{"product_id":"bone-in-iberico-de-bellota-shoulder-cinco-jotas-jm-109","title":"Cinco Jotas Bone-In 100% Ibérico de Bellota Shoulder - FREE SHIPPING!","description":"\u003cp\u003eIbérico de Bellota is the ultimate of its kind. Cured for over a year, this paleta (cured shoulder) comes from acorn-fed free range Ibérico pork, only found in Spain. The rich acorn diet and outdoor exercise marble the meat, for a succulent ham that melts in your mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaleta is the cured front shoulder. Because it is smaller, it cures more quickly than a larger \u003ca href=\"\/jamon\/index\"\u003ejamón\u003c\/a\u003e (about a year, vs. two to four years for a ham). While the flavor is incredible, it is somewhat more challenging to carve than the jamón (back leg), and the zenith of flavor is a longer aged whole jamón.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/jamon\/jamon-iberico-bellota-whole\"\u003eIbérico de Bellota\u003c\/a\u003e is the very finest ham in the world, and \u003ca href=\"\/cincojotas\/\"\u003eCinco Jotas\u003c\/a\u003e is known as the elite brand of Ibérico in Spain. In fact, the word Jabugo, the town made famous by Cinco Jotas, is now synonymous with top quality Ibérico ham.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCinco Jotas uses only 100% genetically pure bred Ibérico pigs that live their entire lives roaming the countryside of Spain. Other companies will cross breed Ibérico pigs with other breeds to increase the litter size and raw meat production. Cinco Jotas prefers to use only 100% pure Ibérico so they can ensure the finest quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word 'bellota' literally means acorn, a key ingredient to the ultimate ham. If you see a paleta or jamón advertised as simply 'Ibérico,' without the bellota designation, it is not free-range and did not enjoy the sweet acorns of the 'dehesa' rangelands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe paletas come from an ancient breed of pig, Cerdo Ibérico, which has been roaming the woodland meadows of western Spain feeding on acorns for thousands of years. Each fall the breeders set aside a select group of juvenile pigs, allowing them to roam the dehesa woodlands for up to a year. There they feast upon acorns which are falling in abundance from the holm oak and cork trees. They gorge themselves, putting on at least two pounds of weight each day, until they are the picture of a happy fat pig!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is that the Paleta Ibérico de Bellota is marbled with rich golden fat full of the flavor of the Ibérico pigs' favorite food, 'bellota' acorns, along with wild herbs and grasses. Amazingly, a good portion of which is mono-unsaturated, similar to \u003ca href=\"\/food\/olive-oil\"\u003ehealthy olive oil\u003c\/a\u003e. Sliced thinly, the meat glistens at room temperature and provides an unparalleled rich nutty flavor and tender texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBone-in paletas weigh approximately 9-12 lbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor storage and slicing instructions for whole hams, see this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tienda.com\/learn-about-spain\/jamon-slicing\"\u003epage\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOTE: Hoof has been removed to conform to USDA standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis item ships free via Economy Shipping! Order as many as you want, we won't charge a dime in shipping for addresses in the continental U.S. Note that if you add other products to the same cart, they may have shipping costs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Tienda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44064337166419,"sku":"jm-109","price":799.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/9260\/1171\/files\/JM-109.jpg?v=1787743388","url":"https:\/\/tienda.com\/products\/bone-in-iberico-de-bellota-shoulder-cinco-jotas-jm-109","provider":"La Tienda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}