The best local producers Vélo Pays Basque

Professional beekeepers with recognized expertise, Jean-Claude and Corine Salles perpetuate a traditional art by transhumantly moving their hives from the Basque mountains to the hillsides of Béarn, harvesting true "crus de la nature", representing floral diversity. At their honey house, they extract, select and refine honeys for bouquets ranging from the sweetest - acacia-horsetail flowers - to the most distinctive, chestnut, and also make heather honey gingerbread and artisanal jams according to the traditional recipes of Amatxi (Basque for grandmother).

Piment d'Espelette is grown in open fields to the rhythm of our region's bioclimate. Maison Bipertegia naturally takes care of its plants, from sowing to ripening. They are then hand-picked and rigorously sorted 1 by 1 at each stage, from harvesting to processing into powder and its derivatives in our own workshop. Our producer claims "a passion for good taste, because we are the ^1st consumers and we are proud to offer what we like to eat". Quality, generosity and sound advice when you visit our store!

Born 5,000 years B.C. from the encounter between alcohol and the air of time, vinegar is the result of a formidable natural alchemy that stings wine and turns it sour (vin-aigre). Jean-Philippe, an award-winning craftsman of taste, owns a handful of vinegar factories in France and produces some fifteen different vinegars fermented in oak barrels using fresh, local produce, with no additives, colorants or sugar. A fascinating visit!

Duck is the king of the pots here, and the star of the show is foie gras: whole, semi-preserved, preserved, as well as confits, magrets, stuffed necks...and other delights: ceps in oil, Ascain pâté, chipirons in ink, garbure, axoa, poulet basquaise, 100% free-range chicken or capon terrines with foie gras... Everything is prepared in their laboratory, with no additives, colorants, chemical preservatives or nitrite salts. Sylvie and Cédric also offer wines, spirits, jams and Espelette pepper. Rigorous selection of local products.

Confits, goose and duck foie gras... From the producer... Here, the ducks are raised in the open air, then force-fed with corn produced directly on the farm, and without GMO. All the products are then prepared as in the past, to please the consumer, who will discover the taste of the best products! Claude and Iñaki Minaberrigaray can be proud of their production. Once again, these guardians of know-how and tradition are honoured with guaranteed products from the farm and their breeding. Taste the difference.

As in La Bastide-Clairence, La Fabrique de Macarons now has a second boutique in a charming setting, featuring Eugénie. This is the woman who inspired its creator to embark on his adventure. It's as much a feast for the eyes as it is for the palate, with so many delicious products on offer. Made in situ, don't hesitate to try the different flavors: almond, almond-chocolate and Espelette pepper, hazelnut, coconut-chocolate, organic coconut-lemon, turmeric... With no added colorants or preservatives, these recipes preserve their authenticity.

Ramuncho Pochelu was the creator of piments and he wanted to imagine this workshop, a dozen years ago because he had to share his passion, "the greatest wealth… " he commented. In situ, it started by climbing a labyrinth of piments with a game "the game of Ramuncho" what immediately seduced parents and children who can receive, the diploma of Petit Pimentier. There are products on site. In another register, he mounted a kitchen with the products to cook on-site with cooking lessons for one year. A real success that this return to real values, in simplicity, without folklore. And of course, the sale, the Pepper in all its states… and other quality products including AOC, Irouléguy wines, farmers Fromages Iraty, Tarbais Beans, le, etc. Not forgetting a partnership with Eric Mayté, the famous cheese maker. Group activities on reservation, free with a site of 200 Places. A great diversity and a great dynamism!

The Hoberena (the best means Basque)... the best of the basque cuisine! Workshop for standard EC trabajar duck but also do cooked, Basque pâté, hare, deer, wood pigeon, wild boar, roll, tripe, Basque piperade souletine, confit pork, chicken basquaise... in relation to the neighbouring hotel, the wines of the region, irouléguy, jurançon, Bipero sangria, Produced and sold on site but also in deli, meats, shops of regional produce supermarkets, some of the great Southwest France, by correspondence, Internet, etc.

Le Relais Gourmet Maison Gastronomique is a delicatessen offering a wide selection of gourmet products. You'll find assortments of spreadable aperitifs, fruity foies gras, gourmet boxes including wine, foie gras and aperitifs, as well as different types of foie gras such as Sauternes, sake or fine champagne. The store also offers products such as quintessential foie gras with smoked duck breast, gourmet aperitifs with Espelette pepper or candied oranges, and assortments of traditions and flavors.

This cannery of Briscous invites you in its workshop and its store. Here, it is an essentially feminine team that officiates, recalling that the initiator of this project was Anne Rozès, which explains why we have kept her name to the cannery which at the beginning worked only with duck and vegetables cooked with duck fat, in the old way. Foie gras, confits, puddings with Espelette pepper, pâté, cassoulet, duck ravioli... Beautiful signatures.

Maison Francis Miot has excelled in high-end jams for 30 years (best jam maker in France and three-time world jam champion, ranked hors concours), as well as in chocolates and confectionery. In this store, as in others, originality and quality are the order of the day. The chocolates are essentially of São Tomé e Príncipe origin, where they have a solidarity trade plantation. And the award-winning cane sugar, plum and 3 red fruit jams. There's also a savoury range with tapenades, compote and chutneys.

For more than 100 years, LAFITTE has maintained the excellence and know-how of Landes gastronomy. Exclusive partner of the Club of Chefs of State throughout the world, it is recognized for the superior quality of its products. The traditional fattened ducks are raised for a minimum of 102 days and fattened on whole grain corn, in accordance with the Label Rouge and IGP Landes (Protected Geographical Indication) specifications. Discover the gastronomic world of Foie Gras, confit, magret des Landes, a whole range of products around the duck.

La Maison Tenoy (Mémé Labatut) artisanal cannery tells the story of a family perpetuating the know-how of yesteryear around ducks. Ducks are raised and force-fed on site. During your visit, you'll learn all about the care taken in feeding and processing the different cuts. Cooked dishes, foies gras, pâtés and duck confits can all be found in the store. From April to mid-October, don't hesitate to come and taste Thierry's best duck recipes at the farm inn. You can choose from the à la carte menu or the set menus.

Irina Pasta is first and foremost two friends from the Basque Country, passionate about gastronomy and... pasta, who decided to create their own collection of ravioli, gnocchi, pasta and lasagne from their laboratory. You can find them all year long at the markets of St-Jean-de-Luz, Bidart, Quintaou in Anglet and in the fine grocery stores of the region. With Basque-style recipes such as Ossau-Iraty sheep's cheese and Bayonne ham ravioles, Piperade vegetable ravioles with Espelette pepper, Bayonne ham ravioles, blue cheese and roasted walnuts... The excellence of the products !

In the store of the Harizkazuia Farm, you can buy the products of the house, all kinds of honeys of course: chestnut honey, acacia honey, honey with 2 flowers, borage honey, Erika heather honey, Espelette pepper honey, honey and salt, cinnamon honey, pollen, propolis, with recipes, but also candles, sweets, soaps, etc. And it is important to know that all the products come from local, wild and spontaneous flowerings, thus respecting the conditions necessary to the respect of the specifications of the organic beekeeping.

The Uhartia farm welcomes lovers of foie gras and duck products that have made the reputation of the South West. Patricia and Cathy will open the doors of their traditional farm to you: whole foie gras, preserved or semi-cooked, smoked duck breast, confit, rillettes... And they will share with you their know-how and experience in this specialist work. The ducks, raised in the open air and fed on the farm's cereals, are processed according to the family's know-how and the recipes are prepared without colouring agents, additives or preservatives.

Located in one of the most emblematic streets of old Bayonne, come and discover the Ferme de Beleslou boutique in the Landes region of France. Since 1962, 3 generations have passed on their know-how to bring you local gastronomic classics based around duck and pork.

Foie gras, magrets, cured meats, hams, confits, terrines and pâtés, as well as a whole range of traditional prepared dishes: axoa, garbure etc... Here you'll find all the know-how and authentic flavours of the South-West, straight from the farm.

Biscuiterie Okina will delight you with its additive-free artisanal products. Local stores and supermarkets in the Basque Country sell our savory cookies made with ewe's milk cheese and Espelette pepper, tomatoes and onions, and goat's cheese; and our sweet chocolate and hazelnut cookies, Basque cakes and cornmeal galettes. Handcrafted with raw materials rigorously selected from local producers to guarantee quality.

Beñat, a miller by profession, masters the subject and his passion is communicative. You will learn all about the history and cultivation of chestnuts in the Basque Country, an age-old tradition and a land that is conducive to the cultivation of this tree, which can become several centuries old. It is also a family canning factory where the finest products are selected, in limited quantities and processed by hand. Recognized from now on by the Culinary College of France, it is already the consecration of the know-how!

Maison Miettes combines traditional and revisited recipes. 3 enthusiasts and 3 friends, Stéphane, head pastry chef (3 Michelin stars), Alexandra and Albert, two honoris causa, passionate about taste and aromas, who have combined their talents in the service of beautiful raw materials and good flavors to create Basque cakes in blackcurrant/lemon, cherry, etc., but also Basque shortbread of the moment, vanilla, lemon (delicious), Piedmont hazelnut, lemon cakes... Caramels and fruit jellies are also available.