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Asturias

Asturias is an autonomous community in northwest Spain and is bordered by Cantabria, León, Lugo (Galicia), and the Cantabrian sea. Asturias is situated in a mountainous setting with vast greenery and lush vegetation. The region has a maritime climate. It receives plenty of annual rainfall and little sunshine by Spanish standards.

Featured Dishes from Asturias

Arroz con leche asturiano

Arroz con leche asturiano

Rice pudding made with lemon and a cinnamon stick, and with a caramelized sugar top

Casadiella

Casadiella

Fried anise or wine flavored pastry (empanadilla) with hazelnuts or walnuts

Flor frita

Flor frita

Flower-shaped pastries, made by dipping flower-shaped iron molds into the batter, then into hot oil

Frisuelos

Frisuelos

Crepes, sprinkled with powdered sugar, topped or filled with a variety of fillings

Rosquillas

Rosquillas

Doughnuts, made with wheat flour and, for example, lemon zest, anise, covered in icing, rosquillas in Latin America are made with corn flour

Tarta de manzana

Tarta de manzana

Sidra

Sidra

Mildly alcoholic apple cider

Sidra de Asturias

Sidra de Asturias

Apple cider from Asturias, Spain

Bacalao al ajoarriero

Bacalao al ajoarriero

Stewed cod and vegetables

Cachopo

Cachopo

Battered and fried veal with ham and cheese, serve with potatoes, peppers or mushrooms

Calamares en su tinta

Calamares en su tinta

Squid stewed in its own ink

Carne gobernada

Carne gobernada

Slow-cooked beef and onions in a white wine sauce

Clam

Clam

Cocido maragato

Cocido maragato

Stew with beef, pork, chicken, bacon, chorizo, pig ear and trotters, vegetables, cabbage, garbanzo beans, dumplings

Crab

Crab

Fabada asturiana

Fabada asturiana

Asturian pork and bean stew, made with butter beans, tocino (pork belly), pork, morcilla blood sausage, chorizo sausage

Fabes con almejas

Fabes con almejas

Clam and bean stew

Fish

Fish

Garbanzos con bacalao

Garbanzos con bacalao

Chickpeas with cod, common during Easter

Hake

Hake

Higado encebollado

Higado encebollado

Liver and onions

Lechazo

Lechazo

Roast suckling lamb

Lentejas estofadas

Lentejas estofadas

Lentil stew, may also contain pork (lentejas estofadas con cerdo), chorizo, vegetables

Merluza a la sidra

Merluza a la sidra

Stewed hake (merluza), clams, vegetables, apples and cider

Percebes

Percebes

Prawn

Prawn

Salmon

Salmon

Salmón a la ribereña

Salmón a la ribereña

Salmon cooked with cider or white wine, may also include Serrano ham

Sea bass

Sea bass

Seafood

Seafood

Squid

Squid

Ternera Asturiana

Ternera Asturiana

Asturiana de los Valles and Asturiana de la Montaña cows raised in Asturias, Spain

Afuega'l Pitu

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Afuega'l Pitu

Full-fat cheese made from milk from Friesian and Asturiana de los Valles cows, from Asturias, Spain

Afuega'l Pitu

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Afuega'l Pitu

Full-fat cheese made from milk from Friesian and Asturiana de los Valles cows, from Asturias, Spain

Cabrales

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Cabrales

Blue cheese made from whole, raw cow's milk, or a mixture of cow's, ewe's and goat's milk, from Carreña de Cabrales, Asturias, Spain

Cecina

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Cecina

Cured beef, though pork, horse and game meat can also been used, typically cut in thin strips and drizzled with olive oil

Chorizo a la sidra

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Chorizo a la sidra

Chorizo cooked with apple cider

Chosco de Tineo

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Chosco de Tineo

Charcuterie made with pork loin and tongue, seasoned with pimentón (paprika), garlic and salt, stuffed in pork casing, then smoked and cured uncooked, from Tineo, Asturias, Spain

Chosco de Tineo

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Chosco de Tineo

Charcuterie made with pork loin and tongue, seasoned with pimentón (paprika), garlic and salt, stuffed in pork casing, then smoked and cured uncooked, from Tineo, Asturias, Spain

Faba Asturiana

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Faba Asturiana

Dried white kidneys beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) from Asturias, Spain

Farinato

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Farinato

A sausage made with lard, bread, oil and flour, farinato does not contain meat

Gamoneu

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Gamoneu

Cheese with mold-ripened rind, made with cow's milk, sheep's milk and goat's milk, from Asturias, Spain

Gamoneu

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Gamoneu

Cheese with mold-ripened rind, made with cow's milk, sheep's milk and goat's milk, from Asturias, Spain

La Peral

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La Peral

A blue cheese made with cow and sheep milk

Queso Casín

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Queso Casín

Cheese made from whole, unpasteurized cow's milk from full- and cross-bred Asturiana de la Montaña o Casina, Asturiana de los Valles and Frisona cows, from Llanera, Asturias, Spain

Queso Casín

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Queso Casín

Cheese made from whole, unpasteurized cow's milk from full- and cross-bred Asturiana de la Montaña o Casina, Asturiana de los Valles and Frisona cows, from Llanera, Asturias, Spain

Queso Los Beyos

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Queso Los Beyos

Semi-hard unpasteurized or pasteurized cheese made with cow's, sheep's or goat's milk, from Desfiladero de Los Beyos gorge in Asturias and Castile and Leon, Spain

Queso Los Beyos

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Queso Los Beyos

Semi-hard unpasteurized or pasteurized cheese made with cow's, sheep's or goat's milk, from Desfiladero de Los Beyos gorge in Asturias and Castile and Leon, Spain

Salsa marinera

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Salsa marinera

White wine-based sauce with Spanish paprika, onions, garlic, parsley, used in the dish almejas a la marinera, or Spanish style clams

Zamburiñas

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Zamburiñas

Small variegated scallops, for example, cooked in a tomato sauce, empanadas, with pasta