Encinar de Cabezón is for the person of discernment. A small herd of Iberico pigs are scrupulously monitored from conception to the market to produce an extraordinary series of products.
Producer Pedro Lancho, upon inheriting his grandfather’s finca, decided to make no compromises in producing the finest jamon iberico.
Studying at the University of Cáceres under the world’s leading expert on cerdo iberico, Dr Antonio Gáquez, Sr Lancho approaches the breeding and production with the intellectual precision and exactitude required in his former profession as a civil engineer.
With his son Jorge he produces a remarkable product the likes of which you have never tasted before.
This Bellota Jamon by Pedro Lancho is in extremely limited production.
