If you like sweets, and specifically, marzipan and similar types, in a gastronomic trip through Euskadi you have an appointment at Gorrotxategi pastry shop de Tolosa, in Guipuzcoa.
This traditional family bakery is very famous in Tolosa for its Confectioner Museum, The main Tolosa tourist attraction, where you can see instruments and objects used since the 15th century for the production of confectionery and pastries.
But of course in Gorrotxategi You can taste and buy a wide variety of sweets, cakes and artisan nougats, as well as tiles and cigarettes, very popular in this area of Euskadi.
Now, on this occasion I want to highlight the delicious Xaxu, an almond cream cake, which is a mix between marzipan and yolk. Trying it is rewarding gastronomic experience.
It is not known exactly when the Xaxu, but this pastry was already made in the mid-19th century, when a young man who was known as Xaxu worked in the confectionery located in front of the Tolosa town hall.
Subsequently, in 1883, Confitería Cleto was transferred to Jose Mari Gorrotxategi, the precursor of this saga of master confectioners, who is now in its third generation.
Since then, Gorrotxategi have been refining the Xaxu recipe, and now I can assure you that it is a very soft and delicious sweet.
If you can't resist waiting to try it when you travel to Tolosa, you can buy the Xaxus online.
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