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• Andaricas (Velvet swimcrabs).

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  … (Asturias) The basis of many Asturian recipes, the "andarica" or velvet swimcrab is outstanding because of its versatility and high quality. In most of Spain it is known by the name of "nécora". The velvet swimcrab is a seafood belonging to the 'Brachyuran' group of crustaceans. It has two front pin…

• Afuega'l Pitu cheese.

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  … (Asturias) One of the oldest and most widespread Asturian cheeses, both in terms of its considerable production and for its wide manufacturing area. Its name comes from the "bable" Asturian dialect and means 'choking cake', reflecting its unusual texture as it hits the taster's palate and pharynx. I…

• Cabrales Cheese.

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  … (Asturias) Also known as Quesu Cabrales or Cabraliego, this is one of the most important blue cheeses in the world. It is made with cow's milk or with goat and sheep's milk, which is more highly valued. Its name comes from the Asturian town where it has been made since time immemorial. With a strong…

• Bollu preñau.

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  … (Asturias) Delicious Asturian speciality made of bread stuffed with spicy sausage. Wheat flour bun that is stuffed with Asturian spicy sausage before baking. Since they are baked together in the oven, the sausage is impregnated with the flavour of the bread and vice versa. The result is exquisite. I…

• Gamonedo cheese.

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  … (Asturias) A wide variety of excellent quality cheeses are made in the massif of the Picos de Europa, among them one of the best Spanish blue cheeses: Gamonedo. This is a very large cheese with an irregular cylindrical shape, weighing over 2kg. It is made with raw full cow's, goat's and sheep's milk…

• Vidiago cheese.

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  … (Asturias) Delicious block cheese, very similar to that from Cantabria, made in the eastern part of the province of Asturias. It is a rectangular shaped cheese, made of pressed paste, weighing around a kilo. It is made in a very similar way to Cantabrian cheese, with cows milk to which milk fermenti…

• Asturian 'Fabe' (Bean).

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  … (Asturias) The 'fabes' of Asturias are dried French beans of the 'phaseolus vulgaris' variety, whose quality must be extra or first to enjoy the protection of the Denomination of Origin. Fabes are cream-coloured, kidney shaped (long and flat) and larger than other varieties. They can be cultivated t…

• Pixín.

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  … (Asturias) On the Asturian coast the anglerfish, a fish with firm, tasty flesh, is known as the 'pixín'. The anglerfish is a teleostean coliform fish with a large head and enormous mouth, very consistent, without scales, and with white flesh that is very tasty and low in fat. Because of the way it l…

• Asturian Cider.

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  … (Asturias) Traditional 'Wine' of Asturias, cider was around during Roman times, when it was known as 'pomaria'; the Arabs later called it 'siserio'. Protected under a Denomination of Origin of the same name, it is a drink with a low alcoholic content, between 4% and 6%, obtained through the fermenta…

• Beef from Asturias.

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  … (Asturias) The main attraction in the tasty gastronomy of Asturias, Beef from Asturias is outstanding for its excellent quality. Beef from Asturias comes from cattle born, raised, fattened and butchered in the Principality of Asturias. The breeds are the Valley Asturian, Mountain Asturian and crosse…