He was right. To mistake cured Spanish jamón (pronounced “hahm-ohn”) with the packaged, sliced ham you find at your local supermarket would be like comparing a fast-food burger to a wagyu ...

Jamón quite simply is the Spanish word for ham. “We call it jamón when the legs of the pork have been cured naturally, ...

Portugal also produces it under the name presunto Ibérico. Spanish Iberian ham is protected by the EU's Protected Designation of Origin. The five Spanish provinces where it is produced are split ...