At the height of the most demanding palates
CULINARY TRADITION AND AVANT-GARDE CUISINE
Restaurants or tapas bars, gastronomic avant-garde or traditional cuisine. In both cases, the kitchens from Baena will surprise us for their quality and innovation.
Baena stands out for the cultivation of the vine and the olive tree. Thus, it offers the opportunity to enjoy authentic Baena oil and Montilla Moriles wine , both with PDO
To whet your appetite, order some delicious aubergines with salmorejo or a gazpacho that you can accompany with broad beans, almonds or cucumber, all very typical varieties of the area. Walk its streets in search of the best tapas. Cheeses , cold cuts and crushed olives are some of the most sought after. Walk its streets in search of the best tapas. Cheeses , cold cuts and crushed olives are some of the most sought after.
Taste the local agricultural products, protagonists in a wide variety of traditional recipes at lunchtime in downtown Baena, such as Baenense scrambled eggs , with asparagus and garlic sprouts, empedraillo with rice and legumes, or oranges in oil with figs and cod .
But if you’re a meat lover, don’t miss the oxtail flamenquin. You can accompany them with a potato sauce called carnerete.
The most acclaimed fish dish is represented by Baenense-style cod , that is, with tomato, pepper, onion and olive oil. Next to him the most innovative shusi and the tuna belly with. Wash down all this gastronomic experience with the wonderful DO Montilla-Moriles wines and put the sweetest finishing touch with the mosto con coscorrones or the panetillos de cortijo , with a clear Moorish influence. Pastry is the ideal option to enjoy in Baena!
