Basque Spicing

To Each Season a New Delight

As the Basque Country is famed for its French-Spanish backgrounds, the cuisine is no exception.

The Basque are extremely particular about eating with the seasons. The freshest local products are served up with flavourful seasoning characteristic of the Basque. Endowed with rich regional produce and a legacy of culinary knowledge, the colourful Basque dishes are sure to seduce the most sophisticated of appetites.

Basque sauces are often red or green, following the season and menu…Red sauces often adorned with dark red peppers (the prized piment of Espelette), paprika and tomatoes…while green sauces are rich with parsley, peas, asparagus tips…