This is the typical Basque Cider Restaurant Menu, from omelette to steak

I must admit that even my most recent trip to Euskadi on the occasion of the celebration of the opening of the season of txotx, had not had the opportunity to enjoy the cider house menu in a traditional Basque cider house.

In Madrid, where I live, and in other large cities in Spain, there are many so-called Basque cider houses.

But in reality it is bars or restaurants focused on offering a great variety of tapas that you drink at the bar or at high tables, and where you can also drink basque cider.

Or you can also find numerous restaurants where you can taste the most typical dishes of Basque gastronomy, accompanied by cider.

What a traditional Basque cider house is like in the Basque Country

But I tell you that eat in a traditional Basque cider house in Astigarraga It's very different, and that's all an experience that is worth enjoying.

In this case, when referring to Basque cider houses villages or places are described where cider is produced every year, which is preserved in large barrels known as kupelas.

And it is in astigarraga, town very close to San Sebastián, where the largest number of cider houses is concentrated.

What is the typical Basque cider house menu like?

Traditionally, these hamlets created a space where the cider tasting could be accompanied with food.

And from there the typical Basque cider house menu, which consists of Cod omelette, Peppered Codfish, beef steak and for dessert, cheese with quince and walnuts, all of this to share.

Many of the cider houses only open to the public to offer this menu during the aforementioned season of txotx, which runs from mid-January to April, and during which the new cider of the year is tried.

Taste a cider house menu, whether at high tables or sitting at long tables, is more than a gastronomic experience, as it is characterized by socialization between all participants in the meal.

You will understand when I tell you that diners must always be aware of the different moments in which the owner of the cider house opens the different kupelas to serve the cider.

After notifying each other, we are all going to line up to, each one with our tall glass, collect the cider that flows continuously.

This encourages groups to form to chat while tasting the cider, and waiting for the opening of a new one. kupela.

In parallel, with your group of friends you will share the aforementioned cider house menu specialties in which, without a doubt, the ribeye takes on great prominence.

The cider house menus They are served in the area of astigarraga for price about 40 euros, and I assure you that you will not stay hungry and you will be able to drink cider as long as your body lasts.

This explains why this area near the French border is regularly visited by groups of French people who even arrive by bus, and who seek to enjoy this experience.

Do you dare to taste it?