Over five years ago now, we made the decision to combine the different brands of ham that we make in our two companies under the same commercial name. After working for almost 50 years in the city of Zaragoza and 20 years making PDO Teruel ham in Monreal del Campo, we firmly believe in the need […]
Tag: History of La Estrella
A NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY
More than 30 months ago, we set out on this adventure of salting and curing Iberian ham. Recovering part of our own history – our grandfather was from the Guijuelo area of Salamanca – and maintaining methods passed down to us by our father, we decided that the climate in Monreal del Campo (Teruel) could […]
LA ESTRELLA DEL JAMÓN
Welcome! This is the blog for “La estrella del jamón”, a commercial slogan that will soon swell the ranks of brands from Mariano Gómez, S.A. and Jamones Sierra Palomera, S.L. More than 40 years ago, the Gómez family grandfather, along with his son, founded the company that bore his name, Mariano Gómez, devoted to making ham.
CHANGE OR DIE?
More than 40 years ago, Mariano Gómez, S.A. was set up as a company. Our grandfather, Mariano Gómez, and our father Luis, had already spent many years curing hams but it was not until 1973 that they set up the company we are currently running as the third generation.