In search of the recreation of Basque flavors always, the family baker and pastry chef bizkarra has launched a very original catalog. Among the different products, the olive oil truffles extra virgin, from native olives harvested in a region of Álava. The Cooperativa La Equidad thus collaborate to obtain this gourmet sweet. Below we will tell you how it is, in addition to presenting you the other varieties of truffle that the master craftsmen of Biscay have made.
Of the autochthonous variety Arroniz
We already told you last year about the nougat from Bizkarra for being original, handmade and some Christmas products to taste while passing through Bilbao. Now they surprise us again with some olive oil truffles that aim to enhance traditional flavors of the Basque gastronomy. You may find it curious, but yes, the so-called Spanish "liquid gold" is also produced in the Basque Country.
Although the greater prestige of EVOO is further south of the country, we must speak here of a cooperative that has been 1947 in the olive sector. At Equidad It is located in the municipality of Moreda from Álava, located in an area with a cultural tradition dedicated to olives. More specifically, to the autochthonous variety Arroniz, which is grown in a privileged region of Rioja Alavesa. It is well adapted to the climate of this place and is the star of the truffle made in Bizkarra.
We are talking about an olive from medium fruity flavor and aroma which is transformed into the trujal of the town of Alava to create a High quality EVOO after its cold and mechanical extraction process. A complex and balanced oil that retains its properties for a long time. Now, what is relevant here is that when incorporated into the truffles, they offer those olive nuances on the palate at the end of the tasting.
Olive oil truffles, challenge in Bizkarra
In the workshop of the master pastry chefs of Bizkarra, located in Usansolo (Vizcaya) they have managed to integrate that complicated raw material. «Faced with possible proposals for a pure oil filling, we wanted to avoid greasy sensations and for the oil note to be present. But not the oil itself as such », explains Eduardo Bizkarra.
So, with that challenge set to obtain the extra virgin olive oil truffles Without the final product being a very strong chocolate in greasy terms, they changed the procedure. They adapted it to the characteristics of this special ingredient. The result is already seen in the image. Even in the aspect rough and green the sweet resembles olives!
Value an unknown product
At the origin of olive oil truffles two intentions are found. The first, innovate both on the one hand and on the other. The second, to value a product is the unknown as is the Alava oil, behind which there is a tradition and culture linked to its cultivation. In addition to this, the Biscayan pastry family have wanted to collaborate with Basque brands long history to produce a catalog that highlights a particular flavor. And also that it uses local ingredients. In this case it was the turn of the AOVE, but they have also bet on two others.
Shepherd's cheese and other traditional
In the range called Bilbao truffles With which they make a nod to the large caliber that each one has (38 millimeters in diameter) there is another very original one. Shepherd's cheese from the Urkiola artisan cheese factory It is the absolute protagonist for a sweet in which a mild flavor stands out, although the fusion is of high contrast. It should also be noted here that this cheese from sheep was born in a cabin owned by the pastry family itself: Bizkarra-Legorra.
Furthermore, the Intxaursaltsa truffles are made with the walnut sauce so traditional and particular to the Basque workshop. A flavor that is highly appreciated in bizkarra. For this reason they did not want to forget it and introduce it in this special collection. The same ingredients that they use to get their nougat of the same name are part of this fine and delicate sweet.
If you want to taste the olive oil truffles or the others described you can find them in the Basque pastry shops and soon in their Online store.
