What does the term "Pata Negra" legally mean?
Legally, the designation "Pata Negra" is reserved exclusively for hams and shoulders with a Black Label, meaning they are 100% Ibérico de Bellota. No other ham, however cured or excellent it may be, can use the term "Pata Negra" on its label or in its marketing if it does not meet the 100% breed purity and acorn-fed diet for free-range pigs.
