{"id":2211,"date":"2024-07-18T15:22:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T13:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.ibericomio.es\/what-is-recebo-iberico-ham\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T15:22:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T13:22:49","slug":"what-is-recebo-iberico-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibericomio.es\/blog\/en\/what-is-recebo-iberico-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Recebo Iberico ham?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iberian recebo ham is a designation of the 2007 Iberian ham quality standard<\/strong>.
\nThe current Iberian ham standard (RD 4\/2014) does not contemplate this commercial designation.
\nTherefore, today this way of naming Iberian ham is not legal.
\nIt is no longer in use. <\/span><\/p>\n

We explain a little about what Recebo Ham used to be called and why this designation no longer exists.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Main characteristics of recebo ham<\/span><\/h2>\n

For the name Recebo, Article 5 of RD 1469\/2007 indicated that it could be used for those products from animals<\/strong> that, after increasing their weight to a certain extent in the open range, their feed could be supplemented by the addition of fodder.<\/strong> Of course, not everything was valid. <\/span><\/p>\n

The average weight required was between 92 and 115 kilograms, with an entry date between October 1 and January 15 and slaughter between December 15 and May 15, with a minimum weight of 108 kg.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, to say that recebo ham was an acorn ham that was finished with feed is very vague and misleading.
\nPossibly, that is one of the reasons why at present this denomination does not exist in the 2014 Iberian quality standard. <\/span><\/p>\n

Objectives of the Iberian ham quality standard: <\/span>Royal Decree 4\/2104<\/span>The current Iberian ham standard, Royal Decree 4\/2104, was created with several very clear objectives:<\/span><\/p>\n