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Basque Gastronomy
Food is such an important part of Basque life, with long lunches and dinners the center of many celebrations. Basque gastronomy has two main ingredients, the coastal seafood and the interior cuisine. The sheepherders of the American West also developed their own distinct dishes that are the main-stay of many Basque restaurants in the US.
Recipes
Here are various online collections of Basque recipes, including Basque-American cuisine and pintxos!
This is a collection of recipes, both contributed by visitors and found on the net. Some include photos of the dish.
Basque Foods
Here is some information about various food items that are typical of Basque cuisine, including angulas and pimientos Espelette.
Restaurants and Chefs
The Basque Country boasts some truly superb restaurants and chefs -- Donostia has more Michelin Stars per capita than any other city in the world. When you also consider the wonderful family-style Basque restaurants of the US West, Basque cuisine offers many splendid opportunities for the food lover.
Originally compiled by Charles Shaffer, this list has continued to evolve as restaurants come and go. If you see any errors, let me know!
Gastronomy
Taken from "Gastronomia", one of the series of "The Basque Country, Come and then pass the word" 2nd edition, January 1993 Author: Patxi Anton Idroquilis, Published by: Gobierno Vasco, Departamento de Comercio, Consuma, y Turismo. Viceconsejeria de Turismo. Translated unofficially by Diane E. Graves.
Drink
Just as unique as the food is the drink in the Basque Country, typified by sargadoa (hard cider) and txakoli, a dry white wine.
Kalimotxo -- red wine and coke -- is THE drink of fiestas in the Basque Country.
If you haven't been to a sagardotegi, you are missing out!
Other Basque Food Resources
Here are some places to get Basque food in the US as well as other miscellaneous links.
With stores in Santa Fe, Berkeley and Seattle, The Spanish Table offers various food stuffs, many from the Basque Country.
On the Basque Block in Boise, The Basque Market specializes in Basque food.
Focused on French food, there are Basque ingredients for sale.
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