• COVAP Wins the Diamond Taste Award 2023

    We’re so excited to announce that our prized product, the Alta Expresión de Los Pedroches Dry-Cured Acorn-Fed 100% Ibérico Pork Ham , was just given the Diamond Taste Award by the International Taste Institute at the Superior Taste Awards....

  • COVAP + Alltech: The Planet of Plenty Project

    Sustainability has always been an important pillar of our business practices at COVAP. It’s ingrained into our values and the way we operate as a company at all levels, from farm to packaging. Which is why Frank Mitloehenr of the University...

  • The Best King’s Day Gift is Ibérico 

    Christmas is just the beginning of the holiday festivities in Spain. After Christmas and New Year’s comes King’s Day on January 6th, a time when families celebrate the coming of the three wise or magic kings. King’s Day, or Día de los Reyes, is...

  • The Star of Your NYE Menu: Salchichón Tartare

    New Year’s Eve is all about celebration. It’s glitter and dancing, it’s caviar and champagne—those special party-time treats you can’t ring in the new year without. So whether you’re celebrating at home or off to a New Year’s Eve party, you...

  • Holiday Meals: The list of “don’ts” when it comes to serving Ibérico

    The holidays are prime time for setting out the best of Ibérico pork. Cured Spanish meats like chorizo or jamón make those Christmas meals all the more special and delicious. Of course, there’s no denying that these festive dinners can sometimes...

  • The Art of Cutting an Acorn-Fed 100% Ibérico Pork Ham

    COVAP’s Alta Expresión Dry-Cured Acorn-Fed 100% Íbérico Pork Ham, or jamón, comes from the cooperatively owned ranchlands in the Valley of Los Pedroches, where the pigs roam free in the southern Spanish dehesa meadow, and happily feed on grass...

  • The Difference Between Jamón & Paleta

    Both jamón ibérico and paleta ibérica are phenomenal delicacies enjoyed all throughout Spain. Though you may be more familiar with jamón, both are truly exquisite and have been made with the same great care throughout decades of gastronomic...

  • Innovation & Tradition: Jamón Ibérico in the 21st Century

    If there are two values we cling to here at COVAP, they are innovation and tradition . Though these ideas may seem contradictory, they help us maintain culinary flavors derived from hundreds of years of Spanish tradition, while also staying...

  • COVAP Opens a Gastrobar - D’Tapas

    Have you heard the news? We opened a restaurant ! Not just any restaurant of course, but a gorgeous gastrobar called D’Tapas in the heart of Córdoba , our hometown. The whole place was constructed with the planet in mind, with sustainable...

  • Spanish Culinary Influence Throughout the World

    This month we’re celebrating National Hispanic Heritage! For us, that means commemorating the foods and cooking styles that have crossed oceans and helped turn Spain into the culinary influence it is today. If you know a bit about Spanish...

  • Summer Salads to Pair with Spanish Ham and More

    In the summertime we’re looking for light, oven-free recipes that are ultra-refreshing and still keep the hunger at bay. So we’ve put together some of our favorite summer salads, each loaded up with fruits and vegetables for that sweet and...

  • How 100% Jamón Ibérico is Made

    The Jamón 100% Ibérico is one of Spain’s most prized culinary masterpieces—if not its finest. Of course, this masterpiece doesn’t just paint itself. It must be carefully crafted and cared for to reach its full delicious potential. Our master...