La Tienda, the largest online retailer of Spanish foods in the U.S., introduces American-made Cecina, a dry-cured smoked beef created following the ancient traditions of its origin in León, Spain.
Cecina is tender, smoky slices of cured beef with a deep red color that is low in fat and high in protein. Similar to Spanish Jamón, Cecina is always served thinly sliced and at room temperature. As a result of beef restrictions the American market enforced in the 1990s, U.S. consumers have been unable to acquire Spanish-produced Cecina. Beef has not been imported from Spain to the U.S. since 1998.