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You don't have to go to Spain to buy a Spanish Ham!
Check our pricelist for whole bone-in Iberian Spanish Hams and sliced packages and place your order now! You don't have to wait for Christmas to enjoy your Spanish Ham, because Spanish Ham is always in season!

JAMON34 delivers Spanish Ham, Spanish Shoulder and Assorted Spanish Cold Cuts to all European Community Countries.

If you live outside Spain and you want to receive a whole bone-in Spanish Ham or a box of vacuum-sealed Sliced Iberian Ham, JAMON34 makes it easy for you:

1. Select the product you wish to purchase. You can choose between Spanish Iberian Hams, Spanish Iberian Shoulders and Serrano Spanish Hams.

2. Choose the amount and type: a whole bone-in ham or sliced and vacuum-sealed in 150g packages.

3. Fill in your personal details (if the order is for a company, you can use your corporate information for the order).

4. Select the country of delivery, fill in the address and specify your chosen times of delivery.

5. After the payment (by credit card or bank transfer) our sales team will send you a confirmation with the delivery details.

 

European Countries Jamon34 delivers to:

Deliveries are made in 2-9 days from the moment the order arrives to the warehouse, depending on the country. Most of our Spanish Hams are sent over land delivery services, except for orders to Greece, Malta and Cyprus, which are sent over air delivery. All our hams are in accordance to the European normative for quality control, health and transport.

JAMON34 delivers Spanish Ham to the following countries of the European Economic Community * **  (see following table for timing estimates):
 

* JAMON34 holds no responsibility over delays due to Foreign Customs issues or strikes.

** If your country isn't listed, e-mail us and we will arrange the delivery.
 

Where do you want to go next?

• Buy whole bone-in Iberian Spanish Ham to send outside Spain
• Buy vacuum-sealed sliced Iberian Spanish Ham to send outside Spain
• Buy vacuum-sealed sliced Spanish Ham Assortment to send outside Spain
  
  

How to Send a Spanish Ham Gift

If a friend or relative of yours outside of Spain enjoys the delicious taste of Spanish Ham, Jamon 34 offers you the fastest and easiest way of sending them a whole bone-in Spanish Ham or a 1,2 kg (42,3 oz) box of packaged sliced Spanish Ham at the best value.

 

JAMON34 recommends the assorted box of sliced Spanish Hams or a box of sliced ham for international orders, since their vacuum-sealed packaging guarantees its flavour will keep the longest. This packaging is also favoured at Customs throughout the world. Each box contains 8 150 g vacuum-sealed packages of freshly sliced Spanish Ham, making a total of 1,2 kg of delicious Spanish Ham.



 

Delivery can be scheduled to a particular week, to coincide with a celebration (an anniversary, a birthday, a graduation, a wedding...) or you can select the option to proceed with the delivery immediately after the payment. Once your order is confirmed you need not worry about anything else; JAMON34 will confirm the date of delivery.
 

 

What will happen if there is noone to receive the delivery?

We recommend that you specify your desired delivery times. If for any reason there were noone to receive the delivery at that hour, one more attempt will be made in the following 24 hours. If there is still noone to receive the delivery, you will be left a notice with the information on where and when you can pick up your package.

How to carve Spanish Ham and cut Spanish Ham

After your purchase of a Spanish Ham, is quite important to keep in mind several simple rules to ensure your experience will be the very best::

     - Your ham must be kept well-covered with a clean cloth in a fresh and dry place.
     - Keep the external slice of fat you'll get after you first carve into the ham. Cover the ham with the fat after each carving session, and then cover the whole with a clean cloth. The ham's aroma and flavour will last much longer.
     - The carving must be made in thin, long slices, for the texture and flavour to be fully appreciated.
     - Spanish Ham must always be eaten at room temperature, never cold.
     - Your local butcher can answer your questions and concerns.

There is an art to Ham Carving, and several contests throughout Spain that rate the carvers' skills. But the champions of carving are adamant that anyone can carve a ham properly; all it takes is some pointers and the disposition to enjoy a delicacy with a very long history and strong personality.

Carving out a Spanish Ham into cut slices is akin to playing the violin. The knife must cut down along the bone, from the toe to the hip, gently cutting to and fro. The perfect slice will be as wide as the ham and no longer than 5 cm (2"), and paper-thin. The following video illustrates the carving process.

Differences in Spanish Ham (Iberian - Serrano)

There is no country in the world with a greater and more elaborate tradition in cold cuts and cured meats than Spain; and out of that endless variety of cold meats, Spanish Ham is the most valued delicacy. It is believed that the phoenicians first brought pigs to Spain before Roman times; and in fact, a 2000 year old fossilized Spanish Ham was found in Tarraco, south of Barcelona.

Such a long history has allowed for a great refinement and specialisation of the elaboration processes. As such, we can now enjoy two different types of Spanish Ham, each with its particularities: Iberian Ham and Serrano Ham.



IBERIAN SPANISH HAM
Iberian Spanish Ham or 'Pata Negra' Black Leg Ham is made out of black pigs fed with acorns and grass. Its taste is more refined than a normal Serrano ham. These pigs live free-range in oak forests where they exercise their muscles daily and lead a calm life, carefully kept stress-free by their minders.

It is precisely in the Iberian pig's fatless, well-muscled build where the secret behind the exquisite taste of this kind of Spanish Ham lies.

Depending on the type of feeding the pigs receive, there are two kinds of Iberian Ham:

- Acorn Iberian Spanish Ham → ham from pigs exclusively fed with acorns and pasture. A true delicacy, its flavour is the most exquisite and sought-after

- 'Cebo' Iberian Spanish Ham → ham from pigs fed with top-quality pasture and fodder, called 'Cebo' in Spanish.




SERRANO SPANISH HAM

Serrano Spanish Ham or White Ham comes from pigs that have been fed cereal and compound feed, generally in special farms. They are not fed pasture or acorns and their lives are quite different than the pigs meant for Iberian hams: they are fed to gain weight.

That’s the reason why their price is lower and their appearance bulkier, although healthy.

The type of Serrano Ham is determined by the curing process::

- Serrano Grande Réserve Spanish Ham → cured during at least 15 months.

Spanish Ham, the Best Ham in the world

Why is Spanish Ham considered to be the best in the world? There are several reasons, such as its smooth texture, uniquely characteristic flavour, and healthy qualities, making it a key ingredient in Spain's renowned Mediterranean Diet.

As any Spanish granny can tell you, pigs are the best livestock: intelligent, well-tempered, quite clean despite common misconception, and absolutely every part of the animal has a use. Spanish Ham in particular is made out of the front and hind legs of the pig: Jamon is made out of the hind legs and rump and Paleta or Paletilla is made out of the front legs and shoulders.

Spanish Ham is never eaten raw; it is cured for several months-- up to 36, depending on the quality of the ham. And this curing process must be completely natural: only the warm summer winds and cool winter airs of Spain must partake in the process.

Since it is dry-cured, Spanish Ham has the least amount of moisture of all ham products created in the world. It is also high in oleic acid, a healthy fat which lowers bad cholesterol level (LDL) while raising good cholesterol levels (HDL). These kind of fatty acids help the arteries stay unclogged, and they are particularly present in Acorn Iberian Spanish Ham.

All in all, it's no wonder that Spanish Ham is as widely recognised as it is.  Buy Spanish Ham today to bring its exceptional taste to your home and enjoy all it has to offer!