Description

The jerky is a flagship product in the traditional cuisine of Leon. Snack in the medieval kings, their use becomes popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 95% of the cured meat is eaten in Spain is made in Leon. It boneless beef, for whose preservation is subjected to a lengthy process salting and air-cured tobacco and smoke from oak wood or oak.

The parts used are the cover, the contras and the stifle that come from the hindquarters of the carcass. The animals have carefully selected a minimum age of five years and a minimum weight of 1000 kg. It is a healthy food for its concentration of monounsaturated fatty acids, of delicate texture and intense flavor and aroma. It is consumed directly from the piece, cut into thin slices.

* For whole pieces, check prices.