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Abanico Iberico Pork Cut, 1.3Kg, Spanish Black Iberico Pigs, Acorn & Herb Fed, High in Mono-unsaturated Fats Reviews

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Abanico Iberico is the part that wraps the Iberico ribs from the outside. It is a thin piece, very marbled, which makes it the perfect Iberian pork cut to cook on the barbecue producing tasty, juicy and crispy slices of delicious pork. The name of this cut comes from its fan shape, resembling a Spanish hand fan that women use. Indigenous black Iberico pigs wander the dehesa forests of southwest Spain feeding on herbs, grasses and most importantly, acorns. This diet adds wonderful flavour to the pork. The acorn and herb flavoured pork is high in mono-unsaturated fats that melt at low temperatures and is more healthy than the fat from normal pork. Abanico has so much marbling it has a bit of a bacon-like flavour, but much more complex because of the grasses, herbs and acorns on which the animals are grazed. It should be grilled or cooked in a way that brings out its unique flavour.

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Bridget Crossman
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Divided this up and had 3 different meals from it. Firstly we just BBQ'ed it with some basic seasoning, treating it like flank steak - keeping it medium rare and slicing it thinly against the grain. We then marinated it with Mexican spices and again cooked it on the BBQ and made fajitas with it. Thirdly as Korean BBQ with bulgogi marinade. All really great and even though it looks quite fatty, barbequing it renders this nicely and the remaining fat tastes good and keeps the meat moist and tender.
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Posted 4 years ago
Mike Oehlers
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Albanico is just fantastic on the barbie with a simple garlic-based or a pincho moruno-style marinade. It also makes an excellent vehicle for Jamaican Jerk, the slightly fatty meat marrying the spice perfectly...
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Posted 4 years ago
Ivan Pineda Gracia
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First time buying this product! I have put it in the BBQ and it was super-yummy!
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Posted 4 years ago
Absolutely delicious - melts in the mouth, and so full of flavour - even a rank amateur like me can make a delicious feast on the barbie using this meat. Can't wait to get some more.
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Posted 4 years ago
Fair at reduced price. Difficult to carve out worthwhile pieces. Will not buy again
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Posted 4 years ago
I would definitely recommend them
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Posted 4 years ago
Adela Roopnarine
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Great value. It looks fresh and I cannot wait to try it.
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Posted 4 years ago
Pamela Moscarda
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Posted 4 years ago