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Bellotas de Quercus suber (alcornoque)

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Field Notes

Description:

bellotas de 2 a 3 cm de longitud.

Habitat:

bosque mediterráneo

Notes:

Las bellotas, son amargas y por lo tanto no son comúnmente utilzadas como comestibles

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
eulalia rubio
se utilizan para cebar animales, sobre todo a los cerdos ibéricos. Alimentando a los cerdos a base de, consecutivamente, bellota de melojo, quejigo, encina y alcornoque se consigue un recebo de varios meses que da una calidad excepcional al jamón resultante.
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PublishedJune 25, 2010

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