A Taste of the Best Jamon
The last 40 years has seen a culinary revolution in Spain. This revolution has made Spain one of the most notable countries in the world. The Spanish are proud of the uniqueness, quality and varied products they offer. However, there is one iconic and traditional product that has stood out for many, many generations as a favorite in Spanish gastronomy: Jamón.
Why? Because Jamón is more than a product… it is a feeling...and TXANTON is all about passion.
Jamón is the leg of the pig cured with salt and time– as simple as that. There is no place in Spain where jamón is not the star of the show. It is in celebrations like weddings, birthdays, professional and formal gatherings, as well as meet-ups with friends. What is the truth and the emotion behind every jamón? PLEASURE. We eat jamón because there is pleasure in great food.
It’s quite curious to say that in all these celebrations, the true stars are the professional jamón carvers. It is exciting to see their skills and concentration while they cut just as how a pianist caresses each piano keys with suave. Carving jamón is an artisan job of its own. People get enticed to witness a perfect jamón slice is nearly see-through and stays close to the jamón cutter to ensure they always get as many slices to satisfy their palates in every bite.
It’s now possible to buy jamon online from our online store. Choose from a lot of varieties we have in store. Once ordered we do cold cuts delivery to your door or to your loved ones. Check out all our jamon for sale in our store.
Learn how Jamon is made
The production of a jamón, sometimes can take as long as 5 years beginning from the attention and care needed to make them to grow strong and healthy, to the duration their legs are cured and preserved under very particular conditions and finishing with the last cut which revels jamón is ready to be consumed at its most perfect moment.
• During the Winter :
DESPIECE – A process of cutting the legs of the pig.
PERFILADO – When the legs are cut, they pass to “the outline” (perfilado in Spanish). This process eliminates the part of the skin and the part of the fatty layer just to give the jamón an usual cut and shape.
SANGRADO – Before the salting process, it needs to be ensured that the jamón has properly bleeded. This process (or in spanish) can be made by hand or by mechanical rolling pins and weights to massage the jamón. This process is also very important to avoid blood clots which can ruin the aesthetic, the smell, and the flavour of the jamón.
• During the Spring and the Summer:
LAVADO Y ASENTAMIENTO – A process of cleaning the jamón from the salt. This is made basically to remove the crust of salt which could complicate the drying and maturation process. The jamones are cleaned in big buckets of water where they are delicately brushed to avoid damages.
The pieces remain in a special cold storage for 2 months under 5 degrees and, maintained on 80% to 90% of humidity levels. Once asentamiento is done, the pieces are ready for Curación.
CURACION – The process of drying and maturation. A “Maestro Jamonero” takes charge of every detail in this process.
This basic step of curing is to allow the jamón to lose just the right amount of water until it begins to get the characteristic aroma that fills one’s nose when walking into jamón storage.
• With the coming of Autumn
BODEGA – In this phase, the pieces will be transferred into the underground cellars with constant temperature and humidity. This is where all the pieces will be ageing until they get a perfect organoleptic quality.
• After months or years depending on the quality of the piece
CALADO – A sensorial technique which, after piercing the jamón in some areas with a cow-bone made skewer or known as “cala. The “Maestro Jamonero” immediately smells it just to check if the jamón has the right aromas depending on its classification or kind.
These are now available in our store. Buy jamon online from our online store. We do cold cuts delivery straight to you. View our store for more cold cuts online and other variants and brands of jamon for sale.
The breed and feed factor
To make jamón even better, there are two main factors: the breeze and feed. The final result will be also influenced by the optimum time of CURATION. Thanks to the influence of these two factors that are present in a country where the climate is varied and consistent, Spain is able to offer three categories: Jamón Serrano, Jamón Iberico and Jamón Iberico de Bellota and preserves it for a longer period of time.
BEST SELLER
| Jamon
All these packs are most favored in our online store but there are more options to try! We source out our jamon online only from the finest producers who take good care of their products from start to finish. Making sure that products are well cured shipped to the Philippines in cold refrigerated storage. Check out our jamon for sale. Don’t worry because we do cold cuts delivery service. Find more cold cuts online or buy jamon online from the link below.
The art of carving
Whether in Spain or in abroad, there is no denying that just about everyone seems to love Spanish jamon. Though cortador de jamones or in lay man’s term, jamón carvers make it look easy, it’s a skill that requires knowledge, dedication, and a whole lot of practice. Before you find jamon online or buy jamon online, these people with a special skill set prepare these premium products for you. They make sure that cold cuts delivery are in best quality.
CORTADOR
| Txanton’s Carver
Our very own Sheryl Sabio and Mary Ann Pasquel was trained by a Maestro Cortador of more than 10 years of experience in Jamón Carving, helping them to become the best Master Carvers or Maestras Cortadoras in the Philippines.
SHERYL
| Senior Carver Specialist
MARY ANN
| Carver Specialist