Charcuteries Vélo Pays Basque

A pure Basque with a beret screwed on his head who combines a taste for respect: respect for nature, for tradition, for products, for the seasons - a single secret: to give time to time... Ambassador of Basque cured meats in the world, he produces products that have always won awards; ham and Kintoa PDO meat, and for years he has won numerous medals, notably at the Concours Général Agricole. The discovery of the Basque Country would be incomplete without a visit to the store.

Visit the workshop of this pig farmer since 1990 and immerse yourself in the world of ham according to Pierre Ibaïalde: choice of pigs, rearing, preparation in salting and drying rooms, maturing, preservation. All the secrets of production! To finish, a tasting of homemade products. For sale on site or online. Pork: ham in all its forms: whole, in pieces, sliced, boned by hand; ventrèche, lomo, coppa... and the "Cochisson" to discover. Duck: dried duck breast, foie gras, rillettes... Unique!

This family-run charcuterie has been in existence since 1884. With a network of 26 farms in the surrounding area, the production process is very short. And from the street, the store hides a mature business, a beautifully crafted, CE-standard laboratory and spectacular natural drying sheds. They offer a tour of the ham drying sheds, but first you'll have discovered this setting of rare authenticity. In the boutique, you'll be able to buy little marvels: hams, but not only hams...

In the center of Espelette, the store is a concentration of expertise in cured meats, ready-made meals and Basque cakes. A simple, effective recipe: the Poutzia farm (run for several generations by the Gastellou family) with its free-range livestock in the forest of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, a canning and salting facility, and heirs to know-how in charcuterie: we have all the ingredients. Bayonne hams, sausages, chorizos, pâtés...and ready-made dishes: garbure, axoa, piperade jambon, home-made Basque cake, cheeses, honeys...

We're still under the spell of this beautiful Maison, where you don't know where to look anymore, as the ceiling and walls... sing the praises of the Basque Country. It has been making artisanal hams since 1946: the famous Bayonne IGP ham, and the exceptional Kintoa PDO ham, matured for up to 28 months. With a range of Kintoa cured meats - dried lomo, coppa, sausage... - and chipirons, pâté basque, axoa, poulet basquaise, hake koskera... Cédric Bergez prides himself on the quality of his fresh produce, which is rigorously prepared with an emphasis on "traditional taste".

The Bayonne boutique is the perfect showcase for Pierre Oteiza's products. Hanging hams, sausages and chorizos invite you to taste them, as do the wines of Irouléguy. Cooked dishes and the great classics: foies gras, pâtés and the house's latest product, nitrate-free whole-cooked white ham, not forgetting "on egin", his gourmet cones for sharing. This is the kind of excellence and craftsmanship that you'll find in 9 other equally emblematic boutiques, from Paris to Biarritz.

Since 1946, artisanal know-how adapted to traditional cured meat recipes has been part of the DNA of the Basque Country and beyond! Maison Montauzer is one of the jewels of this authentic Basque gastronomy. Among its various stores, its markets and workshops well established in the heart of the region, it is also the radiant showcase of Bayonne which "breathes" the Ibaïama hams of the highest quality... -20 months of maturing minimum -, foies gras, terrines, rillettes, home-made dishes, without forgetting the custom-made gift boxes.

Maïté and Jean-Baptiste are the guarantors of know-how in the Basque Country with their cured meats from their Ferme Elizaldia since 1983 in Gamarthe, located in the heart of the Basque mountains. The farm processes and markets the pigs they raise. Respecting the principles of sustainable agriculture, with a traceable, balanced diet free from GMOs, over 4,000 hams are sold in a dozen stores and markets, and more widely in other reputable outlets in the Basque country. The same ethic applies to local cheeses and sweets.

In the heart of the village, Jean-Baptiste and Maïté's farm shows its differences. the farm produces 4,000 hams aged between 20 and 24 months. The quality of their production and the selection of their pigs (Large White and Landrace crosses) are essential to them. You'll find plenty of surprises on sale and in many local shops. In addition to IGP Bayonne ham, the farm also produces cured meats with evocative names, as well as fresh produce and homemade preserves: cooked dishes and preserves with typically Basque recipes...

Same image, in the boutique at Les Docks de Biarritz as in Bayonne, the parent company. On sale, excellent products from their lab. Not forgetting those from local producers. This superb range is rounded off by the sale of Kintoa PDO fresh pork, the only one of its kind in the region and in France to offer the famous Aldudes pork. Quality and consistency are the watchwords here. Whether it's Kintoa or Bayonne ham, charcuterie and cured meats, artisanal preserves or ready-made meals, Aubard, 3 generations of know-how in cured meats.

An institution in the Basque Country since 1946, with ancestral know-how! Here you'll find traditional products: hams, pâtés, and the famous Kintoa PDO pork, emblematic of responsible farming and Basque gastronomy. With or without bone, these exceptional hams are produced by hand. In rib steak, sausage, ham and couston, this black pig feeds on acorns and chestnuts, giving it a divine taste. The icing on the cake is the Musée du Jambon at the end of the store, where you can learn about the origins, techniques and know-how of the masters of salting.

Each of the farm's pigs is raised for 8 to 11 months on a traceable, non-GMO diet. This allows them to have a meat richer in taste. The company has chosen sustainable agriculture with some of the pigs raised on a straw bed, because unbalanced meat does not allow for good salting. The farm's ham has three IGP Bayonne Ham approvals and is aged for 14 months. The farm also offers pâtés and livers, cheeses and ready-made meals, all of which are successful.

Pork farmers since 1983, Maïté and Jean-Baptiste are the guarantors of the know-how in breeding and curing through their 6 sales outlets, including the delicatessen in Ustaritz. Ferme Elizaldia, located in Gamarthe, raises, processes and produces more than 4,000 hams, coppa, sausages, lomo, Basque pâté, foie gras, confits, axoa, cassoulet, as well as gift boxes such as Baïgorri, Don Ibane and others, all in keeping with the ethics of sustainable agriculture... 6 stores now and also present at the main markets in the Basque Country.

We know about South Africans' passion for rugby, but we knew a little less about biltong, dried beef subtly marinated in spices (from Espelette). It's also in the Basque country, in Bayonne, that we discover and appreciate this preparation which gives a particular flavor to the piece of beef. Its nutritional qualities (lean, easily digestible meat...) make it a healthy food to enjoy as an aperitif, in a salad or omelette, or as an energy supplement for sports. An artisanal product that aims for excellence!

Artisanal know-how and excellence of the products characterize this beautiful House since 4 generations, for the great pleasure of our papillae. In its store in the center of Espelette, you will find all its specialities: Espelette chilli pudding, Bayonne ham, tripotx, Basque pâtés, chichons, axoa, piperade and other delights made in its workshop in Souraïde, in the respect of traditional recipes. Official supplier of quality and gastronomic tradition !

"Here, the stars are the products" proclaims our ham ambassador, Eric Ospital, who is so outspoken that you might think he's the star, as he's always dreaming up new products: ibaïama ham, matured in the open air, "caressed by the seasons..." found in many restaurants and beyond, Txirula, a dry sausage, boudin, pork belly... He advocates quality above all else, from the selection of pigs from the Basque Country to their breeding. A reputation that extends far beyond our borders.

Christian Montauzer, a worthy descendant of a house that has made "home-made" its trademark since 1946, works with his team to hand-craft ancestral recipes. The boudins, cured meats, pâtés... are sure to delight even the most discerning customers. Between the secrets of production and the seasonings, another jewel can be found at Maison Montauzer: the "Ibaïama" ham, born from pigs raised in the mountains, prepared according to tradition, and cured by the air of the Basque Country for 4 seasons. You can visit the workshop in Bardos to appreciate even more.

A concentrate of cured meats, meats, cheeses and famous Basque cakes in this store. For several generations, the Gastellou family, located in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, has run the Poutzia farm. Their Blonde d'Aquitaine cows and pigs are raised in the open air, making the flavors all the more enjoyable and authentic. In all 4 boutiques, you'll always find the same high quality. Bayonne and Garazi hams, sausages, pâtés, rillettes, chorizo, ham piperade and delicious ready-made meals.

It is in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, that the Gastellou family has been established for several generations at the farm "Poutzia". From the breeding of meat cows and pigs in the open air, to the canning and salting of hams. At the foot of Arradoy, on a twenty-hectare forest, the animals evolve far from the industrial pace: artisanal products that are all the more tasty and flavorful. Dry-cured hams from Bayonne and Garazi, sausages, chorizos, ventrèches, rillettes, pâtés..., dishes cooked in jars and home-made Basque cakes! A beautiful know-how.