Basque cuisine is the cooking of the Basque Country. It includes meats and fish grilled over hot coals, marmitako and lamb stews, cod, dishes made with Tolosa beans, paprikas from Lekeitio and pintxos, the Basque form of tapas. Idiazabal sheep's cheese is a well-known local product, and drinks include txakoli, a sparkling white wine, and Basque cider. A dish prepared basquaise style often includes tomatoes and sweet or hot red peppers. A traditional cider house meal features a salt cod omelette, grilled T-bone steak and ewes' milk cheese with walnuts and quince paste.
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Basque cuisine refers to the cuisine of the Basque Country and includes meats and fish grilled over hot coals, marmitako and lamb stews, cod, Tolosa bean dishes, paprikas from Lekeitio, pintxos (Basque tapas), Idiazabal sheep's cheese, txakoli (sparkling white wine), and Basque cider.
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Basque cuisine refers to the cuisine of the Basque Country and includes meats and fish grilled over hot coals, marmitako and lamb stews, cod, Tolosa bean dishes, paprikas from Lekeitio, pintxos (Basque tapas), Idiazabal sheep's cheese, txakoli (sparkling white wine), and Basque cider.
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Basque cuisine refers to the cuisine of the Basque Country and includes meats and fish grilled over hot coals, marmitako and lamb stews, cod, Tolosa bean dishes, paprikas from Lekeitio, pintxos (Basque tapas), Idiazabal sheep's cheese, txakoli (sparkling white wine), and Basque cider.
Uses Ingredient: Lamb, Wikipedia article text
Basque cuisine refers to the cuisine of the Basque Country and includes meats and fish grilled over hot coals, marmitako and lamb stews, cod, Tolosa bean dishes, paprikas from Lekeitio, pintxos (Basque tapas), Idiazabal sheep's cheese, txakoli (sparkling white wine), and Basque cider.
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It was created in 1988 by Santiago Rivera, chef and owner of the restaurant La Viña in San Sebastián in the Basque Country, Spain.
Gateau Basque (Wikipedia)
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Gâteau Basque (Basque: etxeko bixkotxa; "cake of the house") is a traditional dessert from the Northern Basque Country, typically filled with black cherry jam or pastry cream.
Piperade (Wikipedia)
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Piperade (Gascon and French) or piperrada (Basque and Spanish), from piper (pepper in Gascon and in Basque), is a Gascon and Basque dish prepared with onion, green peppers, and tomatoes sautéd and flavoured with red Espelette pepper.
Goxua (Wikipedia)
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Goxua (which means "sweet" in Basque) is a typical dessert from the Basque Country, especially from Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Tuna pot (Wikipedia)
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also known as marmitako in the Basque Country
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