On your tour of the badajoz province, following the Route of the Iberian Ham of the Dehesa of Extremadura, you have the possibility of visiting a couple of museums where you can deepen your knowledge of this gastronomic delight that in these lands acquires its maximum expression.
These museums show in an educational way the Iberian ham culture, Since the Extremadura meadow and its characteristics, going through the family tradition of slaughter, and making known the What is a good Iberian ham like? and the keys to its production.
Specifically, in the town of Monstery you find a modern building that houses the Ham Museum, in which through information panels, videos and other audiovisual elements, and especially with interactive devices, you discover how it is made and what characteristics an Iberian ham should have.
For example, you can weigh yourself on a scale and know what is your weight in arrobas (from 9 arrobas, you would be ready to go to the pile to feed on acorns in the Extremadura pasture), or watch an endearing video that shows you a family gathering for the slaughter of the Iberian pig, saving you the most unpleasant images.
In a simpler way, in Royal Fig Tree Do you have the CICI Iberian Pig Interpretation Center,
Located on the upper floor of the old Jesuit cloister, integrated in the College of the Company of Jesus which was built in the 18th century next to the St. Bartholomew's Church, and which is now home to a cultural center.
It is on the second floor of said center where this interpretation center is located in which, through information panels and multimedia resources, a review of the history and Iberian pig tradition in this area of Extremadura.
The Hours of the Jamón de Monesterio museum They are, every weekend of the year, on Saturdays, from 9,30:14 a.m. to 17 p.m. and from 19 p.m. to XNUMX p.m., and on Sundays, only in the mornings.
La entrance to the museum is free and, in addition, they give you a ticket to have a tapa of Iberian ham for one euro in the town's bars and a voucher with a 5 percent discount to buy Iberian pork products in the town's establishments.
I'll tell you that an ideal date for visit Monesterio and its Ham Museum It is the second Saturday of August, since on that date each year the Ham Festival, during which residents and visitors can enjoy portions of Iberian ham for 6 euros, which are distributed in the park…and in the town pool. Logical taking into account the weather on these dates.
In the case of Interpretation Center of the Iberian Pig of Higuera la Real, admission is also free.
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