Ingredients
Asturian cuisine is defined by its ingredients. Certain ingredients, and combinations of ingredients, crop up again and again in Asturian cooking. Seafood and beans, pork and beans, pork and cheese...
Beans & Pulses
Beans are the heart of Asturian cooking. So much so that almost any day of the year in Asturias you will find beans bubbling away in most houses. Truly this is the land of the platos de cuchara.
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Cereals & Grains
Corn and spelt are the most common grains one finds in Asturias. They, and all the other locally produced cereals are here.
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Fish & Seafood
The contribution of seafood to the Asturian diet cannot be understated. Asturians on average consume a kilo of seafood a week per person.[Citations 1] I am slowly documenting here the myriad of seafood consumed in Asturias.
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Fruit & Nuts
The nuts of the native trees in Asturias have a long history in the food ways of the region. Before the Columbian Exchange brought the potato to Europe, chestnuts (castañes) served the purpose potatoes do now, particularly in the stews of Asturias. Apples have been grown in the area since at least the Romans. Many other fruit and nut crops are now part of the Asturian culinary landscape.
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Meats
Asturias is undeniably cattle country. As a matter of fact, it is the only region in Spain where cattle are the most common agricultural livestock. That means there are a lot more beefy dishes in Asturias than most anywhere else in Spain. Of course, that is not to say that pigs, chickens, sheep, goats, horses, and other livestock don't factor into the cuisine.
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Vegetables
From the humble potato to the ubiquitous tomato, the vegetables common to the Asturian huerto live here.
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Other Ingredients
From mushrooms to honey, and other things that straddle the border between an ingredient and a product.
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Citations
- ↑ Eurofish DK. “Spain Fish Production & Trade.” Eurofish, https://www.eurofish.dk/spain. Accessed 13 Sept. 2021.
