{"id":23067,"date":"2026-09-30T13:56:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laestrelladeljamon.com\/?page_id=23067"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:57:54","slug":"teruel-pdo-ham","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laestrelladeljamon.com\/en\/teruel-pdo-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"Teruel PDO Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Teruel PDO Ham<\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9000;\"><strong>Spain\u2019s first ham Designation of Origin<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9681&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9000;\"><strong>A ham named after its land<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1984, Teruel Ham became <strong>Spain\u2019s first ham Designation of Origin<\/strong>, and it is still the <strong>only one for white-breed pigs<\/strong>. Since 1997 it has also been listed in the European register of Protected Designations of Origin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The whole process stays within the province of Teruel: the pigs are born, raised and slaughtered here, and the hams are cured in drying cellars <strong>more than 800 metres above sea level<\/strong>. The Regulatory Council oversees every stage, from farm to label, and only the pieces that pass all its checks may carry the name Teruel.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9000;\"><strong>What the Designation requires<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Duroc cross:<\/strong> the sire is always a Duroc; the dam is Landrace, Large White or a cross of the two. This is where the marbling and juiciness come from.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cereal-based feed:<\/strong> at least half of the feed is cereal grown in Teruel or the neighbouring provinces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pigs raised without hurry<\/strong>, heavier and fattier than a conventional white pig, which allows for long curing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Just enough salt:<\/strong> the dry, cold mountain air makes it possible to cure with very little salt. The result is a mild, almost sweet ham.<\/li>\n<li><strong>At least 14 months of curing<\/strong> and a minimum weight of 7 kg per ham.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/TyZbgVIbEM4&#8243; el_width=&#8221;80&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title=&#8221;Teruel PDO Ham&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;23009&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9000;\"><strong>How to recognise genuine Teruel Ham<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not every ham cured in Teruel is Teruel PDO Ham. These are the signs that guarantee it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The eight-pointed star<\/strong> with the word Teruel, branded on the rind.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The numbered tag<\/strong> of the Regulatory Council, sealed around the hoof.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The hoof:<\/strong> a whole ham always keeps it. A ham that fails any check has its foot cut off and loses the Designation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The numbered back label<\/strong> on boneless, diced or sliced ham.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each ham also carries a traceability code that tracks its journey, right back to the farm it came from.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9000;\"><strong>Our Teruel PDO Ham<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We produce and cure all of it in our drying cellar in <strong>Monreal del Campo<\/strong>, <strong>940 metres above sea level<\/strong>, in the heart of the \u201cCold Triangle\u201d. After salting and resting in cold rooms, the ham moves to the natural drying cellar and cures with the seasons: winter dries it slowly with little salt, and summer warmth lets the fat melt into the lean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That is why we go beyond what the Designation requires: our hams cure for <strong>at least 20 months<\/strong>. We sell them under our <strong>Sierra Lind\u00f3n<\/strong> brand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our work has been recognised with two awards at the National Quality Competition in Calamocha (Teruel), in 1999 and 2002.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; background-color: #ff8f00; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Cold as an ingredient.<\/strong> In Teruel the cold arrives a little later every year, but it always arrives. It lets us cure slowly, with just enough salt.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; background-color: #252627; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laestrelladeljamon.com\/en\/trade\/\"><strong>Information for trade buyers \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laestrelladeljamon.com\/en\/the-drying-cellar\/\"><strong>Visit our drying cellar \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Teruel PDO Ham Spain\u2019s first ham Designation of Origin [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9681&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] A ham named after its land In 1984, Teruel Ham became Spain\u2019s first ham Designation of Origin, and it is still the only one for white-breed pigs. Since 1997 it has also been listed in the European register [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23067","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Teruel PDO Ham - La Estrella del Jam\u00f3n<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Teruel PDO Ham: Spain\u2019s first ham Designation of Origin and the only one for white-breed pigs. 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