Traditional food & drink in Navarra

Navarra has 6 regional specialities worth seeking out in its heritage towns. Many carry a DOP or IGP protected-origin mark, which ties the product to a defined area and production method.

Espárragos de Navarra↗

White asparagus grown under the soil of the Ribera and cut by hand each spring, thick, sweet and never bitter.

Pimiento del Piquillo de Lodosa↗

Small red peppers roasted over wood fires and peeled by hand, never washed, so the smoke stays in.

Chistorra↗

A thin, fast-cured pork sausage bright with paprika, griddled and eaten in a split roll.

Queso Roncal↗

Spain's first protected cheese: a hard, nutty sheep's-milk cheese from the Pyrenean Roncal valley.

Pacharán navarro↗

Sloes steeped in anise liqueur until it turns rose-red, the digestif at the end of a Navarrese meal.

Vinos de Navarra↗

Garnacha country: rosados with real weight, plus reds from the Ribera around Tudela.