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Our Story

I traveled to Jerez de la Frontera, located in the region of Andalucia in the very south of Spain, with the aim of learning the language and living the Spanish culture. As we know, food is a big part of the Spanish culture, and their great pride, the Iberian pig, is the star of the show. I'm not alone to think that a good Jamon Iberico de Bellota is one of the most exquisite things that exists in the world of food.

After a while I found out that I wanted to start exporting the famous ham to people who appreciate good food from the top shelf. So I started the search for the best “jamon” I could find. And after visiting and being in contact with different producers, I discovered that (as in every business) there are serious and not serious players. Unfortunately there are producers who do not care much about the life of the pig leading up to slaughter, and are mostly concerned about profits. This way they can sell cheap, but with lowered quality. A pig that has lived a happy life does actually taste a lot better than a industrially produced pig. Research shows that when stress is minimized in animals, the meat has a lower pH and is consistently more delicate than in animals that experience stress during transport, handling, and slaughter.

In the end I finally found the perfect collaborator in a small village called Corteconcepción in the mountains of Jabugo in the Spanish region of Huelva: Eiriz Jamónes y Embutidos.

The Eiriz family has been producing products from the iberian pig in 4 generations and still is one of the best producers you can find in Spain. All of their products are handcrafted - they have won several important prices and are one of the producers under the “Jamon de Jabugo Protected designation of origin” (PDO) or D.O.P in spanish. You can read more about the D.O.P and buy our products on www.bellotaquality.com

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