Sliced to Order Weight: 2.5 ounces Pronunciation: ssahl-chee-CHOHN Breed: Ibérico Origin: Valle de los Pedroches (Andalucia), Spain Aging: Minimum 3 months ##0## Salchichón is a dry-cured sausage similar to Italian salami. Coarsely chopped Ibérico pork meat is mixed with pork fat and spices to create a deeply savory, satisfying treat where the flavor of the pork really shines. All Dehesa Cordobesa® products are “de Bellota 100% Ibérico,” meaning they come from 100% purebred, acorn-fed Ibérico pigs. This is the highest possible classification of Ibérico meat, and is quite rare. Much more common are several lower quality categories that are still classified as Ibérico, but are non-free-range (Cebo) or only 50%/75% Ibérico. For this Salchichón, the pigs spend their last 3-4 months eating acorns until they reach the correct weight for slaughter. They roam freely within the nearly 1 million acres of dehesa(oak forest) in the Valle de los Pedroches in Córdoba. This dehesa is notable for its Encina Oak trees, which produce acorns considered to be the sweetest in Spain, giving the meat its unparalleled sweet and savory flavor.