Iberian morcón is made with Iberian acorn-fed pork in a similar way to chorizo. Little known outside Spain and eaten mainly during the Christmas and New Year holidays, it looks like a fat chorizo.
100% Iberian breed loin, black label. Iberian acorn loin is made from a special cut from the pig. Before being stuffed into its casing, the meat is seasoned. This product, approximately 50cm long, is eaten in thin slices.
The loin, also called "caña de lomo" is the most sought-after part of the Iberian pig, after the ham. It is seasoned and allowed to cure for about three months. Eíriz, a family business that makes all their products by hand, pays special attention to the manufacturing of these pieces of meat.
This meat comes from 100% Iberian pigs, fed with acorns of holm oaks and cork oaks. This is known as Pata Negra.
This product was awarded with several distinctions such as the gold medal at the international meat contest IFFA fair in 2013 or Three stars at the prestigious Great Taste Awards 2020 in London, raising it to the higher level of gastronomic excellence. The jury described the Eíriz Iberian caña de lomo as "a genuine product, with an incomparable taste and texture and with a cure that has followed a traditional process giving it that intense flavor on the palate".
Store in a cool, dry place. To eat loin sausage, cut into fine slices and serve at room temperature.
Vacuum packaged product. Whole piece of 500g or 1kg. Also sold pre-sliced in our online store: Sliced Iberian acorn loin sausage.
Data sheet
- Label
- black
- Appellation of origin
- Jabugo
- Place
- Corteconcepción
- Conditioning
- Whole piece