July 2014

Txokos or Gastronomic Societies form one of the backbones of the Basque Culinary pantheon. Dining clubs if you like, they are owned by the members who source the produce, be it their own or by fishing, foraging or hunting, or simply bought from the local market, and who then meet to prepare it. Usually very traditional in style, they are found all over Euskadi, from basements of residential blocks to harbour-side wharves and hidden mountain houses. The members rules often stipulate no children or women allowed!