basque
Red Pepper Pintxo Recipe
This is not a very difficult recipe, but it depends on having excellent preserved ingredients from Spain.
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Why Old Cows Make the Greatest Steak Dinner
Behold the most exquisite, fudgy steak produced by the holy grail of butchers.
This Garlic and Salt Cod Soup Is an Umami Dream
This soup from chef and restaurateur Alex Raij of El Quinto Pino, Txikito, and La Vara is a true umami bomb.
Dirty Work: Basque-ing in the Garden with Alex Raij
Txikito's chef Alex Raij stopped by the MUNCHIES garden to whip up a menu of garlic soup with salted cod, a whole trout pan-seared in olive oil, and tender lettuce dressed with tuna and anchovies.
Garlic and Salt Cod Soup Recipe
Our favorite part of this dish? Stirring in that egg yolk right before digging in.
The Pyrenees Is a Wonderland of Sheep and Cheese
Big corporations making Istara or Petit Basque want to sell you the vibe of the Pyrenees, but I call BS. It’s like the difference between Audrey Hepburn and Kim Kardashian.
Hake Kokotxas Al Pil Pil Recipe
This simple and tasty recipe for kokotxas—essentially fish throats, for the unfamiliar—comes from Michelin-starred chef Dani López.
MUNCHIES Guide to the Basque Country - Part 3
Watch as Irene cuddles baby piglets (then eats their relatives' bacon), gets tipsy at a 500-year-old cider house, and chomps her way through two pounds of chuleta steak.
The Bacon-Obsessed Will Want to Make Smoky Love to This Dish
We know that bacon reached maximum cultural oversaturation. But it's time to forgive. Fall in love—or should we say amor—with bacon again.
MUNCHIES Guide to the Basque Country - Part 1
In the first episode of the MUNCHIES Guide to the Basque Country, Irene starts with a traditional feast at Basque institution Txokos, then meets food wizard Eneko Atxa of Azurmendi.
How a Tiny Spanish Town Helped Its Soccer Team Beat a Rigged System
Eibar is a humble team that somehow made it to La Liga, Spain's top soccer league. The story of how they pulled that off is incredible.