What to eat in the Nalón Valley of Asturias

Un tourist trip through Asturias cannot be understood without tasting its excellent and, often, forceful gastronomy.

And specifically, if you are going to visit the Nalón Valley, from the industrial heritage area of ​​Langreo, to the mountainous landscapes of the Redes natural park, you will have the opportunity to try the most popular ones Asturian gastronomic specialties.

Below I am going to detail the main dishes that you will find among the gastronomic offer of the Nalón Valley, which I have had the opportunity to taste on my recent trip through said region of Asturias.

Asturian bean stew (Rte La Casona de Entralgo)

A classic and an essential dish in any trip to Asturias. A key point of a good Asturian bean stew They are their large and tasty beans.

Due to the strength of this dish, given that it is accompanied by meat (black pudding, chorizo, lacón and bacon), it should be eaten as a single dish, after some appetizers, for example, Asturian cheese.

Asturian Pote (Rte La Posada de Redes in Bezanes)

Another classic of the Asturian gastronomy, but it is not so easy to find where to taste it, compared to what happens with the popular fabada.

El asturian pot It is, in a certain way, similar to fabada, since it also incorporates large beans and meat (morcilla, chorizo, lacón).

However the presence of collards, vegetable that characterizes this Asturian gastronomic specialty, and potatoes reduces its forcefulness. Which does not prevent it from also being eaten as a single dish...to be able to repeat.

Roasted goat with potatoes (Rte La Casona de Entralgo)

It is a very common specialty to taste in the Nalón Valley.

If you have not abused the starter with a large plate of fabada or Asturian stew, you can try the roasted goat meat, accompanied by potatoes and peppers.

Pixin and prawn skewer (Rte La Casona de Entralgo)

Another of the Asturian specialties that you can try in the Nalón Valley is the pixin and prawn skewer.

You may not know that pixin is monkfish, and this dish is a very tasty complement to a good fabada or pote.

Asturian cheeses (Reciegos Rural Hotel Agroturismo)

Saying Asturias is saying cheeses. In Asturias you find an incredible variety of cow, sheep and goat cheeses, so when ordering it, you have to choose a tasting of several types of cheese.

At Nalón Valley the great protagonist is the Casin cheese, native to this region, but it pairs very well with other varieties, such as the famous Cabrales, Gamonedo y Afuega´l Pitu.

Filloa stuffed with apple (Reciegos Rural Hotel Agroturismo)

Among the sweets, in addition to the most classic, burnt rice pudding, you can taste the pancake stuffed with apple compote. This specialty is also typical of Galicia, but the presence of the apple gives it an Asturian touch.

Cider

And to drink, of course, don't miss the well-drafted natural cider...