Gastronomy
You will find a wide variety of quality products in Montaņa Alavesa that are the unbeatable ingredients to various dishes and meals.
One product to point out in Montaņa Alavesa is the POTATO which is considered to be the ?King of Root Vegetables" and it?s not surprising. It has received the highest acknowledgement that any Basque product could receive with the highest marks of food quality, the ?Label of Quality?.
CHEESE
In San Vicente de Arana you can get some exquisite cheese that has received the appellation d'origine Idiazabal.
Idiazabal Cheese (San Vicente de Arana): Javier San Vicente: 945406111.
HONEY
Montaņa Alavesa?s location makes for a great place to harvest top quality honey which has received the ?Label of Quality?. Honey can be found in various locations: San Román de Campezo, Apellániz, Atauri, and Antoņana. Antoņana holds an annual honey fair.
Beekeeping Center (Antoņana): 945410226
BLOOD SAUSAGE
It is in Maeztu and Villaverde where one of the typical pork products is made and sold; delicious rice blood sausages.
Blood sausages (Maeztu): Suso Meats: 945410057.
Blood sausages (Villaverde): Las Nieves Blood Sausages: 945378276.
BREAD
Master bread makers have passed down the recipe for a product that is so common in our daily diet such as bread from generation to generation. Here it is noteworthy because it is homemade in a wood stove at the Peņacerrada mill.
Bakery (Bernedo): Belategui Bakery: 945378120 / 945378008.
Bakery (Maeztu): Bazter Bakery: 945410338.
Bakery (Peņacerrada): Alonso Bakery: 945367005.
Bakery (Santa Cruz de Campezo): Ibarrondo Bakery: 945415086.
ALAVESAN PINTO BEAN
The Alavesan Pinto Bean is small, round, and characterized by its garnet color with white speckles. This traditional product is high up on the set of values, having been recognized because it has a thin skin and is fine on the palate.
Alavesan Pinto Bean (Urarte): 945379130.