Carne de Vacuno del País Vasco

Carne de Vacuno del País Vasco carries no EU protected designation. It is a fresh beef category from the Basque Country in Spain, associated with native Pirenaica and Terreña breeds. The catalogue tasting note describes the meat as robust in flavour. It falls outside any EU quality scheme and is not registered in the European Commission's protected designations database.

Tasting notes

Basque beef IGP, native Pirenaica and Terreña breeds. Robust flavored meat.

HoReCa use

The cut most closely associated with this beef is the txuleta, a large rib steak grilled over coals and considered a signature preparation of Basque steakhouses. It is traditionally paired with Rioja Alavesa and Txakoli.

Packaging

• carcass-half-150-180kg
• txuleta-1.5-2kg
• dry-aged-pavé-300g