Spain's food paradise

Spain's food paradise - Asturias

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If you're looking for a unique food adventure, then Spain's food paradise, Asturias, is the place for you! Asturias is home to some of the best food in all of Spain, and there's a little bit of everything to explore.
In this Asturias travel vlog, I go to a typical Asturian restaurant and try some of the local cuisine. After watching this video, you'll have a better understanding of what to expect on your food trip to Asturias!
We try:
Pimientos de padrón
Ensalada de tomate con ventresca de atún
Cachopo
Tarta de queso asturiano
Local white wine
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@Juan_Dystopian 2 жыл бұрын

Back on the road. This is the type of videos I enjoyed here when I subscribed years ago. Thank you for this video. I've always been fascinated by the northern coast of Spain. Both their architecture, landscapes and food. One day I'll go there (during the summer period, of course). I'm from Málaga.

@view05nys 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a most entertaining video of Asturias. I am a first generation American of Galician immigrants. I have been back to Galicia many times to visit my family over the years. I have also had the good fortune to travel all over Spain, over the years. Asturias is also one of my favorite locales, especially along the coast. Your video raises my nostalgia to go back to visit once again. It raises within me morrina (accent on the n) to return to Galicia. A feeling of longing and desire.

@morganmadison366 Жыл бұрын

Hola, Gallego.

@michaelthatcher3825 2 жыл бұрын

Stu, this is your real forte in Spanish life, informing people about what's really important as opposed to all that political nonsense. Lovely video,

@relaxingsilentfilms-LosAngeles Жыл бұрын

One of our next destinations

@arnoutbolman5070 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias for having dinner with us. Extremly tasty as it seems ! No Mc D nor other fast crap chains in sight, very well, these people must be more intelligent than others..

@alanfletcher5720 2 жыл бұрын

Haven't watched your channel for ages .Thoroughly enjoyed that.

@patmuller4461 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my God Stuart. I would be full just after the salad, peppers cheese and bread.

@Kyyylelax 2 жыл бұрын

I just tried my first Cachopo today and it was huge! I had trouble finishing it but I’m one of the lucky few that needs to put on some weight so Asturias seems like a good place for me. I had a fantastic fabada last night as well so I definitely recommend that. One thing I wish I knew before coming to Asturias was how to drink the sidra here. I thought, how hard can it be, but after getting laughed at I realized there’s a whole way to order and drink it. You cannot order just a cup of cider, you have to order the whole bottle which priced at 3.50 seemed too good to be true. And then you’re not supposed to sip the cider but rather drink it all at once leaving a little bit to clean the glass. I was wondering why my waiter took my unfinished glass and tossed it out. I had no idea there was all this etiquette to drinking cider! Hopefully this can save someone else from making the same mistakes.

@joseantoniodavila2752 2 жыл бұрын

All paths in Asturias are uphill. You will probably lose weight.

@beleniusrompetechos9975 2 жыл бұрын

Sure, you will be really happy in Asturias.

@DudeWatIsThis 8 ай бұрын

Nothing screams "tourist" louder than eating fabada at dinner. Never, never, never do that, especially if you sleep next to someone else :)

@pikeywyatt 2 жыл бұрын

yum yum from bexhill

@rogermty1971 2 жыл бұрын

This could be food for three people!

@joseantoniodavila2752 2 жыл бұрын

That part of Asturias is plenty of cherry trees and now is the season. Those cherries are somewhat different from the Castilian and Extremaduran ones that arrive to Madrid's markets and also can be picked for free. You don't have to eat cherries with fabada. You shouldn't drink beer with fabada either! (even worse)

@jandan5934 2 жыл бұрын

Looks delicious, making my mouth water!

@davidtaylor-hg2bz 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, me and my wife bought a farm house in the hills in asturias and are working on it at the moment. Just south of oviedo and love the area, food and people. It is going to be a base to travel all spain and cant wait for the adventure❤️🇪🇦

@JoseAlvarez-Garcia 3 ай бұрын

Muy Bueno,buen provecho.Saludos!!

@michaelthatcher3825 2 жыл бұрын

Know this part of Asturias well as it is on the Primativo camino. My farvourite town was Pola da Allende just 20k from Cangas. 'A river runs through it'.

@jennetdecaresle5174 2 жыл бұрын

What a great couple of videos from Asturias Stu. Thank you. I'm glad I ate my meal before I watched the culinary delights one, or you would have made me super hungry! 😅 The cheesecake reminded me of the purportedly best in the world, from and which I had in Santander, a tapas mecca of Spain, no? When you were presented with the meat dish, I immediately thought he will only eat half that and then takeaway the rest. It did occur to me to share such a main course. Not an embarrassment if you have starters and especially a dessert afterwards! I'm in Málaga and the pimientos de padrón are ubiquitous here too. Very tasty and a favourite of mine. You have definitely much encouraged me to visit beautiful Asturias in the future. Thank you again! 😊 My name btw is Jennet (rhymes with the surname Bennett. 😉).

@englishwithmsjulia 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!!!! Your meal looked delicious! 60 euro bill not bad at all.

@Toltecgrl 2 жыл бұрын

Between the Cachapos and the cheesecake OMG my mouth was watering!!!!! 🤤 Thank You for sharing this restaurant and food with us! 😋 Beautiful town!

@Maryann110 2 жыл бұрын

I’m drooling watching this video 😂. Love the peppers and tarta de queso. Thanks for this adventure.

@kimatoonskin8873 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhh yummmmmmmm. That food. And the scenery. Just love it

@harryweatherstone8331 2 жыл бұрын

keep up the good work another interesting video. Perhaps it will encourage the less adventurous to travel.It has always amazed me how people come to live in Spain and never move far from where they live.The country is so diverse as is the local food.Every where I have travelled throughout Spain I have the locals friendly and helpful .Best thing we did buy a motor home and travelled to see Spain, the camp sites are good and clean.So lets hope these videos will make people realise what they are missing.Keep up the good work, I am a big fan of yours. est wishes to you and your family.

@nalagrz5773 2 жыл бұрын

Love this kind of videos!

@karynwendt5754 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed the video. Thank you!

@janetlombardi2314 2 жыл бұрын

A very good video Stuart good to see you out and about and tucking into what looked like a very tasty meal. Hope you enjoyed your day. Thank you

@CAASmyoung 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! This was a very good video you sure do know how to make everything look amazing! I get to Spain often I will be sure to put Galicia on my to do list.

@Mike_Ripper 2 жыл бұрын

Love Asturian food and the people. So friendly. I Remember going to a little restaurant in the village square of Cué many years ago late one evening (11pm). "Are you still serving?" we asked. "Are you hungry?" replied the waiter. "Sit". Over the next 2 hours or so we watched as he and his sister effortlessly served in excess of 30 customers. She serving through the open window of the kitchen. We have been back many times since. best Tuna I've ever had. (PS We assumed they were brother and sister because of the banter between them and they looked like family. I may have made that bit up)

@kristinesugala4492 Жыл бұрын

I love tuna and tomatoes es with avocados

@Melloyello56 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, if there was a 'Love it' button I would smash it. Well done, very enjoyable & informative video, will definitely put Asturias on my Bucket List.

@Lithuanian_Gemstones 2 жыл бұрын

Love to see you out and about!

@patriciab3739 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this one !! Brilliant Vlog as well as your really interesting and informative weekly Vlogs.... please share some more restaurant experiences with us ! Have a great week ahead :)

@thanq2467 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us your visit to Asturias, great to see you taking a well deserved break away fro Madrid. Happy to see that you have had pleasant weather in an area where it often rains. Had planed to visit southern Spain next May, but I think after your video, we will head for northern Spain, rain or no rain, thanks again.

@lahjmiahj 9 ай бұрын

What a fantastic video!!! Thank you so much! Good thing I had just had dinner when I saw this, lol! ¡Buen provecho!

@tonypommells3228 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stuart, Great video really enjoyed it the town looks fantastic and the food looked so yummy I would have definitely had to have a doggie bag. Keep up the good work

@martindouglas9839 2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias por el video Stuart. Will have to give it a try

@rossbonesteel6913 Жыл бұрын

Excelente video Stu, José Andrés would be very proud of it!

@FlamencoOz 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you out and about again mate.

@rafaelh2504 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video!!!

@mariomiranda2811 2 жыл бұрын

Very awesome and informative, thank you

@stpete2madrid960 2 жыл бұрын

Stu, thanks for sharing your experience there in Asturias. The food looks very tasty, especially that tarta de queso! We are looking forward to experiencing northern Spain next month when we visit A Coruna. Salud 🍻 Dave

@brendamorgan 2 жыл бұрын

What a delightfull video. It's so good to see you out and about. And the food! My mouth is watering just watching. Did you see the height of the cheesecake. Mountainous! Thanks Stuart for showing me what life in Spain could be like. 👍

@paulmessis1094 2 жыл бұрын

I've been living in Asturias for 5 years, a great place.

@CAASmyoung 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@hokicoki 2 жыл бұрын

I love Asturias

@raulgutierrez3779 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your amazing videos on Spain!! BTW great spanish pronunciation!

@Tasks. 2 жыл бұрын

great content Stuart. I'm travelling over from Aus next month for a north coast roadtrip so perfect timing!

@tedwheeler2266 2 жыл бұрын

Spain speaks!!!!!

@babscrosier 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't believe the size of that cachopo! I know you said it was big but I didn't expect it to be that big. I'd have to take Tupper ware. The cheesecake looked yummy too.

@philiplindley7384 2 жыл бұрын

Looked brill, Stu.

@neilolife 2 жыл бұрын

Great video really enjoyed it

@Fishyeditsphonks Жыл бұрын

Wow😮 um..😅 this is good these is what I will try in Spain you make me hungry 😅and still like it

@andrewmeasures2312 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stuart. Thanks for a great video of Cangas. It certainly brought back many merories of a lovely town in Asturias. Those pimientos de Padron are one of my favorites with the added expectation that you might get one of those, super hot, blow your head off peppers. A truly entertaining video and a nice break from the currents affairs stuf. I do hope you will be able to do videos like this. Thanks for all your hard work. Un saludo desde SE London.👍👍😀

@jal051 6 ай бұрын

That's the best part, right? The spicy ones.

@andrewmeasures2312 6 ай бұрын

@@jal051 I like that the super hot ones look exactly the same as the mild ones and you can't tell until it's got you.🤣

@gabrielemcnicholl6174 2 жыл бұрын

Looked really good 👍

@alexanderlarsson776 10 ай бұрын

Food heaven in Spain, You got Asturias and the basque country, Galicia with amazing seafood, Valencia area with all the rice dishes, Andalucia and then Madrid that has its own cuisine plus all the other ones too! :p

@AlejandroGarcia-gr1jm 7 ай бұрын

No se si los compran en Galicia, pero en Asturias esta lleno de pimientos del padrón, los siembro en casa y como todo el verano. Es una verdura que se da muy bien en toda la costa del Norte.

@jal051 6 ай бұрын

Yo tampoco sé dónde se cultivarán hoy en día, porque ponen tapas de pimientos de Padrón prácticamente en toda España. No creo que Padrón dé para tantos.

@vincentbyron7086 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and great food.60 Euro for all that is excellent value Between the food and your video I am starting to Google the area .Well done Sir.

@annehaefele4434 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Stu. I wasn't even hungry when I started watching this video. After watching this video, I'm virtually 5kg heavier 😂 and planning my trip back to Spain in the fall so I can try this dish IRL. Great job on this video. Stellar. BTW Who is we? I only saw you in the video.

@AlejandroPRGH 2 жыл бұрын

He mentions the "camera person". He/she has to eat too, right?

@jacquesblignaut7844 2 жыл бұрын

My guess is,he bribed his son with a meal to do the camera work...

@kathleenirvine8360 2 жыл бұрын

My goodness Stu,I was eating that lovely meal with you, it looked delicious, I have never had a bad meal in Spain, must try That part of Spain sometime, unfortunately, not quite so easy to get to from Britain, especially Scotland.

@Tranquitronquista 2 жыл бұрын

Living la vida loca, Stuart, hahaha 😎🧈🌶️🥩🍮🥂

@beleniusrompetechos9975 2 жыл бұрын

A lovely video! Thanks for promoting the North West of Spain.

@vecsy90 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Stu! I’ve been to Asturias for a week last year and My Lord I loved the food 😋 There’s a Sidreria in Madrid on Calle Menorca (close to Ibiza metro station). It’s called Carlos Tartiere and it really makes you feel like in Asturias. Sidra (cider) served the traditional way and the cachopo is huge and very tasty 🤤 I can highly recommend it if you’re visiting the central but don’t like the busy and expensive places. Price is reasonable too. Paid €80 for me and the missus (cachopo is €25 on its own, plus steak, 2x dessert, 2x drinks per each).

@bdwon 2 жыл бұрын

super video

@mikegowers9809 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video Stuart. Asturias also renown for its poste Arroz con Leche asturiano. The best pimientos de padron are from the Herbon area. I often drive past there. You pay a bit extra but worth it. Gracias.

@Juan_Dystopian 2 жыл бұрын

60 Euros for two people is expensive in my opinion

@harriettt9857 2 жыл бұрын

Expensive for that unhealthy food

@kevinomalley1521 2 жыл бұрын

Keep these up bud

@maurasloyan2510 Жыл бұрын

Hi from Jerez de la Frontera. No ice shortage apparent here.

@mariaemiliafelton4825 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video immensely. If you visit Cangas de Onis we will love to buy you a cerveza!!

@peteamayhew 2 жыл бұрын

I need a Cachopo !! 😋

@josephspear4399 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stu, I really enjoyed this video. Your meal looked great. I live in a small fishing town in the south of Tenerife & can get some really great fish dishes & also meat dishes like carne de cabra which is delicious. Please keep on doing vids like this.

@TravelonlineWalk 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful movie 😍 new sub and bell ❤

@debbiegarza1287 2 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable blog as always! Thanks Stu & camera assistant 🥰🥰

@finnstadel 2 жыл бұрын

The Cachopo appears to be like the Swiss Cordon Bleu. Must say that I'd prefer a mediterranien dish (well there was tuna in the salad) at half the price. Going there (Calpe) on Monday and it's been too long since last time. Having worked hard in the vegetable garden, one can appreciate how much easier it is to grow tomatoes, Zucchini, aubergines, beans etc in a warmer climate. Rain helps so you don't have rely on irrigation all the time.

@jal051 6 ай бұрын

Asturias has very varied cuisine. Some dishes originate from the montains and are incredibly heavy (and Cachopo has its one culture of exageration, tbh. I'm Asturian and I never eat it unless I split it with another person) and other dishes are from the coast with many different types of seafood. There are also several types of local stews with a lot of veggies and a bit of meat.

@krissteele6867 2 жыл бұрын

You order the same starters as me Stu!

@zanetaylor3540 2 жыл бұрын

Cochopo was like the schnitzels we had as kids in the 70s and 80s in NZ, where the thin beef stake was stuffed with Ham and cheese and bread crumbed b4 frying. Probably half the size of the Cochopo though.

@FlamencoOz 2 жыл бұрын

Cordón Bleu is the name, they were hugely popular here in Australia too.

@jal051 6 ай бұрын

The main difference with Cachopo is that the ham inside the cachopo is Jamón Ibérico. Curated and salty, y'know.

@brendangannon9286 2 жыл бұрын

Asturias is a secret. Shhhhhh 🤫

@kristinesugala4492 Жыл бұрын

I’m interested to live forever in Spain , I have little pension (early pension) I like somewhere in Galicia where near in farmlands.

@kristinesugala4492 Жыл бұрын

Cordonblue here in where my place, sure that is taste the meat .

@d.c.sodyssey4783 2 жыл бұрын

.. serious plate.

@johnhueter6117 2 жыл бұрын

Netflix has new movie about the Spanish civil war and nazi zombies. Unbelievable. It is titled Valley of the Dead. Nice vid on Asturias.

@anacasanova7350 2 жыл бұрын

El cachopo es un invento moderno casi una animalada. Para neanderthales, jajaja.

@harriettt9857 2 жыл бұрын

Si , à mi me parece una comida poca sana salvo la ensalada pero hay que probar la comida de la region

@FranciscoGonzalez-dz2oy Жыл бұрын

Para neanderthal es comer un codillo.y que sólo es un hueso.

@scottjohnson9225 6 ай бұрын

Biggest chicken fried steak I have ever seen.

@viviansimons7954 10 ай бұрын

Did you leave a tip

@TopSpinWilly 2 жыл бұрын

Stewart says put a little bit of local cheese on the bread. 😂 There was more 🧀 than 🍞.

@richardparker2707 2 жыл бұрын

San Jacobo se llama

@AlbertHernandezTorne 2 жыл бұрын

San Jacobo is the same but without meat. Cachopo are two meat fillets stuffed with cheese and ham and then all of that battered and fried

@richardparker2707 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlbertHernandezTorne ya ya lo sé si yo lo como así como San Jacobo te digo saco porque Jacobo de jamón y esto es carne es lo mismo

@jacquesblignaut7844 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlbertHernandezTorne What is a San Jacobo stuffed with? The Cachapo looks very nice!

@richardparker2707 2 жыл бұрын

Sanacobo lo puede ser de muchas clases y muchas maneras

@AlbertHernandezTorne 2 жыл бұрын

@@jacquesblignaut7844 San Jacobo is like a french cordon bleu, is normally ham wrapped around cheese (or with cheese filling), then breaded and pan-fried or deep-fried

@jal051 6 ай бұрын

Ese cachopo da para comer tres.

@renadunne4930 2 жыл бұрын

What meat is in the cachopa? Beef or pork?

@joseantoniodavila2752 2 жыл бұрын

Beef

@renadunne4930 2 жыл бұрын

@@joseantoniodavila2752 better still

@grant1434 2 жыл бұрын

Veal

@richardhaughton4303 2 жыл бұрын

Not easy to present a video when eating, I’m off now to prepare my lunch 🥗

@lindabiegenwald5924 2 жыл бұрын

When you showed that meat dish it reminds me of a similar dish we call chicken fried steak.

@amandaroberts5111 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely meal Stuart, l noticed the waiters wearing masks, it that the law or what?

@SandraGarcia-lj3bd 2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget Galicia , please.

@paulgilliland2992 2 жыл бұрын

We ate at Agorregi in Donostia San Sabastian last October. Seven course pre fixe lunch and it was spectacular. €150 for two including a bottle of wine . We also ate at a 4star place that I forgot the name off but it was super uncomfortable with far too many different servers and a snotty maitre d who looked shocked when my fiancé ordered a glass of wine and I declined.

@joseantoniodavila2752 2 жыл бұрын

Similar prices at Casa Gerardo and Casa Marcial in Asturias

@karynwendt5754 2 жыл бұрын

Does Asturias have Menu de Día? Here in Granada for €10-12 you get basket of bread, bowl of olives, 1st course, 2nd course, 1 drink, coffee or dessert.

@CH-jd8km 2 жыл бұрын

Cheaper than further south (Marbella & the coast )

@jacquesblignaut7844 2 жыл бұрын

It looks very delicious but I doubt the Spanish eat like that everyday. What would the daily food intake be for the average adult person? What would the budget or average price be for this?

@kuaker69 2 жыл бұрын

In Asturias, we usually go out for lunch or dinner at a sidreria or restaurant once or twice a week. in Spain we have a menu of the day, which consists of: first plate, second plate, dessert, bread and drink (Water, wine and in some places a bottle of cider) and you can choose between 3 - 4 different meals for the first plate and the same for the second for a price of between 10 - 15€. They do not put a cachopo on that size but the portions are very abundant, so there are many people who eat like this regularly. And you do not have to finish it, you can order the leftovers to take! hahaha

@kuaker69 2 жыл бұрын

* the average price of 10 - 15€ is in Asturias, in Spain there is a lot of variety

@jacquesblignaut7844 2 жыл бұрын

@@kuaker69 Thanks for the info! 10-15 euro sounds much better to me LOL.

@FranciscoGonzalez-dz2oy Жыл бұрын

En España puedes comer un menú diario sin repetir plato en un mes.

@diogorodrigues747 2 жыл бұрын

Northern Spain has the best food in the country. The cuisine in the majority of Spain is quite basic and bad, but in the north, from Galicia to the Basque Country, it's actually very good! Asturias has some great panned meat and good "sidra"! Cheers!!!

@FlamencoOz 2 жыл бұрын

Where are you from?

@diogorodrigues747 2 жыл бұрын

@@FlamencoOz Portugal.

@Kakonan 9 ай бұрын

The cuisine of the north of Spain is the best, agree, but the rest of the country has a lot of variety and quality too. You should travel more.

@diogorodrigues747 9 ай бұрын

@@Kakonan I have travelled a lot through Spain and that's my opinion. If you get out of touristic places in Spain food in most of Spain is sh*t and incredibily overrated. There are some exceptions, of course, but that's mostly the rule.

@JanosFeher 2 жыл бұрын

Can be something more British than going to a "food paradise", then ordering a schnitzel with fries and a scout fair-quality dessert? :] What's next? Going to Ubrique and pop in to a Primark for shoes? :)

@Kakonan 9 ай бұрын

Well, cachopo is something you eat typically in Asturias. He did what locals do.

@craphead9842 2 жыл бұрын

Stu why are the staff wearing masks??? Surely they ain't needed... Tony cuenca

@craphead9842 2 жыл бұрын

24€ for 2 people in my favourite restaurant in cuenca.... A 3 course meal with a bottle of white wine... Tony cuenca

@manuelfg2902 2 жыл бұрын

Are u from Cuenca?

@harriettt9857 2 жыл бұрын

I must be the only person who thinks that this looks like a very unhealthy meal. A huge piece of breaded deep fried beef filled with ham n cheese . It didn’t even look nicely presented in my opinion , just like a “menu Del dia “ in any local bar/ restaurant in Spain . Even the salad didn’t look appetizing, maybe it’s the video . Far too expensive for what you got! Having said that I thoroughly enjoyed your video and I understand that when in different regions one would like to try the local regional dishes . Keep up the walking 😜