A charcuterie tasting can help you decide what to buy again as well as provide an appetiser. The idea is simple: cured, ready-to-eat lomo, salchichón and chorizo on separate plates. Rather than crown the most expensive, discover which textures and seasonings each person enjoys.
Read the product pages, separate the three samples and keep their labels. Taste small portions without sauces, with water and bread apart. Note what you would repeat; if only two references are available, adapt the tasting to two.
Before choosing: three names are not enough
Choose cured products labelled ready to eat; do not substitute fresh chorizo that needs cooking. Check designation, ingredients, allergens, weight and storage. AESAN’s labelling information explains that labels include identity, composition and use. A commercial name alone does not tell you everything needed for serving.
Set a table where each sample stays distinct
Use a separate plate and serving utensil for each product. Keep packs or an identification note nearby without touching the food. Serve a little and replenish as it is eaten, following product directions. Keep plain bread and water apart; a shared sauce would introduce another variable. Do not assign the same after-opening storage period to all three.
Jamones Paco Heredia for this article
Current selection from the related collection. Check format, weight and directions on each product page.
Jamones Paco Heredia
Current selection from the related collection. Check format, weight and directions on each product page.
View the collection →Try an order without making it a rule
As a home starting point, try lomo, then salchichón and then chorizo. This organises the table; it is neither a quality ranking nor a compulsory sequence. For each plate ask: how does it chew, which seasoning stands out and what flavour remains? Pause with water if one sample is particularly prominent. Listen to each guest without correcting their preferences.
The selection follows the Jamones Paco Heredia catalogue. Editorial photographs illustrate formats; check the collection for current products and their details.
Turn notes into a selection you will use
Write the precise product name beside one sentence: for sharing, a sandwich or eating alone. Do not extend that conclusion to every product bearing the same name. Compare available sliced charcuterie and formats in the Iberian charcuterie collection. When the catalogue changes, keep the tasting idea and reread the pages. To add another food to your table, shop Spanish ham without mixing it into the initial comparison.