{"id":7228,"date":"2018-08-16T17:17:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/denominacion-de-origen-protegida-dehesa-de-extremadura\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T08:24:11","slug":"dehesa-de-extremadura-protected-designation-of-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/dehesa-de-extremadura-protected-designation-of-origin\/","title":{"rendered":"Dehesa de Extremadura Protected Designation of Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Let\u2019s continue with the second of the four Denominations of Origin of Iberian ham in Spain. But first of all, as a reminder: a Denomination of Origin is a classification used to legally protect certain products such as ham, which encompasses the area of production and the traditional methods used in it. For the consumer, it guarantees a constant level of quality and specific characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The protected hams and shoulders come from pure-bred Iberian pigs, or the crosses between Iberian and Duroc-Jersery breeds with 75% and 25% respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are classified according to their diet in: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Acorn-fed or montanera-finished pork: Pigs that have an intake weight of between 80 and 105 kg and that regain at least 60 or 65% of their intake weight in this diet, depending on whether they are pure Iberian or cross-bred.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cebo de campopig: That which must be replaced in a montanera regime, at least 30% of its input weight, being helped in its bait with authorized feed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Feeding stuffor finished feeding stuffpig: A pig which is fed with approved feeding stuff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Characteristics of hams and shoulders<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The protected hams and shoulders are elongated and stylised in shape, shaped by the so-called\u2019V\u2019 shaped serrano cut, preserving the hoof. Its weight is greater than 4.5 kg in hams and 3.5 kg in shoulders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When cut, they have a characteristic colour, which varies from soda to purple red, with fat infiltrated in the muscle mass. The meat has a delicate, slightly salty or sweet taste and a slightly fibrous texture. The aroma is pleasant and characteristic. The fat is bright, yellowish-white in colour, aromatic and pleasant in flavour. The consistency varies according to the percentage of feeding with acorns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Geographical area<\/strong> of La Dehesa de Extremadura<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The production area is made up of wooded meadows with holm oaks and\/or cork oaks in the provinces of C\u00e1ceres and Badajoz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The production and ripening area is made up of 40 municipalities in Badajoz and 45 in C\u00e1ceres, located mainly in the regions of Extremadura with mountain ranges in the south-west of Badajoz, Ibor-Villuercas, C\u00e1ceres-Gredos Sur, Sierra Mont\u00e1nchez and Sierra de San Pedro. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Let\u2019s continue with the second of the four Denominations of Origin of Iberian ham in Spain. But first of all, as a reminder: a Denomination of Origin is a classification used to legally protect certain products such as ham, which encompasses the area of production and the traditional methods used in it. For the consumer, it guarantees a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":7503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[526,613,397,400,532],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curiosities-en","category-iberian-ham-en","category-iberian-ham","category-paleta-en","category-shoulder"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moniberic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}