The peak time for eating ham is fast approaching. The lucky ones amongst you will receive a ham as a Christmas present from their company or from a customer. Others will decide to buy one for festive family meals. And although everyone enjoys this tasty product, only the latter group face the dilemma of choosing […]
Tag: Ham culture
Expiry date vs. Best before date
Last July, the Spanish media reported on what many of them called “the expired ham fraud”. Far from encouraging fraudulent behaviour as was being claimed, I would like to clarify certain aspects that might confuse consumers about the concepts of expiry and best before dates.
Benefits of eating ham
Ham is a traditional product in the Spanish diet. There are records dating back to Roman times on eating cured ham, just like we know it today. Fun fact: the remains of a fossilised ham were found in ancient Tarraco. According to a study carried out for the 9th World Ham Conference, drawn up by […]
White dots in the ham: Tyrosine
We’ve practically heard it all when it comes to explaining these white dots that appear in the cut of ham, from “it’s due to the acorns that the pig ate” to “the muscles were stiff from walking in the fields”. It’s neither one nor the other. It’s not even salt that hasn’t dissolved properly as […]