Mild Smoked Pimentón de La Vera AOP — Finca La Barca 70 g
House : Finca La Barca — Plasencia (Cáceres) — La Vera, Extremadura
Origin
Finca La Barca is a family house from Extremadura (the Oliva González family, the group behind La Chinata), specialising in smoked products from the La Vera comarca. Its speciality: pimentón de La Vera, protected by a Protected Designation of Origin – the Spanish equivalent of a grand cru. The red peppers are harvested at maturity, then slowly dried over oak and holm-oak wood fires for about ten days to two weeks. It is this drying that distinguishes pimentón de La Vera from all other paprikas: the smoky aroma is not an artifice, it is traditional and natural.
Features
- Producer: Finca La Barca – La Vera comarca, Extremadura
- Designation: PDO Pimentón de La Vera
- Variant: sweet (dulce) – no heat, pure smoky aroma
- Drying: oak and holm-oak wood fire, 10 to 15 days
- Grind: fine, stone-milled, ready to use
- Format: 70 g metal tin, opaque, firm aroma protection
- Storage: dry, away from light (12 months)
Tasting notes
Intense dark red colour, almost garnet. On the nose: clean oak smoke, notes of dried tomato, an almost caramelised sweet tip. On the palate: no heat, just that smoky depth that coats and lingers. The smoke is noble, never aggressive – the result of controlled drying, not an additive. Once opened, the fragrance fills the kitchen – it is the smell of Spain in winter.
How to use it
- Essential for paella: 1 teaspoon in the sofrito, added off the heat so it does not burn
- On roasted potatoes, mixed with olive oil before cooking – the signature of patatas bravas
- In a marinade for chicken or pork chops before grilling
- On baked eggs or an omelette, replacing ordinary paprika
- Sprinkled over hummus, crème fraîche, fresh cheese – an instant touch of Spanish identity
Why we chose it: for its designation and its method. This sweet pimentón is protected by the D.O.P. Pimentón de la Vera: the peppers are slowly smoked over oak and holm oak for ten to fifteen days, then stone-ground. Finca La Barca belongs to the Oliva González family, the family behind La Chinata. For paella, potatoes and marinades.
At a glance
- Who it's for
- For anyone who cooks paella, patatas bravas or marinades for the grill and wants the smokiness of La Vera without the heat.
- Ideal for
- Paella · Everyday cooking · Tapas · Barbecue
- On the palate
- smoky, sweet, not spicy
- Label
- D.O.P. Pimentón de la Vera
Finca La Barca
The smoked Pimentón de La Vera, PDO.
Finca La Barca is the smoked gourmet specialities brand of the <b>Oliva González family</b>, the same family as La Chinata. The family group — NETASA, founded in 1975 — has exported Pimentón de La Vera to all five continents for decades.
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