Iberian acorn-fed hams and chestnuts from the Serranía travel to Hong Kong (DIARIO SUR)

News published in Diario Sur (July 17, 2017):

https://www.diariosur.es/interior/jamones-ibericos-bellota-201707170017...

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Iberian acorn-fed and chestnut-fed hams produced by the company Dehesa of Los Monteros, The Malaga companies, headed by Consuelo Gámez and her children, are already being tasted in the capital of China, in Hong Kong, as explained the Deputy of Economic and Productive Development, Jacobo Florido, who has taken stock, with results in hand, of the participation of the Malaga companies adhering to the brand created by the Provincial Council of Malaga, ‘Sabor a Málaga’, in the International Food and Beverage Fair Salón de Gourmets.

At the 2016 Salón de Gourmets The Dehesa of the Monteros reached an agreement «with an important exporter oriented to the luxury sector of the Asian market, which has 50 gourmet stores throughout Asia and is headquartered in Hong Kong, where the Iberian acorn and chestnut ham from the Genal Valley and the Serranía de Ronda has been marketed for a year,» explained Florido. This product was tasted at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's membership in China and currently, «they are negotiating to increase production to introduce the product throughout Asia,» he said.

Florido recalled that Dehesa of the Monteros uses chestnuts to feed the purebred Iberian pigs in the premontanera and different types of acorns in the montanera (it buys small-caliber chestnuts from local producers, which helps to provide an outlet for this fruit). To this is added the uniqueness of the area's rugged terrain, which, according to Gámez, gives a special seal to its products. This company, in collaboration with La Algaba de Ronda, is also recovering a breed that was on the verge of extinction: the golden blond pig. It intends to launch hams and Iberian hams of this animal that was formerly common in the region of Ronda.