How to distinguish a good ham to avoid deception this Christmas ?.
For this, it is very important look at the color of the seal and, above all, if this seal is approved by the Interprofessional Association of the Iberian Pig (ASICI) or a designation of origin, so not just any seal is valid.
In this way, the black seal indicates 100 percent Iberian ham of acorn and to receive this name, it must come from 100 percent Iberian parents, both mother and father, in addition to having been raised in montanera, that is, in freedom in the field and fed only with the natural resources of the pasture.
Finally, the white seal is intended for Iberian bait ham and these must come from a 100% Iberian mother and a father with a variable percentage of crossing with Iberian, although, in this case, the pig has been raised and fed in intensive operations, on farms, without having grazed in the field.
