Carne de Ávila (Beef from Avila) is a
protected geographic designation
Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and traditional specialties, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG), promote and protect nam ...
for beef originating from the
Province of Ávila in Spain. The designation was approved in 1988.
Overview
Carne de Ávila is produced exclusively from livestock of the
Avileña-Black Iberian breed found throughout the region of Castile and León. The regulatory board is headquartered in the city of Ávila.
The Avileña-Black Iberian breed is an evolved specimen from the
serrana race
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Serrana may refer to:
Places
* Serrana, São Paulo, a city in Brazil
* Serrana (Santa Catarina), a mesoregion in Brazil
* Serrana Bank, an atoll off the coast of Colombia
Organisms
* ''Clystea serrana'', a moth of family Erebidae
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, crossed with other breeds of the region, which has resulted in a small population of animals of uniform black coat, although some individuals exhibit degradations on the skin tone.
Carne de Ávila is the source of the original raw t-bone, a typical dish of the
Province of Ávila.
See also
*
List of beef dishes
References
External links
*http://www.origenespana.es/socios/carne-de-avila/
*http://www.magrama.gob.es/imagenes/eu/Pliego_de_Condiciones_IGP_Carne_de_%C3%81vila_tcm7-141852_tcm9-309357.pdf
*Recipe: http://www.acueducto2.com/how-to-cook-a-avila-ribeye/15332
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Spanish cuisine
Beef dishes
Products with protected designation of origin