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The Taste of Victory: Inside Ibéricos Guillén, Home to Spain's Best Pata Negra 2026

Behind every great food tradition, there is usually a story of people who refused to rush things. For Ibéricos Guillén, that story began in 1971 and has continued through three generations of a family devoted to Iberian pork. The journey took an important turn when Manuel Guillén Orellana moved to Barcelona and opened the family's first establishment in 1976. It was a chance to introduce customers to products connected with one of Spain's most recognisable culinary traditions. A decade later, Manuel Guillén S.A. was created, and in 1988 the family returned to Guijuelo, the area that would become central to the business's identity. That return was more than a change of location. Guijuelo, in the Sierra de Salamanca, offered the environment, climate, and traditions that helped the company develop the kind of Iberian products it wanted to be known for. From Their Own Farms to the Final Slice One thing that makes Ibéricos Guillén particularly interesting is its involvement in ...