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NOTICIAS
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EMBUTIDOS Y SALAZONES FERJU is just
one of the many food farming companies which belongs
to the IGP Ruling Council of Cecina de León
("Cured meat of Leon").
The main activities of the Regulating Council
are the defense of the I.G.P. (PROTECTED GEOGRAPHIC
INDICATION) , "Cured meat of Leon" (Cecina
de León), the enforcement of its regulations,
monitoring the fulfillment of the same one, as
well as promotion and quality control of the protected
product.
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It´s
a meat with a characteristic flavour, lightly salted and
with a little fibrous consistency.
The pieces are presented as a whole or in portions and
slices vacuum-packed.
When the fresh piece arrives to the factory, if the weight,
fat and other essential requirements from the Ruling Council
are met, we place in the numbered red label together with
the I.G.P. (PROTECTED GEOGRAPHIC INDICATION).
In this way, every piece is identified individually and
can be perfectly controlled at all times after processing.
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After
a minimum time of seven months, required by the
whole manufacturing process, we place in the certified
numbered guarantee label once it has passed the
organoleptyc and physical-chemical controls carried
out by the Regulating Council. This label guarantees
the quality of that piece. If this product is put
in the market in portions or in slices vacuum-packed,
the quality label will be visible in the packing,
altogether with a reference which will allow anybody
to know from which piece those portions or slices
come from.
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Quality
control label
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There
are 4 types of pieces,
obtained from the hind quarters of cattle with
a weight of more than 400Kg.:
Tapa
(center leg): fat beef with a conical
shape, but flat towards the center sides. The
minimum weight that this piece must have in order
to be used in the manufacturing of cecina de León
must be 8 Kg.
Contra
(round): made up of the round and the
rump, formed by the round, with a triangular prism
shape. The minimum weight must be 10 kg.
Babilla
(stifle): egg shape piece of the thigh.
The minimum weight must be 7 kg.
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Cadera
(sirloin): triangular shape. The mimimum
weight must be 6 kg.
These pieces of cecina in blood must have, besides
the minimum weight, a fat thickness of at least
0,5 centimetres and adequate organoleptycal characteristics. |
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You can get more information from our web page
www.cecinadeleon.org
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