Sausage of Bellota 100% Iberian, individually boxed 80 grams

Acorn-fed 100% Iberian Salchichón, Individual case 80 grs, Belloterra

Salchichón is a type of cured sausage of Roman origin. It is made with lean pork and some bacon content. It is seasoned with salt and some spices such as pepper, nutmeg, cloves or coriander.

All this chopped dough is left to marinate for about twenty - four hours and then stuffed into pig intestines of cows or hanging him for curing, which can be "a smoke" (smoking) or simply air drying for several days.

The best known is the one produced in Spain , although it is also produced in other European countries such as France , Italy or Greece and in Latin America . In Spanish gastronomy this type of sausage is rarely used in the preparation of dishes. It is, however, widely used in the composition of sandwiches . It can also be served as a lid .

Being a meat of excellent quality and leaner and less salty than that of other sausages, the same is used to accompany a wine at aperitif time as as a sandwich for the snack of the little ones of the house.

Made in Bellotera,  Taking care of the details of the production and transformation of the Iberian. We take advantage of our unique environment, guarantee the quality of the production process and apply traditional know-how while continuing to invest in a continuous process of innovation.

Belloterra's facilities are located in Añora, the heart of the Los Pedroches region, in the northern part of the province of Córdoba. This enclave allows the Iberian pig to feed itself with the best raw material: the holm oak acorn, whose high content of natural sugars gives the Los Pedroches ham its characteristic sweet flavor.

Without forgetting the efficient management and commercialization of our products, we are strongly committed to the revaluation of our sector with the same culture and tradition that for centuries has revolved around it.

Acorn-fed ham properties

• It reduces the risk of suffering from cardiovascular diseases, preventing the rise in blood pressure and thrombosis.
• Decreases the presence of harmful lipids and increases antioxidants.
• It has beneficial fats for increasing "good" cholesterol, HDL and reducing LDL ("bad" cholesterol).
• Its meat is a good source of potassium and provides many vitamins such as thiamine, rivoflavin, vitamin B12, niacin and vitamin B6.
• High in minerals such as iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc and potassium .

Ingredients: Iberian pork, lean pork, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, sugar and preservative.