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|description=IGP Borrego da Beira is the meat produced from small statured lambs, which are cross bred from three different breeds: the Churra do Campo or Marialveira
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[[Image:Borrego da Beira.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Borrego da Beira]]
'''[[Template:Indicação Geográfica Protegida|IGP]] Borrego da Beira''' is the [[meat]] produced from small statured [[lambs]], which are cross bred from three different breeds: the Churra do Campo or Marialveira, the Churra Mondegueira and the Merino da Beira Baixa.

'''Production Method'''

The production method of these [[lambs]] depends on their geographical area: in the mountains the animals are kept in flocks and fed on hay and branches from [[chestnut]] and oak trees and are taken to the high altitude pastures in the summer time; on the plains, on the other hand, the Borrego da Beira live permanently in the open air, graze for food and the [[lambs]] are suckled by their mothers. The [[lambs]] are slaughtered before they reach a live weight of 12 kg.

'''Appearance and Flavour'''

[[Template:Indicação Geográfica Protegida|IGP]] Borrego da Beira is light pink in colour and is an extremely tender, succulent and tasty [[lamb]].

'''Production Area'''

[[Template:Indicação Geográfica Protegida|IGP]] Borrego da Beira is produced in the districts of Castelo Branco and Guarda and in a small area in the district of Santarém.

'''History'''

The Churra Mondegueira and Churra do Campo or Marialveira breeds of sheep originated from the Ovis Aries Studery, an ancient breed from which all Portuguese sheep descend. As far as the origins of the Borrego da Beira breed is concerned it would appear that it descended from a cross between the Alentejano Merino and the Spanish Merino when the flocks were taken together to the mountain pastures in the summer time. These animals have only been reared for their [[meat]] for the last 20 years, before that they were kept for their wool and to supply [[milk]] for the many [[cheese]] makers in the Beira Baixa area. The shepherds and their families were the only ones who ate the [[meat]]. In any case the sheep has always played an important role in the lives of the local population, as it was, for a very long time, before the introduction of other cultures and other sources of food, the only source of income for the agricultural community. In the [[Template:Indicação Geográfica Protegida|IGP]] Borrego da Beira production area it is also known as Borrego da Canastra, the word ''canastra'' meaning the basket in which the [[lamb]] was traditionally placed, and also as Borrego de leite, since [[milk]] is the [[lamb]]'s sole form of sustenance.

'''Gastronomy'''

[[Template:Indicação Geográfica Protegida|IGP]] Borrego da Beira should be stored at a temperature of between 2°C and 4°C. It cannot be [[frozen]] before it is sold but it may be [[frozen]] once acquired for domestic use. Once bought the [[meat]] can only be kept in the fridge for a few days and cannot be eaten earlier than 72 hours after slaughter. This [[lamb]] is used in many local, traditional dishes and is excellent cooked simply, in a wood burning [[oven]], with just [[extra virgin olive oil]], [[salt]] and [[garlic]]. ''Canja de borrego'' and ''Caldeirada do dito'' are also well-known, traditional local dishes made with this [[lamb]]. It is also used in the making of traditional, regional [[sausages]], such as Maranhos.

'''Marketing'''

This [[lamb]] is sold as [[Template:Indicação Geográfica Protegida|IGP]] Borrego da Beira. It is sold [[refrigerated]], in pieces weighing no more than 6 kg. The various cuts, sometimes including the [[offal]], are packed and clearly labelled and sold separately.

'''Distinctive Features'''

The Beira Interior region has proved to be an ideal environment for rearing the [[Template:Indicação Geográfica Protegida|IGP]] Borrego da Beira [[lamb]] and contributes significantly to the particular and fine quality of this [[lamb]].

'''Reference: [http://www.qualigeo.eu/en/prodotto-qualigeo/borrego-da-beira-igp/ Qualigeo] '''

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