Today we visited a dehesa about an hour north of the city of Cordoba. What is a dehesa? It is a large farm with an abundance of oak trees. The pigs are free to roam and the acorns produced by the oak trees are the main food source for the pigs. This diet produces the unique flavor of Jamon Iberico.

After having the pigs run from us at the beginning, we found ourselves surrounded by pig at the end. We also loved how Juan called the pig. It’s a far cry different the Woo Pig Sooie, and it has infected our conversation all day! (I’m still looking for a way to upload a video of his call)

Back at the main facility we toured a celler with 30,000 legs of ham and sampled four different products that come from these glorious animals! Que buen dia!