Oooooh hier kan ik echt zo ontzettend van genieten. Doordat Iberico varkens heel veel eikels eten in de herfst, hebben ze een karakteristieke, kruidige smaak. Dit braadstuk is dus echt supermooi vlees voor fijnproevers en een must-try voor liefhebbers. Heerlijk!

Bert-Jan Lantinga

What is a Presa?

Presa Iberico is beautifully streaky pork from the south of Spain. Presa comes from the part between the neck and the shoulder. It is the ball (presa) on the lomo (pork fillet). The lomo is removed exactly up to the neck, so the Presa is an independent piece of meat with beautiful marbling and its own unique taste. A spectacular roast!

Presa Iberico

This Presa comes from the Iberico pig - or: Cerdo Ibérico - from the south of Spain. Iberico is one of the most tasty free-range breeds in the world. The animals live outside and eat acorns, grasses, herbs, roots and sometimes olives. During the very dry summer months they are supplemented with grain. The real fattening begins in the autumn, when the acorns (bellotas) fall from the cork and holm oaks in the area. Because it is those acorns that give Iberico meat that characteristic taste. During that period, the Iberico pigs eat kilos of acorns per day, allowing them to grow to an impressive 160 - 180 kilos in a short time. The meat of Ibérico pigs is spicy and fatty, largely mono and polysaturated, therefore rich in nutrients. Another advantage of the Ibérico pig. Preso Iberico is undeniably a very impressive piece of meat.