The value of our local products

Thanks to its geography featuring a wide variety of climates and altitudes, the province of Burgos generates a great abundance of different products from its carefully tended agriculture, livestock farming and the maintenance of customs such as hunting and fishing.

Burgos is also well known throughout Spain for its food as a result of the products that take its name, such as the black pudding morcilla de Burgos or the fresh cheese, which are the most popular, and are also available in different local varieties. In addition to these, the suckling lamb, roast meats and stews attract increasing numbers of foodies to the city’s restaurants.

In the capital, you can enjoy products from all over Burgos, such as meat from las Merindades which is produced in a district spanning 26 villages of the Ebro Valley, or the delicious hamburgers made from Hispano Breton foal meat, alongside the varieties of beef or suckling lamb from the area of la Bureba or Sierra de la Demanda.

As a complement to a good roast, the region offers Medina de Pomar lettuce and other varieties from the north of Burgos which are grown in plantations or greenhouses that have been granted the quality certificate.

And of course we cannot forget about the legumes – a basis of the Mediterranean diet – with the magnificent Ibeas bean and the caparrón de Belorado bean that has a very fine skin and is cooked slowly with a knob of fat. The famous olla podrida stew [rotten pot] uses these products to make a mouth-watering and filling dish.

The Burgos potato is an essential garnish for these dishes – it is harvested late from the plains of the Arlanzón or Tirón rivers, as are the potatoes from the glorious Duero River.

Bread and wine are staple foods, and the perfect complement to these products from the region. In Burgos, the torta de Aranda bread is a delicacy, washed down with the Designation of Origin wines of Arlanza or Ribera del Duero – two winegrowing districts that are well established in the national and international markets. Both have the mark of guarantee of their respective designations of origin.

Adding to this culinary offering are the miniature dishes that restaurants, bars, cafés, taverns and inns prepare and tempt us with from their bars that display an attractive selection of tapas, portions or ramekins. More than enough excuses to head there for a foodie getaway.

These are just some of the reasons why Burgos has become a Creative City of Gastronomy – the heart of the province for you to enjoy these delicacies.