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Jamón ibérico de bellotavsPresunto de Barrancos

pork · Close equivalent

These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.

Closest cousin in the European cured-ham canon — same Iberian-pig breed family, both acorn-fed, both DOP/PGI. Spanish jamón ibérico de bellota is the larger, more globally-known production; Presunto de Barrancos is the Portuguese-side equivalent.

Jamón ibérico de bellota
Pork · Leg

Spain's most prestigious cured ham, made from Iberian black pigs (cerdo ibérico) fed exclusively on acorns (bellotas) during the montanera season. The acorn diet produces deep,…

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Presunto de Barrancos
Pork · Leg

Portugal's PGI-protected cured ham, made from the rear leg of the *porco preto Alentejano* — the Portuguese black pig, closely related to the Spanish Iberian pig and one of the…

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Names by country

CountryJamón ibérico de bellotaPresunto de Barrancos
🇺🇸United StatesJamón ibéricoBarrancos ham
🇬🇧United KingdomJamón ibéricoBarrancos ham
🇫🇷FranceJambon ibériqueJambon de Barrancos
🇪🇸SpainJamón ibérico de bellotaJamón de Barrancos
🇦🇷ArgentinaJamón ibérico—
🇲🇽MexicoJamón ibérico—
🇵🇹PortugalPresunto ibérico de bolotaPresunto de Barrancos
🇧🇷BrazilPresunto ibéricoPresunto de Barrancos
🇮🇹ItalyProsciutto ibericoProsciutto di Barrancos
🇩🇪GermanyIberico-Schinken—

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