HOW JAMON IS MADE
Jamón is the Spanish word for ham but usually refers to dry-cured ham produced within the Iberian peninsula (a...
HAM BUYING GUIDE
Choosing a ham is a very personal experience like choosing a bottle of wine and there are several things to...
SERRANO HAM
Serrano comes from the Spanish word Sierra (or Mountain) as traditionally, fresh hams are cured in mountainous areas...
IBERICO HAM
Iberico ham is truly special, only 10% of total Jamon production is made from the Iberian pig. This together with...
SERRANO VS IBERICO
Spain produces some of the best ham products in the world and is understandably proud of the Iberian pig which is...
THE DEHESA
The Dehesa is an Oak forest derived from the Mediterranean forest ecosystem containing at least 10 trees per hectare...
SPANISH VS ITALIAN HAM
One characteristic of the Roman Empire was their ability to take the techniques they found across their empire and...
CUTTING GUIDE
HAND-SLICING
Gourmet ham tastes best when it is freshly sliced and getting started is easier than you think.
To help...
CHEMICAL ADDITIVES
Spanish ham exports are increasingly dominated by large producers that rely on modern techniques where the ham is...
HEALTH & NUTRITION
Naturally produced dry-cured ham contains lots of healthy unsaturated fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals and can...
OLIVE OIL KNOWLEDGE - THE BASICS
Olive oil is the liquid produced by pressing whole olives - the fruit of the Olea Europea tree traditionally found...
HOW OLIVE OIL IS MADE
The craft of turning olives into oil has been practised in the Mediterranean region over thousands of years, and...
HOW TO STORE OLIVE OIL
Olive oils are not as stable as vegetable oils with a high saturated fat content such as coconut or palm oil and...
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VIRGIN AND NON-VIRGIN...
All olive oils can be classified into one of two groups - Virgin and Non-Virgin oils.
If the oil is classed as...
THE KEY QUALITY INDICATORS
There are different organisations which regulate the classification of olive oils across the world and therefore...
AN INTRODUCTION TO OLIVE OIL TASTING
Olive Oil tasting is becoming increasingly widespread among those passionate about food culture as a fun and...
HOW TO TASTE AN OLIVE OIL
STAGE ONE: THE SWIRL
Begin by pouring a tablespoon of olive oil into your tasting glass. Cup the bottom of the glass...
HOW TO DESCRIBE AN OLIVE OIL
Sensory analysis such as the Swirl, Sniff, Sip and Swallow test is an essential technique to characterise food but...
OLIVE OIL AND HEALTH
MEDITERRANEAN DIET
In 1954, revolutionary scientific studies (Keys, Anderson, Grande) published a comparison of the...
COOKING WITH OLIVE OIL
Olive oil is a key ingredient in the Mediterranean diet which is considered to be one of the main reason for the...
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