Spanish seasonal food is always delicious in June, with many fresh flavours and exciting ingredients to use in the best recipes. There’s everything, from cherries, and strawberries to tasty vegetables like lettuce or green beans, so it’s time to be healthy with the diversity on offer at the very start of the Spanish summer. 

I have prepared a list of the best Spanish ingredients and products occurring naturally or at their peak during this colourful month.

Avocado, Apricot, Cherry, Plum, Raspberry, Strawberry-Strawberry, Fig, Lemon, Peach, Melon, Nectarine, Loquat, Paraguayan, Pear, Banana, Watermelon.

Chard, Garlic, Broccoli, Zucchini, Squash, Onion, Cauliflower, Green Asparagus, Spinach, Green Bean, Lettuce, Turnip, Cucumber, Pepper, Leek, Radish, Beet, Cabbage, Tomato, Carrot.


Eel, Tuna, Blue whiting, Lobster, Bonito, Anchovy, Scorpionfish, Shrimp, Carp, Spider Crab, Halibut, Horse Mackerel, Red Lobster, Prawns, Grouper, Palometa, Perch, Fish sword, ray, turbot, salmon, sardine, shark, trout.

Pork, Rabbit, Lamb, kidneys, Hen, Sweetbreads, Chicken, Veal, Cow.

Use the best Spanish seasonal products for the best recipes to surprise your guest!

The best Spanish seasonal food in June

Spanish seasonal food is always delicious in June, with so many fresh flavours and interesting ingredients to use in the best recipes.

Chorizo ​​is a sausage with pork, bacon "tocino", garlic, salt, pepper, paprika(pimentón), and other ingredients.  One of its principal characteristics is the unmistakable smoky aroma, coming from the manufacturing process, the singular flavour of the "pimentón" paprika, and the mix of spices and herbs, used in most recipes. 

There are a lot of Spanish regions that are very well known for having the best chorizo recipes. Pamplona, Rioja, Salamanca, Bierzo, Asturias, Navarra, Avila and Galicia are a good destination if you want to taste the best chorizos produced in Spain.

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You can find the Chorizo in many different ways.

The most basic classification would be fresh or cured. If it is fresh, you have to cook it and if it is cured, it would be ready to cut into slices and eat. 

We can also distinguish between spicy and non-spicy, according to the peppers used in the drying process for the preparation of paprika, with which the meat is seasoned.

Finally, another grade of its distinctions would be the type of meat used and the proportion of fat.  The quality of sausage is noticeable when the meat has been used in the elaboration mix is also of quality, being the most quoted 100% Iberian Pork.

Nowadays most of the industry is using alimentary synthetic skin to wrap the chorizo sausages, but the best chorizos (extra quality) have to use by law the animal intestines to respect the traditional way. Although in some small villages in Spain, the traditional slaughter of the pig is still part of the popular customs, it was a way during the Reconquest of Spain ( 722- 1492) to identify the houses owned by Christians. This tradition today differs vastly from the ancient way. Now, It always happens under the supervision of a professional veterinarian from the alimentation industry, which guarantees less suffering for the animal and a product free of contamination.

In one of the theatre plays by Aristotle, in ancient Greece, We find the first references to the Chorizo. One of the main characters was described with a hamper full of white Chorizo. It was not until after the discovery of America and the arrival of the red pepper in the Iberian peninsula by boat, that the Chorizo ​took on the colour and flavour we know today. In the region of Caceres, lies the village of Vera, which became in the XVI Century, the first producer of pimentón in the country, to be used as a conservation method and an ingredient.

There is an anonymous book found in Vera called  ¨Manual of women¨, where you can find the first recipe of this Spanish delicacy .‍

¨Carne de puerco magra y gorda picada, harina muy cernida, ajos mondados, clavos molidos, vino blanco, sal la que fuere menester. Amasarlo todo con el vino y después de masado, dejarlo en un vaso cubierto un día natural. Y después henchir las tripas de vaca o puerco, cual quisiéredes, de esta masa y ponerlas a secar al humo.¨

¨ Lean and fat minced pork, very sifted flour, garlic, ground cloves, white wine, salt that is necessary. Knead it all with the wine and after massaging, leave it in a covered glass on a natural day. And then fill the guts of cow or pork, as you would like, of this mass and put them to dry in  the smoke.¨

But the real Golden Age of the Chorizo was when King Carlos IV tasted Chorizo for the first time on one of his hunts. He fell in love with this Spanish product and named the butcher who produced them as the main supplier of chorizos for the Royal Family. You can see the butcher depicted in one of the Royal tapestries named ¨El Choricero del Rey¨ roughly translated it means " The chorizo Maker of the King".

Spanish Sausage Chorizo

Chorizo ​​is a sausage that contains pork, bacon (tocino), garlic, salt, pepper, paprika (pimentón), and other spices as bases ingredients. One of its main characteristics are the unmistakable smoky aroma, coming from the manufacturing process, and the singular flavor of the PIMENTON (paprika), and the mix of spices and herbs, used in most of recipes.

For a few years, Spanish gastronomy has become fashionable worldwide thanks to the great variety of flavors, and the good work of many Spanish chefs.

 This fact has served so that Spanish products can be found in supermarkets and specialized Gourmet shops in any place in the world. Today, with the rise of the online business, we could say that we can almost find any typical Spanish product and have it sent home or at work in a few days.

 That is why I propose this fantastic list of the best top 10  shops of Spanish food products online, where you can find an incredible variety of options to prepare the best tapas and dishes of the Spanish recipe book.

10 Best websites where you can find Spanish ingredients and food.

https://www.yourspanishshop.es/en/
 Your Spanish Shop is an online store of Spanish food products, with quality items, prestigious brands and traditional preparations. They have a wide range of products, to be able to enjoy dishes anywhere on the planet such as seafood paella, Iberian assortment, Asturian bean stew or Iberian ham at fantastic prices and with immediate and safe shipping.


https://yourspanishcorner.com/en/
 Spanish lifestyle, recipes, destinations & Online shop


https://www.tienda.com/food/
 Fine Spanish food and wine from traditional and artisan producers. Over 800 items, from jamon, chorizo and manchego, to paella ingredients, tapas, and desserts.


https://www.tiendadelicias.com/
 Family owned company and Distributor of the best gourmet products from our native country of Spain since 1997.


https://www.igourmet.com/spanishfood.asp
 | America's leading online specialty cheese, fine foods and exquisite gift website. 


https://www.laespanolameats.com/en/
Import, Manufacture, Creators of Charcuterie, Purveyors of Fine Foods from Spain, Food Production, Products of Spain, Jamon Iberico, Paella Valenciana


https://www.gastronomicspain.com/en/ 
A Spanish supermarket where you can find everything, an online store that offers a wide range of Spanish food, from pig tripe and tripe, to ñoras and mojama. 


https://www.despanabrandfoods.com/
 It represents a reliable and respected source for those looking to find authentic flavors and ingredients imported exclusively from Spain.


https://brindisa.com 
The business is a tribute to the people who create the remarkable cheeses, hams, meats, fish, and a huge selection of other ingredients that are now enjoyed in the UK.


https://delicioso.co.uk
This company searches out authentic family-run businesses throughout Spain to bring regional specialities to delicatessens, tapas bars, restaurants, retailers and distributors throughout the UK and of course to you!

I hope you will find your most liked Spanish products to prepare the best tapas and dishes from the Spanish recipe book for your family.

The 10 Best shops of Spanish food products online

Today, with the rise of the online business, we could say that we can almost find any typical Spanish product and have it sent home or at work in a few days. That is why I propose this fantastic list of the best top 10 online shops of Spanish food products online, where you can find an incredible variety of options to prepare the best tapas and dishes from the Spanish recipe book.

Some of the questions I receive most about the Spanish Iberian ham are :

Is the Iberian ham a  healthy food? 
Is it true that ham fat does not give cholesterol? 
What is the best type of ham?

Today I will clarify all these doubts, talking about one of the jewels of Spanish cuisine. There are different variants to classify ham.

In Spain, there are two main pig breeds, the white pig and the Iberian pig. Today we will focus on the Iberian pig. And we will place it in one of the 4 denominations of origin: 

D.O.P DEHESA DE EXTREMADURA (EXTREMADURA)

For the ham to be in the JAMON D.O.P IBERICO market, it must come strictly from one of these regions. There is a regulatory council, D.O.P(Protected Origin Denomination) (in Spanish: Denominacion de Origen Protegido), which controls the place of birth, the feeding and conditions of these animals are the correct one. I think that is the only way to get this delicious typical Spanish product: the IBERIAN HAM.

Pigs live in freedom in large DEHESAS, typical land in the Mediterranean forest full of groves of HOLM OAK, CORK OAK AND GALL OAKS TREES. These trees are what provide the main food of the Iberian pig.

The final part of their diet is called LA MONTANERA, when the pig travels kilometres of pasture in search of the last fruit to eat, which would be the oak acorn, and is always in the highest part of the pasture.

We could say these pigs are true athletes with a diet based on cereals, acorns, nuts, and field herbs.

The pure Iberian breed of pigs get their flavours from their feeding, which has been entirely natural, and I mean by this, only cereals, acorns, and herbs of the Mediterranean forest. That is why it is called 100% ( acorn-fed) JAMON IBERICO DE BELLOTA( Acorn).

The way to differentiate it in the market from other Iberian hams is through a black label that the producer must put on. 

There are four colours of labels where we can read essential information about the breed and the feed of any Spanish ham in the market.

And the fact that they feed exclusively with different nuts, such as acorn, with high concentrations of oleic acid, makes this fat unsaturated, unlike hams from white pigs, which contain a high proportion of saturated fats. This translates into the fact that 100% Iberian acorn-fed ham provides cholesterol considered good by health and nutrition specialists.

For each 100 grams
Calcium. 27,08 mg
Carbohydrates. 0,10 g
Energy. 375 Kcal
Phosphorus. 157,5 mg
Fat. 22,4 g
Iron. 3,35 mg
Magnesium. 157,5 mg
Potassium. 153 mg
Proteins. 43,2 g
Sodium. 1110 mg
Vitamin B12. 15,68 µg
Vitamin E. 11 µg

I hope I have solved your questions about this delicious typical Spanish product. Accompany it with a glass of red wine and some bread, and enjoy.

Let me share with you three exciting Websites where you can learn more about this beautiful Spanish product.

en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jamón_ibérico‍

Spanish Iberiam Ham. Healthy food?

Some of the questions I receive most about the Spanish iberian ham are :Is the Iberian ham a healthy food? Is it true that ham fat does not give cholesterol? What is the best type of ham?‍Well, today I am going to clarify all these doubts, talking about one of the jewels of Spanish cuisine.

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