Casa do Porco Preto Paleta Reserva (Cured Shoulder), Hand-Cut 100 g

Casa do Porco Preto Paleta Reserva is a Portuguese dry-cured shoulder of Alentejano black pig from the Barrancos area, in the Alentejo, hand-cut into 100 g of slices. Paleta comes from the front leg: smaller than a ham, with a more intense taste, and a smart way into black pig charcuterie.

Flavour and texture

Hand-cutting keeps the slices slightly irregular, with deep red meat threaded with fat. The flavour is concentrated and savoury, with notes of dried fruit and nuts, and the fat melts as soon as it warms up in your mouth.

How to enjoy it

Eat it at room temperature, with bread, almonds and a few olives. Try it with an aged Alentejo red, a Bairrada sparkling or a chilled glass of dry white Port.

About Casa do Porco Preto

Casa do Porco Preto is an Alentejo producer devoted to the Alentejano black pig, raised free-range and fed on acorns in the cork and holm oak country around Barrancos. Its best-known product is Presunto de Barrancos DOP, a dry-cured ham with protected designation of origin.

Good to know

• Serve at room temperature: take it out of the fridge 15 to 20 minutes before eating. Once opened, keep it wrapped in the fridge and finish within 3 to 4 days.
• Hand-cut, 100 g.
• A good gift to take home from Lisbon, with a bottle from our shelves.