Spanish Iberico Ham Shoulder (Paleta Iberica) by The Black Hoof | 18+ months cured | No additives | Jamon Iberico de Cebo CERTICAR Verified | Approx. 4–5kg | Product of Spain

Having lived for over 35 years in Spain, I think I know my way around their hams. Now returned to live full time in the UK, we wanted an Iberian ham to complete our more traditional Christmas fayre. Perhaps it was a mistake to buy it early in December. We liked it so much that we were throwing away the well-stripped bone some time before Christmas and so ..... well, we just had to order another one!

it is very bad, strong, and a very salty taste. I bought something completely different.

If you like Spanish ham you will know how good this is, good value for money and excellent service. If you like it without fat get it vacuum pack slice and ready to eat. Thank you Black Huff.

This review is from a Spaniard, although I’ve been living in the UK for so long that I usually refer to myself as “Spanglish” 😂 (If you could hear my brum accent you would understand. 🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣 I tell you this so you know that I’ve eaten more ham than anyone can possibly imagine. So I know what I’m talking about when Serrano ham is concerned. Now down to the facts.. When I buy anything online I always read the description and customer reviews. On this occasion I couldn’t read reviews because there was none, so I read the description and compared it to another few ham legs this seller has also advertised. I chose this one because: It was Ibérico/ Pata negra 24 month curation time (I wouldn’t recommend you never buy 6/8 months cured Serrano ham legs as you will receive meat and not fully cured ham) When I received this leg... It’s only 50% Ibérico / pata negra And curing time is 18 months 😳😤 If I buy a horse, I want to receive a horse not a donkey! Process It’s arrived vacuum packed, which is good because it means that travelling wise and storage wise, the hamlet remains intact and in best condition possible at the time of delivery. I do recommend that you remove it from the vacuum packing at least one night before. Place it on your leg holder and cover it with a cotton cloth. It tastes good. The quality and if I buy a horse, I want to receive a horse not a donkey! Pros It’s arrived vacuum packed, which is good because it means that travelling wise and storage wise, the ham leg remains intact and in best condition possible at the time of delivery. I do recommend you remove it from the vacuum packing at least one night before intending to start cutting/eating. Place it on your leg holder and cover it with a cotton cloth. It tastes good. The quality and taste is good although it could, of course, be better. Ratio ham/fat which is a must in Serrano Hams is also adequate. Well cured. Although it has not been cured to the advertised amount of time, this ham leg is fully cured and does not taste like meat. It tastes as it should: Serrano ham! What would I improve? I would start by advertising the item exactly how it is! Cons As mentioned, I do not like to buy one thing and receive another. So curing time and origin must be made clear to the customer before purchase. I don’t want to receive surprises by reading the label once the item is already at home! Would I buy again? Not really. For this amount of curing time and the fact that it’s only 50% pure Ibérico, I will try and search for another ham leg. Specially at this price. Would I recommend? As long as you’re aware of what you’re buying and you are happy with it then go ahead. I can only be completely honest and say, that I was truly disappointed to find that the label of the hamlet and description advertised on Amazon was not the same.

I’ve purchased multiple Jamon’s before and the flavour of this one is very good, but a huge portion is very dry.

It arrived on time, the meat was very good but it is a shoulder, the ratio of bone to meat means that there isn't a great amount of meat. Next time I would get a leg. easier to carve and better meat to bone ratio. That said the meat was excellent.

Excellent value for money

It was dry and didn’t taste well, I was not happy with it.👎

Would not recommend buying it. After cutting off pure fat of 3am thick, there is some red meat appearances before the note goes directly to the bone.

Dopo diversi anni ho risentito il sapore del prosciutto spagnolo. Il prodotto è di buona qualità, lo consiglio.

Der Schinken schmeckt sehr gut, man merkt dass, er Cebo=Getreide ist. Ich werde ihn immer weiter empfehlen.

Tiene buen sabor pero la pieza esta demasiado dura.

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