Jesús Serrano started to cut Iberian ham just because he liked to eat it. He was trained as an engineer, what allowed him to design his own Iberian ham stand in order to hold it perfectly and make a good cut. In 2009, he founded the International School of Iberian Ham Cutters and, since then, […]
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Creation of the first cosmetic made from the fat of Iberian ham
An entrepreneur from Villanueva de Córdoba has created the first cosmetic made from the fat of Iberian ham: natural soaps with the stamp of the Los Pedroches Denomination of Origin. Following the tradition of the elderly women who used to make soap with used oils, this artisan makes it with the fat from Iberian ham […]
Eduardo Donato, gastronomic excellence with the most expensive Iberian ham in the world
The most expensive Iberian ham in the world, which is sold at 4100 euros per unit, was only missing an Oscar, until it won one. The Nuremburg Biofach from Germany, the biggest exhibition in Europe for ecological production, has honoured a Huelvan Iberian ham as best product. The maker of this delicacy is Eduardo Donato, […]
Chelo Gámez, innovation and solidarity based on La Serranía de Ronda’s Iberian ham
She studied Economics in Madrid, but she was asked to return to Málaga to teach in the first Faculty of Economics in Andalusia. Chelo Gámez was the first woman to become a teacher at the University of Málaga. After being a teacher for 38 years, in 2006 she set up her own business, Dehesa de […]