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Gambas al ajillo is a popular Spanish appetizer consisting of shrimps that are sautéed in a pan with minced garlic, lemon juice, paprika, and olive oil. The dish is usually consumed as a tapa. It is recommended to garnish gambas al ajillo with chopped parsley and pair it with some crusty b... Read more

This comforting stew known as fabada Asturiana is a signature dish of the famous Spanish region of Asturias. The stew consists of plump white beans, chorizo, morcilla blood sausages, and pork fat, flavored with smoked paprika and saffron. Some recipes also use olive oil. Spicy a... Read more

Cachopo is a meaty delicacy from the Spanish region of Asturias, consisting of two veal or beef steaks filled with cheese and a slice of ham. The whole concoction is then coated in breadcrumbs and fried in hot oil. The dish is traditionally served with roasted potatoes, grilled peppers, and mushr... Read more

Hailing from the region of Asturias, chorizo a la sidra is one of the most traditional Spanish tapas. It's made with fresh or uncured chorizo sausage that's cut into thick slices and fried in olive oil with the addition of Asturian apple cider until the liquid reduces. This tapa is traditionally ... Read more

Tortilla de manzana is a traditional apple omelet originating from Asturias. It's made with a combination of eggs, sugar, butter, olive oil, and (ideally) Reinetas apples. If unavailable, these Asturian apples can be replaced with Golden Delicious apples. The apples are cut into... Read more

Solomillo al Cabrales is a traditional dish originating from the region of Asturias. The dish is usually made with a combination of beef tenderloin, Cabrales cheese, thyme, olive oil, salt, and pepper. The tenderloin is brushed with olive oil, then placed over thyme in a roasting pan and roasted ... Read more

Casadielles are traditional Spanish pastry rolls filled with walnut. The dessert originates from Asturias. The dough is made with olive oil, warm water, flour, and fine sugar, while the filling consists of walnuts, fine sugar, butter, and anise-flavored liqueur such as pastis, arak, or ouzo. Once... Read more

Carne gobernada is a traditional dish originating from the region of Asturias. The dish is usually made with a combination of beef, onions, garlic, white wine, oil, and salt. The beef is cleaned, cut into cubes, seasoned with salt, mixed with garlic, and sautéed in oil. Diced onions are ad... Read more

Tortos is a traditional dish originating from the Asturias region. This humble dish is made with a combination of corn flour, ground pork that’s seasoned with paprika (picadillo), and eggs. The tortos (corn fritters) are made with a combination of corn flour, wheat flour, salt, water, and o... Read more

Salmón en sidra is a traditional fish dish originating from Spain, and it’s especially popular in Asturias. The dish is usually made with a combination of salmon fillets, flour, salt, olive oil, and hard apple cider. The salmon fillets are seasoned with salt, dredged in flour, and se... Read more

Cabrales is a blue cheese made from raw, unpasteurized cow's, goat's, and sheep's milk. The cheese is aged for 3 to 4 months in limestone caves in the region of Asturias in Spain. This artisan cheese is not injected with bacteria, but instead it matures from the outside inward. Cabrales ... Read more

Ternera Asturiana is fresh beef from the Asturiana de Los Valles and Asturiana de la Montaña cows that are born, reared and fattened in the Principality of Asturias. Depending on the age of the animal at slaughter, two categories of this meat can be found on the ... Read more

Gamoneu is a full-fat, ripened cheese made from raw cow's, goat's or sheep's milk in the area of the municipalities of Cangas de Onís and Onís in the Autonomous Community of Asturias. This cheese is lightly smoked and has streaks of green mold on the edges. Gamoneu is a sem... Read more

La Peral is a Spanish blue cheese produced in a remote area of Asturias by Esther Alvarez and her husband Jose Luis Lopez. The cheese is named after a local village and it's made from a blend of pasteurized cow's milk and sheep's cream. It ages from 2 to 5 months. When young, the texture... Read more

Peñamellera is a Spanish cheese hailing from the region of Asturias. It's made from cow's milk, but goat's or sheep's milk is added only during spring and summer for extra flavor. Underneath its natural rind, the texture of the body is dense, creamy, and supple, with small irregul... Read more

Afuega'l Pitu is one of the most famous and oldest Spanish cheeses. It is a full-fat cheese, made from pasteurized whole cows’ milk, that has a very sharp and piquant flavor and is sometimes seasoned with a mixture of paprika and chili powder. It is slightly salty and acidic, cream... Read more

Originating from the Cantabrian Mountains and traditionally produced within the Redes Natural Park in the Province of Asturias, Casín is a semi-hard to hard cheese made with raw, whole milk from the Asturiana de la Montaña, Asturiana de los Valles, and ... Read more

Chosco de tineo is a typical Spanish pork sausage, traditionally produced in the Principality of Asturias. This sausage is made using pork loin and tongue, seasoned and flavored only with salt, paprika, and garlic. Once enjoyed only by the natives, chosco de tineo is nowadays so popular ... Read more

Ahumado de Pría is a Spanish cheese hailing from Asturias. The cheese is made from a mixture of cow's milk and sheep's milk cream. It's usually left to age from 2 to 6 months, and after 2 months it's smoked over beech and oak. Originally, the cheese was produced in shepherd's huts... Read more

Faba Asturiana are dried white kidney beans of the Phaseolus vulgaris species , removed from the pod, produced in the Autonomous Community of Asturias. These traditional Granja Asturiana beans must be healthy and without any visible blemishes to be marketed as ... Read more

Sidra de Asturias or Sidra d'Asturies is an apple cider made with fresh, locally-grown apples or apple must in Asturia, a mountainous region in Spain. There are three products protected under this designation: Sparkling cider, Natural Traditional cider, and Natural New expressio... Read more