The dehesa, the forest that feeds the Iberian pig

Fregenal de la Sierra, Badajoz//History/9 min read

Holm oaks, acorns and a landscape made by people over centuries.

Written with by Clara Ibáñez
Fregenal de la Sierra, Badajoz.

Draft. This story will explain what the dehesa is, how it is kept alive and why it matters for jamón ibérico de bellota.

Pasarón de la Vera, Cáceres.

It will visit Dehesa El Rincón in acorn season.

Pimentón de la Vera PDO, Secadero de Pasarón. Pasarón de la Vera, Cáceres.

[The full text of this story is still to be written. Photos will go in as the story needs them.]

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The place

Extremadura

The south of Badajoz is dehesa: open forest of holm oaks where Ibérico pigs eat acorns through autumn and winter. Fregenal de la Sierra is a white village in the middle of it.

Things to love about Badajoz

  • The dehesa in acorn season
  • Ibérico pigs among the holm oaks
  • White villages in the Sierra
Discover Badajoz

Taste Extremadura

All from this zone
Pimentón de la Vera PDO

Pimentón de la Vera PDO

Pasarón de la Vera, Cáceres
€5.00
Jamón ibérico de bellota, Dehesa de Extremadura PDO

Jamón ibérico de bellota, Dehesa de Extremadura PDO

Fregenal de la Sierra, Badajoz
€22.00

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