Glossary of Spanish Food Words

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Word or Term	Definition
jabalí	wild boar
jamon de York	mild,cured and cooked ham.
jamon iberico	cured ham from the cerdo Ibérico - black hoofed (pata negra) pigs.
jamon iberico de bellota	dry cured ham from free range black hoofed Cerdo Ibérico pigs, who, prior to being sacrificed, are finished with an unlimited diet of acorns from holm oak and cork trees growing in the Dehesa forest / meadows.
jamon serrano	dry cured mountain ham, similar to prosciutto, but has significantly less salt and fat. A staple of the Spanish diet
jarra graduada	measuring cup
jerez	sherry
judias	white beans, similar to limas
jugo/zumo	juice
jugoso	juicy