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The Basque Country, a culinary paradise
With regards food, the Basque Country is probably the most important tourist destination in Spain. A coastal and border region, whose very varied culinary delights are due to the mixture of sea and mountain cultures with modern top-quality cooking. This trend emerged over the last decades with the appearance of the so-called Basque Nouvelle Cuisine. But most importantly, the good food is a reflection of the character of the Basque people, a people devoted to tradition and good food, the centre of any social occasion. The Basque Country, a culinary paradise

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Food products you should try...

Beans from Gernika 

Albacore tuna and blue-fin tuna 

Suckling Lamb from the Basque Country 

Álava potatoes 

Gernika peppers 

Idiazábal cheese 

Tomatoes from the Basque Country 

Hake 

Cod 

Red Bream 
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Don’t forget to try......

Cod 'al pil-pil' 

Eels 'Bilbaína' style. 

Fish soup 

'Marmitaco' (fish and potato stew) 

'Pantxineta' (custard slice) 

Scrambled eggs with St.George's mushrooms 
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Where to eat (Campsa Guide selection)
Akelarre - San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa - Gipuzkoa)
Arzak - San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa - Gipuzkoa)
Martín Berasategui - Lasarte (Guipúzcoa - Gipuzkoa)
Zuberoa - Elizalde (Guipúzcoa - Gipuzkoa)
Andra Mari - Elejalde (Vizcaya - Bizkaia)
Gorrotxa - Bilbao (Vizcaya - Bizkaia)
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Destinations
Basque Country
Provincial Cuisine

Álava - Araba

Guipúzcoa - Gipuzkoa

Vizcaya - Bizkaia


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