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Secreto Iberico 0.9Kg Reviews

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WHAT IS SECRETO IBERICO? Secreto Iberico is a part of the top extreme of the loin's top. In the traditional quartering of meat it is united to the loin's fat or 'hoja de tocino'. Sizzle this thin cut on the grill and the fat will immediately start to melt away, bathing the pork in lovely acorn flavoured juiciness. Iberico pork is famed for its beautiful marbling and no other cut displays this more deliciously than the secreto. While it comes from the shoulder area, it has a lot of similarities to a tender skirt steak. Indigenous black Iberico pigs wander the dehesa forests of southwest Spain feeding on herbs, grasses and most importantly, acorns. Not only are they the happiest pigs on earth, but this diet adds wonderful flavour to the pork. And all that exercise fosters the marbling that makes Iberico so special. The acorn and herb flavored pork is high in mono-unsaturated fats that melt at low temperatures, and is more healthy than the fat from normal pork. The secreto has so much marbling it has a bit of a bacon-like flavor, but much more complex because of the grasses, herbs and acorns on which the animals are grazed. The secreto cut is a small, thin cut that is hard to locate on the pigs, hence the name. It should be grilled or cooked in a cast iron skillet at medium high heat. HOW WILL I RECEIVE MY SECRETO IBERICO? You will receive one frozen vac pac of secreto iberico delivered on ice pads. If you are not using the secreto straight away, store in the freezer. If you are, then you will need to thaw it in the fridge for at least 24 hours before cooking. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE SOURCE THIS PRODUCT IN VARIABLE WEIGHT PACKS, SO EXPECT A WEIGHT VARIATION OF APPROXIMATELY 200G +/- ON YOUR SECRETO IBERICO.

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Cristina Pousa
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This is the second time I ordered this product as it is very tasty and very good quality!
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Posted 4 years ago
Great taste,again good quality.thank you
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Posted 4 years ago
Kevin Jacobs
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Delicious barbequed - looked extremely fatty before cooked but it just melted away over the coals
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Bianca Barbosa Da Rocha
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Neil Coleman
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You can probably imagine the disappointment as we should’ve been with friends in Barcelona this weekend to see and celebrate the marriage of their son but Covid 19 put a stop to everything but a small, family wedding in the UK so, we decided to celebrate with “Tapas at home” - The secreto was fantastic, if you’ve never tried Iberico pork, you really, really need to, Described as the Wagyu of pork, it really is - it has a unique & indescribably nutty flavour & texture & benefits from cooking really quickly over hot coals & serving pink. It sounds wrong for pork but its perfectly safe & the texture is meltingly soft. It was the perfect way to try to celebrate & forget the disappointments. Served with padron peppers & griddled sourdough with La Chinata tapende it was as close to Spain as we could get!
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Posted 4 years ago
Alasdair Denton-Miller
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This was a stunning pice of pork from Basco. Charcoal grilled on a high heat for a couple of minutes per side with nothing other than salt and pepper. Served with some Padron peppers, rocket, shaved Manchego cheese and quince sauce, it was gorgeous! The pork was beautifully marbled, arrived well packaged and was a bit over the 1Kg weight ordered. Well done Basco - I will definitely be ordering again.
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Posted 4 years ago
Really good value for money. the best pork and cut I have ever tasted. I cooked it well done, still tender and melt in the month! will buy again
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