Cebo de campo ham and shoulder, 50% Iberico breed
Our cebo de campo ham and shoulder come from 50% Iberico pigs raised outdoors in the province of Salamanca: a pure-bred Iberico mother and a Duroc father. Choose a whole piece or an 80 g packet. The Spanish on the label takes a little explaining. Choosing something good to eat shouldn’t.
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What cebo de campo means, word by word
Cebo de campo roughly means "fattened in the open field". It is not a brand, nor a region of Spain to look for on a map. It is one of the official Iberico categories, and it tells you how the pig was raised and fed. In English it is often sold as grain-fed Iberico ham.
On a Spanish label, jamón is ham and paleta is shoulder. De cebo means the pig was fattened on feed made mostly of cereals and legumes. De campo adds that it was raised outdoors. "Ibérico, 50% raza ibérica" means the pig is 50% Iberian breed, born to a purebred Iberian mother and a Duroc father.
Cebo or cebo de campo ham, two words that change everything
On a label, "jamón de cebo ibérico, 50% raza ibérica" is cebo ham from pigs raised indoors, with a white seal on the whole piece. For cebo de campo, the words "de campo" have to be there. They mean the pigs were raised outdoors, and the whole piece carries a green seal.
The breed percentage can be the same in both cases, so it says nothing about how the pig lived. A packet has no seal, which is why the full name matters. Ours reads "jamón de cebo de campo ibérico, 50% raza ibérica". To go further, here is how to read an Iberico ham label.
Cebo de campo ham, price and value for money
A price on its own says little. To compare two cebo de campo hams, look at the curing time, the weight and, for packets, how they are sliced. The green seal confirms the category. It does not tell you what ends up on your plate.
Our ham cures for over 36 months in natural cellars, the shoulder for over 28. The ham packet is carved by hand, the shoulder is sliced thin by machine. Here are the four formats in this collection.
- Whole cebo de campo ham, 7 to 8 kg, €349.90.
- Whole cebo de campo shoulder, 4 to 5 kg, €179.90.
- Hand-carved cebo de campo ham, 80 g packet, €14.90.
- Machine-sliced cebo de campo shoulder, 80 g packet, €10.90.
Discover our bellota selection too
Enjoy cebo de campo? Try our 100% Iberico bellota, pata negra. Ham cured for 44–48 months and shoulder for 32–36. You will need to taste both to make up your mind. Some research is more enjoyable than others.
