Darina Allen: Acorn-fed jamón and other delicious Spanish treats

Create a taste of Iberian holidays with Fried Padrón Peppers and delicious meatballs

This citrus and honey cake from The Buenvino Cookbook by Jeannie and Sam Chesterton is delicious with coffee.

Last week I wrote about our Portuguese experience and some of the delicious food we discovered including the exquisite Flor da sal from the salinas in Tavira close to Faro.

This week’s column comes to you from Andalusia in Spain. Jamón country where the hams are made from the long-legged black Iberian pigs that have adapted to the terrain and roam freely through the dehesa (the woodland forests of cork oak, chestnut and pine trees) that cover much of the Iberian Peninsula.