Culture & Tradition

This section explores the roots of Basque culinary culture and the rich traditions that shape daily life, from ancient preservation techniques to communal celebrations.

Here, you'll find my everyday encounters with Basque and Spanish traditions. Notes on festivals, rituals, cultural history, and lived traditions in the Basque Country.

And why the Basque Country is a model of culinary pride.

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What Is Gastronomy? Food, Culture, and Why It Matters (to Me)
What Is Gastronomy? Food, Culture, and Why It Matters (to Me)

Gastronomy isn’t just cooking. It’s food in context: culture, sustainability, science, justice, and story. Here’s what it is, why it matters, and why I’m making it my life’s work.


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What Is Gastronomic Science?
What Is Gastronomic Science?

Gastronomic Science blends the art of cooking with the rigor of research. Here’s how it’s shaping our understanding of food, flavors, and human experience.

Cooking Like the Ancestors: A Journey Through Basque Food Traditions 
Cooking Like the Ancestors: A Journey Through Basque Food Traditions 

Explore how Basque culinary heritage preserves ancestral cooking methods that connect us to land, culture, and memory.


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Mountain landscape with snow-capped peaks and a small building on grassy hills.
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Modern house with wooden exterior and stone steps leading up to it, overlooking grassy hills and mountains in the background during sunset.
A wooden building situated in a grassy valley surrounded by hills with snow-capped mountains in the background.
Modern wooden house surrounded by tall grass and mountains in the background.