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Gastronomic guideAlt Urgell
contentL’Alt Urgell: age-old culinary culture
La Seu restaurants
Alt Urgell restaurants
The cheeses of the Pyrenees
Food specialists (Local food products)
Recipes
La Seu map
Alt Urgell map
Gastronomic events
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Over the years, the people of the Pyrenees have
lived in harmony with their immediate
surroundings of earth, water and livestock; in
short, with nature. This bond gave rise to ways
of life that remained virtually unaltered until the
mid-twentieth century. Although the mountain
regions thereafter changed a great deal, new
generations of Pyrenean people have
nonetheless inherited that ancestral popular
culture which, luckily,
is reluctant to disappear.
L’Alt Urgell:age-old culinary culture
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Cuisine is an inseparable part of the history of
mountain society and L’Alt Urgell is a magnificent
example. A substantial part of the cuisine
prepared in the county’s restaurants is firmly
rooted in the traditional cooking of the family
homes of the rural Pyrenees. The methods
previously used by the women who cooked in
the villages of L’Alt Urgell is still alive, albeit
indirectly, in the dishes served in the county’s
establishments today. The qualities of those
women (wisdom, devotion, patience, etc.) have
been passed down, year after year and century
after century, to the present day. Today’s
modern, innovative cuisine in L’Alt Urgell is
therefore deeply rooted in the region’s history.
A good meal in L’Alt Urgell involves more than
just savouring accomplished dishes. It represents
a bond with an age-old culinary culture, of which
the chefs of L’Alt Urgell are worthy heirs.
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ANDREU
ANDRIA
AVENIDA
BRASERIA CASA NOSTRA
CAL MIQUEL
CAL PACHO
CANIGÓ
CANTURRI
DRAC D’OR
EL MENJADOR
IGNASI
LA BALLENA
LA MINA
LA VIA
LARA
LES TRES PORTES
MARIA
MESÓN TEO
MISCELA
NICE
PARADOR NACIONAL
PARC DEL SEGRE
PIFARRÉ
PIZZERIA BAMBOLA
PIZZERIA VIA FONTE
LLUM DE LA SEU
XALOC
Avda. Guillem Graell, 3
Passeig Joan Brudieu, 24
Avda. Pau Caris, 24
Passeig Joan Brudieu, 20
Barri Sant Pere, 13
C. La Font, 11
C. Sant Ot, 3
C. Major, 87
Passeig Joan Brudieu, 8
C.Major, 4
C. Capdevila, 17
Barri Sant Pere, 15
Passeig Joan Brudieu, 24
C. Josep de Zulueta, 4
C. Jueus, 8
Avda. Garriga i Massó, 7
Avda. Guillem Graell, 36
Avda. Pau Claris, 38
Avda. Pau Claris, 24
Avda. Pau Claris, 4
C. Sant Domènec, 6
Parc del Segre s/n
Plaça Bisbes Prínceps, 4
C. Fra Andreu Capella, 2-4
C. Llorenç Tomàs i Costa, 39
C. Josep de Zulueta, 37
Avda. Salòria, 69
973 35 02 12
973 35 03 00
973 35 01 04
973 35 31 02
973 35 26 00
973 35 27 19
973 35 10 43
973 35 10 48
973 36 08 01
606 92 21 33
973 35 49 49
973 35 46 30
973 35 10 51
973 35 32 04
973 35 08 65
973 35 56 58
973 35 41 93
973 35 10 29
973 35 46 20
973 35 21 00
973 35 20 00
973 35 40 35
973 35 10 07
973 35 09 30
973 36 04 07
973 35 46 83
973 35 30 94
name adress phone
la Seu restaurants
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type of cuisine set dishes menu closes
Tapas / Grill
Catalan market cuisine
Traditional
Home cooking /Charcoal grill
Modern traditional
Home cooking
Assorted
Home cooking
Chinese
Market
French
Home cooking
Assorted
Assorted tradicional
Tapas / Cider restaurant
Fish
Home cooking
Market / Charcoal grill
Italian / Catalan
Traditional
Regional and seasonal
Assorted
Home cooking
Pizzeria
Italian
Market
Home cooking
No
Sun night and Mon
Monday midday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Sunday
Thursday
Sunday
Monday
No (reservation required)
Sun night and Mon
Thursday
No
No
Wednesday
No
Sunday
Sun, Mon and Tue
Monday
No
No
Wednesday
Monday
No
Tuesday
Sun night and Mon
Sunday
name adress phone
CAN PERE
LLAR DE FOC
LA PERDIU D’ARGENT
L’ESTANC
ALÀS
DOLCET
CELSO
LA LLUÏSA DEL PERETÓ
CAL MIQUEL
HOSTAL VELL
D’ANSERALL
CLUB DE GOLF
MAS D’EN ROQUETA
CAL PINTOR
CASA LLUÏSA
CAL ROIG
EL SOT
FONT DEL GENIL
L’ORENETA
CAL PERET
LA CANAL
CAL MAGÍ
BUCHACA
EL CASTELL
KATIA
LA GLORIETA
LA SEU
CAL PERUTXO
Crta. de Lleida, 21
Crta. N-260, km 233,50
C/ Afores, s/n
C/ Lloc, 1
C/ Zulueta, 10
C/ Zulueta, 1
C/ Sol, 9
Casa Lluïsa del Peretó
C/ Major, 8
C/ Únic, s/n
Avda. del Cadí, 2
Mas d’en Roqueta, s/n
C/ Nou, 10
C/ de la Vall, s/n
Pont d’Arsèguel, s/n
Ctra. de Puigcerdà, 142
C/ Doctor Llangort, 5Crta. de Puigcerdà,cruce d’ArsèguelCal Peret, s/n
C/ de la Canal, s/n
Casa Magí, s/n
C/ Major, 3
Crta. N-260, km 229
Crta. N-260, km 229
Camí de la Seu, s/n
Crta. de Lleida, 32
C/ de l’Obac, 1
Crta. de la Seu, Km 103
village name adress
Alt Urgell restaurants
ADRALL
ADRALL
ADRALL
ADRALL
ALÀS
ALÀS
ALINYÀ
ALINYÀ
ANSERALL
ANSERALL
ARAVELL
ARAVELL
ARCAVELL
ARSÈGUEL
ARSÈGUEL
ARSÈGUEL
ARSÈGUEL
ARSÈGUEL
BELLESTAR
BESCARAN
CABÓ
CASTELLBÒ
CASTELLCIUTAT
CASTELLCIUTAT
CASTELLCIUTAT
CASTELLCIUTAT
COLL DE NARGÓ
CASTELLNOUDE CARCOLZE
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phone type of cuisine set dishes menu closes
Home cooking
Modern mountain
Modern traditional
Home cooking
Modern traditional
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Galician-Catalan
Catalan Pyrenean
Updated Catalan
Modern home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Charcoal-grilled meats
Signature traditional
Catalan
Updated Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Signature
Traditional cuisine
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Wednesday
No
Friday
Sunday
Monday
Friday
Tuesday
No
Mon, Tue
Tuesday
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
No
No
Tuesday
Monday
No
Thursday
No
Tue and Wed
No
No
No
Monday
No
973 38 70 57
973 38 71 18
973 38 72 52
973 38 70 23
973 35 41 92
973 35 20 16
973 37 00 92
973 37 01 81
973 35 18 55
973 36 06 60
973 35 36 82
973 35 19 95
973 36 92 35
973 38 40 41
973 38 40 17
973 38 40 23
973 38 40 70
973 38 40 37
973 35 26 56
973 35 03 01
973 38 30 52
973 35 21 55
973 35 00 00
973 35 00 00
973 35 10 45
973 35 24 00
973 38 41 20
973 38 30 20
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Mon andSun night
Mon andSun night
FONDA DE LLAC
TAHUSSA
LA MASIA D’EN VALENTÍ
CASA PACO
EL LLORER
EL PLA
PLAT D’OR
BANYS DE ST. VICENÇ
EL PONT D’ARDAIX
LA TAVERNA DELS NOGUERS
CAL TEIXIDO
LA QUERA
LES RODES
CAL TON
MOLÍ DE FÒRNOLS
CA L’AMADOR
BORDA CABALLÉ
MIRAMBELL
CAL BORDA
ALTO SEGRE
GRAN SOL
GUIMAR
LA BORDA
LA MASIA
LA TROBADA
CAL TON
CAL PALAU
CAL PETIT
Crta. C-14, s/n
Ctra. d’Isona, 39
Crta. C-14, km 117,50
C/ Sant Sebastià, s/n
Crta. de Lleida, 13
Camí de Coromines, s/n
Crta. N-260, km 214
Crta. N-260, km 210
Crta. N-260, km 210
C/ Soldevila, 33
Crta. N-260, km 219
C/ de les Eres, 8
Cal Ton
C/ Molí de Fòrnols, s/n
C/ de la Font, 5
Crta. N-145, km 8
Afueras s/n
Casa Borda, s/n
Crta. N-260, km 230
Pol. Ind. Montferrer, s/n
Crta. N-260, km 230,8
Crta. N-260, km 231
Crta N-260, km 232
C/ Major, 20
Plaza de la Reguereta, 6
Crta. C-14, km 140,5
village name adress
COLL DE NARGÓ
COLL DE NARGÓ
CORTINGLES
EL PLA DE SANT TIRS
EL PLA DE SANT TIRS
EL PLA DE SANT TIRS
EL PLA DE SANT TIRS
EL PONT DE BAR
EL PONT DE BAR
EL PONT DE BAR
ESTAMARIU
ESTAMARIU
FÍGOLS
FÒRNOLS
FÒRNOLS
JOSA DEL CADÍ
LA FARGA DE MOLES
MIRAMBELL
MONTANISSELL
MONTFERRER
MONTFERRER
MONTFERRER
MONTFERRER
MONTFERRER
MONTFERRER
OGERN
OLIANA
OLIANA
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Alt Urgell restaurants
Crta de la Seu-Andorra,km 4,5
Crta. Lleida-Puigcerdà,km 230
phone type of cuisine set dishes menu closes
Home cooking
Home cooking and grill
Modern traditional
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking and signature
Updated traditional
Home cooking
Traditional and market
Traditional
Home cooking
Home cooking market
Home cooking
Home cooking
Modern traditional
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Traditional
Home cooking
Home cooking
Charcoal grill
Home cooking and grill
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Tuesday
No
Wednesday
Thursday
No
No
Wednesday
Tuesday
Thursday
Mon and Tue
No
Monday
Tuesday
No
Mon and Tue
No
No
Tuesday
No
Monday
Monday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Sunday
Thursday
973 38 30 22
973 38 30 74
973 35 31 40
973 38 72 60
973 38 74 05
973 38 73 38
973 38 72 87
973 38 40 10
973 38 40 47
973 38 40 20
973 36 01 21
973 35 33 07
973 38 21 75
973 37 01 00
973 37 00 21
973 37 00 46
973 35 14 27
973 46 19 00
973 29 80 21
973 35 12 08
973 35 18 12
973 36 09 68
973 35 19 10
973 35 24 45
973 35 37 14
973 46 27 53
973 47 06 39
973 47 04 49
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Mon (winter)No (summer)
Mon nightand Tue
ENTRE LLACS
LES PIQUES
REBOLLÉ
TECU
TRUC
VICTOR
CA L’ELENA
CAL JESÚS
EL PORTAL
ELS FOGONS
ELS TRES PONTS
LA CABANA
LA VALL
MARTÍ
OLAGUER
PARC D’OS
LA FONT
OS DE CIVÍS
VALLS DE VALIRA
CAN BOIX
LA MASIA
CAL TITARRÓ
CAL PAUET
CAL CUSTODI
CAL PERITXOLA
COLL DE PORT
EL REBOST DEL PIRINEU
L’ARP
Crta. Seu d’Urgell,km 142Avda. Alt Urgell, 115
Avda. Alt Urgell, 88
Avda. del Solsonès, 2
Avda. At Urgell, 87
C/ Major, 73
Crta. de Lleida, s/n
Crta. de Lleida, s/n
Crta. C-14, 26
Crta. C-14, s/n
Crta. de Lleida, 1
C/ Dr. Muntanya, 2
Crta. C-14, 56
Crta. de Lleida, 12
Pl. de l’església, 2
C/ Únic, s/n
C/ Únic, s/n
C/ Afores, s/n
C/ Únic, s/n
C/ Únic, s/n
Avda. Roser Roca, s/n
Cal Titarró
Casa Pauet
C/ de la Riba, 1
C/ de la Riba, s/n
Crta. de la Coma
C/ Riu de la Mola, 5
OLIANA
OLIANA
OLIANA
OLIANA
OLIANA
OLIANA
ORGANYÀ
ORGANYÀ
ORGANYÀ
ORGANYÀ
ORGANYÀ
ORGANYÀ
ORGANYÀ
ORGANYÀ
ORGANYÀ
OS DE CIVÍS
OS DE CIVÍS
OS DE CIVÍS
OS DE CIVÍS
PERAMOLA
PERAMOLA
ST. ANDREU DE CASTELLBÒ
ST. JOAN FUMAT
TUIXENT
TUIXENT
TUIXENT
TUIXENT
TUIXENT
village name adress
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Alt Urgell restaurants
Pistas EsquíTuixent-La Vansa
phone type of cuisine set dishes menu closes
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Pizzeria and set meals
Home cooking
Typical traditional
Home cooking and grill
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Innovative traditional
Home cooking
Set meals
Home cooking and grill
Home cooking and grill
Charcoal grill
Catalan signature
Home cooking
Home cooking
Home cooking
Traditional
Grill and store slab
Mountain home cooking
Traditional
Home cooking
973 47 03 59
973 47 00 13
973 47 04 16
973 46 31 58
973 47 01 80
973 47 00 10
973 38 21 94
973 38 30 68
973 38 30 27
973 38 36 62
973 38 32 38
973 38 30 00
973 38 35 13
973 38 34 88
973 38 33 48
973 36 91 45
973 36 91 49
973 36 91 62
973 36 91 58
973 47 02 66
973 47 02 75
973 29 81 04
973 35 34 84
973 37 00 36
608 69 34 81
973 37 01 42
973 29 83 61
687 87 30 67973 37 00 33
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Home cooking andcharcoal grill
Open Monto FriOpen Monto Fri
Tue nightand Wed
Sun nightand Mon
Monday
Sunday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Thursday
Thursday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Monday
Wednesday
Tue and Wed
Wednesday
No
No
No
Monday
No
Thursday
No
Monday
Tuesday
Monday
Monday
Tasty, traditional cuisine withhome-made frills based ontraditional Catalan recipes,suitably adapted to new timesand painstakingly prepared bythe head cook.Specialist dishes include themountain rice dishes and thestews, of which the “RedCock of L’Alt Urgell”, madewith home-farmed cockerels,is particularly tasty. + info pg. 3
Andria
www.hotelandria.com
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Don’t miss the chance to tastethe handcrafted cheeses in ourrecommended restaurants:
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El menjador
www.elmenjador.com
Cal Pacho
Restaurant with a family atmosphere and rustic decorationin the historic centre of the town.Special dishes: rice from Alt Urgell, snails cooked on thehotplate and the cheese salad and meats. + info pg. 3
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Very cosy restaurant; specialmention should be made of thelocal cheeses (Cow’s, sheep’sand goat’s), the cheese from theAlt Urgel l and Cerdanyadesignation of origin products,the Pyrenean beef, free-rangechicken, river trout and cold porkproducts from L'Alt Urgell.It also serves beef and venison,foie, turkey, and an excellentIcelandic cod.+ info pg. 3
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Les Tres Portes
www.restaurantlestresportes.com
Ignasi
Welcoming restaurant in the historical centre; servesFrench cuisine with Italian and Catalan touches. Specialities:carpaccio, risotto and crêpes. Special dish: Baridà saladwith goat’s cheese and galette with buckwheat, goat’scheese, ham, pear and strawberry jam. + info pg. 3
Restaurant with a calm, warmatmosphere and friendlyservice. Special dishes: filletsof sturgeon, Grandma’s thickescudella soup, loin of venisonwith wild mushrooms, chicorysalad, potatoes with kingbolete and fried eggs and rumice-cream with raisins andpineapple. + info pg. 3
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Nice
www.hotelnice.net
Miscela
Specialised Italian andmarket cuisine featuring abroad range of dishes madewith top quality ingredientsand locally-grown productsthat vary according to theseason of the year.Special dishes: ravioli stuffedwith creamy goat’s cheeseand vegetables. + info pg. 3
Cuisine based on locally-grown products adapted to seasonand cultural traditions.Its cuisine, a synthesis of the best culinary tradition, is ahealthy, rich and varied expression of the Mediterranean diet.Particularly noteworthyare the mountain trinxat(potato and cabbagecake), the tepid sweetand sour ham salad withgoat’s cheese, and theflambé of fruits withCadí spring cream.+ info pg. 3
www.avenhotel.com
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LLum de la Seu
www.llumdelaseu.com
Pifarré
Welcoming restaurant with friendly service. Specialities:pig’s trotters, thick escudella soup, T-bone steak cookedon a stone slab, crunchy goat’s cheese with strawberrycoulis, and white chocolate mousse with compote of pear.+ info pg. 3
This restaurant serves traditionalhome cuisine from the mountainsof l’Alt Urgell and offers the best,top-quality culinary culture thathas been extracted from itsforests and beauty spots.Some dishes: spring trinxat(potato and cabbage cake), crêpeof courgette with goat’s cheese,and assorted handcrafted coldpork products from Estamariu.+ info pg. 3
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La perdiu d’argent
Llar de foc
Located at the entrance tothe village of Adrall andtotally refurbished in 2004.The interior is completelyfitted out in stone andwood. There is also anextensive car parking area.Specialist dishes: mountaintrinxat (potato and cabbagecake), snails cooked on thehotplate, charcoal-grilled meats. Speciality: Ermesendacheesecake au gratin with rum and raisins. + info pg. 5
Peaceful restaurant with beautiful panoramic views. Thefillet of beef with cream of foie, trinxat (potato and cabbagecake), thick escudella soup, partridge salad with tomatovinaigrette and seasonal fruit au gratin are worth a specialmention. + info pg. 5
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Hostal vell d’Anserall
Alàs
www.restaurantalas.com
This restaurant, run by a motherand her son, serves traditionalcuisine the emphasis of which ison the product. Enjoy innovativecuisine and a new way ofappreciating the region’s products.Taste snails cooked on the hotplatein the chef’s style, home-madeterrine of pâté and cannelloni ofoxtail with truffle sauce.+ info pg. 5
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Small family mountainrestaurant where you canen joy the f reshestproducts that range fromthe cheeses and butter ofL’Alt Urgell and Brunetabeef, to Catalan wines andCavas. Of special note arethe mountain rice, the finegoat’s cheese salad and theapple cake. + info pg. 5
Mas d’en Roqueta
www.masdenroqueta.com
Club de golf
www.aravellgolfandorra.com
The Aravell Restaurantserves local cuisinemade with handcrafted,natural and organicproducts, which comewith the guarantee oflocal craftsmanship.Try the handcrafted cheeses of L’Alt Urgell, the cold porkproducts of Estamariu, the carpaccio of Bruneta, themountain rice and the Cadí cottage cheese with blossomhoney from L’Alt Urgell. + info pg. 5
Try the broad range ofdishes made from theregion’s best productsand enjoy the friendly
service and mountain cuisine. Specialities: chicory salad,soup of wild mushrooms, pig’s trotters, chicken stuffedwith fruit, honey and cottage cheese and natural yoghurtwith crystallised figs. + info pg. 5
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La Glorieta
www.hotelhostallaglorieta.net
Katia
Family restaurant with views of the Cadí range. It servesBruneta beef with wild mushrooms, rabbit with tarragonsauce, stuffed aubergines and home-made cakes. + info pg. 5
www.hotelelcastell.com
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The menu features the best-k n ow n d i s h e s f r o mtraditional cuisine madeaccording to season. Thekitchen, which is visible toguests, has a traditional spitand a carbon griddle uponwhich the best-tasting andsmelling traditional dishesare prepared. + info pg. 5
Betriu
Cal Perutxo
Mountain restaurant with friendly service. We recommendkid, either roast or in breadcrumbs, shoulder of lamb,country chicken, rabbit with wild mushrooms, crèmecaramels and home-made custards. + info pg. 5
Very bright restaurant with a welcoming family atmosphere.It serves dishes traditionally cooked by Grandma: thickcountry escudella soup, cheese salads, oxtail, cod withspring garlic, crème caramels and home-made custards.
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Els Banys de Sant Vicenç
Masia d’en Valentí
Restored farmhousewith large windows ina very quiet location.diners can try the sweetand sour duck foie withgoat’s cheese, snails cooked on the hotplate, boned pig’strotters with wild mushrooms, magret duck and meats.Sweet lovers can enjoy the mango compote with spicedyoghurt and caramel sauce. + info pg. 7
The restaurant provides acheerful viewpoint over theRiver Segre. Specialist dishes: cream of pumpkin withcrunchy Baridà cheese, cut of beef with rosemary andchips of yam, soup of honey with cottage cheese andcrystallised walnuts, four locally-made handcrafted cheeses.
+ info pg. 7
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Ca l’Amador
www.calteixido.com
Cal Teixidó
Restored former stable withthreshing floor and a very welcomingatmosphere. Special mention shouldbe made of the savoury sardinesmarinated in honey with cottagecheese, the fried cod withonion and crystallisedtomato, olive pâté andcream cheese and thecarpaccio of pig’s trotterswith langoustines andgoat’s cheese. + info pg. 7
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Rebuilt on a former stable, thisrestaurant serves inventive,generous cuisine, made from thebest seasonal products. The à lacarte menu features meat from
the farms of Estamariuand the county’s herbsand handcrafted cheeses.+ info pg. 7
The restaurant menu features mainlydishes from Catalan and internationalcuisine the main feature of which isthe use of quality and uniquelypresented local products.The cuisine is rounded offwith an extensive wineand Cava menu of over400 references.+ info pg 9
Can Boix
www.canboix.cat
Entrellacs
Very spacious panoramic restaurant. The house specialitiesare charcoal-grilled meats, cakes, puddings and home-made jellies. + info pg. 9
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El rebost del Pirineu
Cal Custodi
Tastefully-restored and veryfriendly establishment with arustic atmosphere. Some of itsmost typical dishes are thehome-made cannelloni, the beeffricassee with wild mushrooms,the chickpeas with spinach andcod and the “Trementinaira”crème caramel for dessert.+ info pg. 9
www.cancustodi.es
www.elrebostdelpirineu.cat
Small welcoming restaurant in a rustic style with a pantry on exhibition.The à la carte menu features dishes that range from boards ofPyrenean handcrafted cheeses and cold pork products, mi-cuit, freshgarden salads, and slices of organically-farmed Bruneta beef, toyoghurts of sheep’s milk,plums stuffed with honeysyrup and a host of otherdeserts accompanied bycream from the Cadí range.These dishes are roundedoff with an extensive rangeof wines and handcraftedbeer. + info pg. 9
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The cheeses of the Pyrenees
The animals in L´Alt Urgell have fresh pastures formuch of the year, which enriches the milk with thetastes and aromas of the fresh grass and aromaticplants. Another important factor is the contributionof people. In the Pyrenees there are large-volumecheesemakers and small producers, all with a highlevel of quality, waiting to be discovered each year.Cheesemaking techniques vary according to the zoneand the tradition inherited, to the environment andto the use of technology. Although processes arevery diverse, difficult to describe and classify, theyall pursue the same objective: good quality cheese.
The county has a broad range of cheeses: traditionalor new cow’s, sheep’s and goat’s cheese, all of whichdeserve mention.
Two products from Cooperativa Cadí have beenawarded DOP (Protected Designation of Origin):Urgèlia” cheese and “Cadí” butter.
The diversity of landscapes, climates, pasturesand plants, and the variety of animals,techniques and traditions make the Pyreneesa unique place for cheesemaking.
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Alt Urgell Cheesemakers• Castell-llebre cheese shopFermín Tordesillas. La Penella. PeramolaMould-cured cheese, Tupí liqueur-soaked cheese andMató cottage cheese. Visits by appointment. Exhibitionand sale throughout the year. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.Tel. +34 973 47 04 63• Baridà cheese shop. Francesc Buscallà. Cal Romà. BarCured goat’s cheese with a mouldy skin and Tupíliqueur-soaked cheese. Visits by appointment.Tasting and sale. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. From May to November.Tel. +34 973 38 40 60• Guils del Cantó cheese shop. Pep Capelles.Guils del Cantó. Goats’ cheeses ripened according totraditional methods, and small cheeses conserved in oil with aromaticherbs.Visits by appointment . Tasting and sale. Tel. +34 659 34 68 33• Tuixent cheese shop. Joan Campillo. TuixentCured sheep’s cheese made from raw milk.Visits by appointment / Tasting. Tel. +34 655 88 94 67• Mas d’Eroles cheese shop. Salvador Maura. Mas d’Eroles. AdrallCheeses made from raw milk from Friesian cows andsheep. Visits by appointment. Exhibition and salewww.masderoles.com - Tel. +34 646 45 56 98• Serrat Gros cheese shop. Mercè i Raúl.Cal Codina. Ossera. Goat’s cheeses made with milkfrom their own herd. Cured, Tupí liqueur-soaked cheesesand cheeses with pepper and with oil. Seasonal cheesefrom April to December. Visits by appointment.Tasting and sale. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.www.serratgros.com - Tel.+34 690 38 55 56
CADÍ S. Cooperativa-La Seu d´UrgellSant Ermengol, 37. La Seu d’UrgellCheeses and butters made from pasteurisedcow’s milk exclusively from our Pyrenean herds. (Alt Urgell-Cerdanya)Sales from Monday to Saturday from 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.www.cadi.es - Tel. +34 973 35 00 25
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«...because of the work of its people»
In a county noted for its commitment to Pyreneanunity, La Seu d’Urgell has become an extremelyimportant centre for livestock and agriculture.For some years now, the Pyrenees have beenexperiencing the growth of a series of activities thatare extremely closely linked to the environment.These are ancestral methods of production, whichhave been recovered and modernised by smalloperators.A whole host of crafted local products (cold porkproducts, wild mushrooms, and meats, etc.) can befound here. Bruneta beef, counts on a GeographicalIndication Protected (IPG), that means a very goodquality and strict control.
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Food specialists (Local food products)
*All this artisans have the artisan card and/or offer guided tours to their workroom.
• Cal Casal. Núria Rosell. Cal Casal. Ossera.Handcrafted production of jams and wild mushrooms in vinegar. Guidedtours, under request. From 8 to 10 people. Tel. +34 973 29 82 20• Natura Bolets. Elisabet Campi. Montferrer. Cal Frare,s/nPacks of wild mushrooms, dried and cultivated mushrooms.Guided tours on Wednesday, under request. From 9 a.m to 1 p.m andfrom 3 p.m to 7 p.m. Tel. +34 973 29 84 69• Casa Bernadí. Noves de Segre. Hams, bulls (blood sausages), pâtés,sobrassada (spicy sausage meat), fuet (dry cured pork sausage), llonganissa(hard cured sausage), botifarra fresh sausage, etc.Exhibition and sale. One-hour guided visits. Maximum 60 people.11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday. Tel. +34 973 38 71 47• Embotits Estamariu. Jordi Planes. La Seu d´Urgell.Cold and conserved pork products. Exhibition and sale site. Guided tours,under request. From 8 to 10 people.www.embotitsestamariu.com - Tel. +34 973 35 19 82• Mafriseu. La Seu d’Urgell. Castellciutat s/n.Exclusive Bruneta beef's seller. (IGP). Guided tours, under request,Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Tel. +34 973 35 14 92• Herboristeria Nogué. Suzette Böhringer. Cal Nogué. Ossera.Aromatic herbs, tisanes. Exhibition and sale site. Wild herb garden.Guided tours on Wednesday, under request. From 10 p.m to 1 p.m.5 people maximum. www.herbesossera.com - Tel. +34 973 29 82 28• Pastisseria i Forn Reig (Bakery). Josep Reig and Josep Fusté. Collde Nargó. Cra. Nova, 17. Coca del raier (flat bread), pastries from Nargó,handcrafted chocolate with almond, almond cakes, etc. Workroom,establishment and sale. One-hour guided visits. 10 to 20 adults or25-30 children. Tel. +34 973 38 31 79• Forn l’espiga d’or (Bakery). Roser. Oliana. Av. de l’Alt Urgell,19.Coca (flat bread), traditional bread, cakes with Cadí cream.Tel. +34 973 47 00 65
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Ingredients:1/2 kg of pumpkin. 200 g of potatoes. 250 g of leeks. 1 cup ofCadí single cream. 1 piece of celery. 100 g of Cadí butter (DOP)250 g of Baridà goat’s cheese. 1 l of broth. salt, nutmeg. 2sheets of thin pasta (brik, similar to lasagna).
Preparation:To make the cream: chop the celery, leeks, potatoes and thepumpkin, and fry it in a casserole; once browned, add the salt,the nutmeg and the broth, and cook about 20 minutes.Chop the cheese; add the cheese and the single cream andleave to simmer 2 or 3 minutes. Stirring it occasionally.Cut the pasta into squares, put a piece of cheese in the middleand make a parcel.Brown it under the grill about 10 minutes.To finish, put the cheese parcels in the middle of the dish andpour the soup around.
Pumpkin creamwith Baridà goat’s cheese
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Ingredients for 4 people:3 or 4 (depending on size) trim knuckles of Pyrenean Brunabeef (IGP). Red wine required to cover the meat. A dash ofbrandy. 150 g of onion, 2 medium-sized apples. One clove ofgarlic four soupspoons of tomato sauce. One dash of olive oil.
Preparation:Leave the knuckle to macerate for 24 hours in the red wineand a dash of brandy. Cut the onion and the leek. Cook theonion in the olive oil in a casserole pan and when golden addthe leek. Cook over a low heat. Add a clove of garlic and tomatosauce to give colour. Add the knuckles and leave to simmer ata low heat. Pour in the macerating wine and allow to simmerat a very low heat for two hours, covered in the casserole pan.To serve, separate the knuckle from the sauce and cut it intoslices. Sieve the sauce and pour it onto the knuckle. The dishmay be accompanied by apple, pear, or vegetables such asspinach, peas, carrots, or green beans.
Knuckle of Bruneta beef
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Ingredients per a 4 persones:4 talls de pernil semicurat del país. 1 raig de vinagre de vi blanc. 3cullerades soperes de mel de flors. Un raig d’oli d’oliva
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Mountain rice
Ingredients per a 4 persones:4 talls de pernil semicurat del país. 1 raig de vinagre de vi blanc. 3cullerades soperes de mel de flors. Un raig d’oli d’oliva
Ingredients for 4 people:200 g pork ribs. 150 g rabbit. 200 g wild mushrooms (kingboletes or winecork brittlegills, fairy rings, Saint George’smushroom). 350 g rice. 1 onion. 1/2 pepper. 1 garlic. 3 ripetomatoes. 1 l of stock or water. olive oil, salt, laurel.To make the chopped sauce: almond, hazelnut, parsley, garlicand saffron.
Preparation:First fry the onion and the pepper in a little oil in a clay casseroledish. Then add the chopped garlic and the grated tomato. Next,cut the ribs and the rabbit into pieces and fry in a pan. Addthe meat to the casserole dish and prepare the mushrooms(heat them up and add them). Heat the stock separately andwhen hot, add it to the mixture after first having fried the ricefor about 2 to 3 minutes and adding that to the rest. Leave tocook over a low heat for 15 to 18 minutes and add theingredients crushed in the mortar (dry, crushed king boletesmay also be used).
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Ingredients for 4 people:300 g of Cadí cottage cheese. 400 g of Cadí single cream. 5sheets of gelatine. 75 g of honey. Sauce: 100 cl of mellowwine. 100 g of walnuts. 200 g of Cadí single cream. 25 g ofsugar.Preparation:Chop the cottage cheese and add the honey hot (in which thesheets of gelatine, previously soaked in cold water, have beenmelted). Leave to cool for a while and mix with the singlecream. Place in individual moulds and leave to set in the fridge.Once cool, remove from the moulds and place on a plate.To make the sauce, reduce the mellow wine together with thewalnuts and the sugar. When 3/4 has been reduced, add thecream. Bring to the boil and pass first through the blenderand then the sieve. Allow to cool.Place the sauce around the base of the dish with the mousseof cottage cheese on top and decorate with forest fruit.
Mató del Cadí cottage cheesecakeWith honey, walnut sauce and mellow wine
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La Seu d’Urgell
ANDRIACAL PACHOEL MENJADORIGNASIKATIALA GLORIETA
RESTAURANTS:
ALT URGELLCHEESEMAKERS:
COOPERATIVA CADÍ
LES TRES PORTESMISCELANICEPIFARRÉLLUM DE LA SEU
Alt Urgell
ALT URGELL CHEESEMAKERS:
CASTELL-LLEBRE CHEESE SHOPBARIDÀ CHEESE SHOPGUILS DEL CANTÓ CHEESE SHOPTUIXENT CHEESE SHOPMAS D’EROLES CHEESE SHOPSERRAT GROS CHEESE SHOP
RESTAURANTS:ALÀSBANYS DE SANT VICENÇBETRIUCA L’AMADORCAL CUSTODICAL PERUTXOCAL TEIXIDOCAN BOIXCLUB DE GOLFEL REBOST DEL PIRINEUENTRE LLACSHOSTAL VELLLA MASIA D’EN VALENTÍLA PERDIU D’ARGENTLLAR DE FOCMAS D’EN ROQUETAFOOD SPECIALISTS:
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EMBUTIDOS ESTAMARIUMAFRISEU
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Gastronomic eventsSaint Anthony stew festivity:January 17th - La Seu d’Urgell.
Dijous Gras (Fat Thursday): The last Thursdaybefore Lent is celebrated lavishly - Castellciutat.
Ranxos de Carnaval: Carnival Tuesday - Coll deNargó, Oliana, Organyà and Peramola.
Spring’s Fair (competition and exhibition ofregional cows): April - La Seu d’Urgell.
Medicinal plants and natural productstrade Fair: Last Sunday in May - Tuixent.
Milk cap trade Fair:Second Saturday in October - Coll de Nargó.
Markets:
Tuesday and Saturday: La Seu d’UrgellSaturday: OlianaSunday: Organyà
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The Sant Ermengol Fair takesplace in the urban centre and oldquarter of La Seu and is theframework for four specificevents: the Fair of FarmhouseCheeses of the Pyrenees, theCrafts of the Pyrenees Fair, theBoulevard of Trade (an exhibitionof the commercial and serviceestablishments of La Seu) andAutofair, plus an area providedfor the city’s institutions,associations and clubs.
The Sant Ermengol Fair of La Seud’Urgell is held on the second tolast week-end in the month ofOctober.
Sant Ermengol FairFair of Farmhouse Cheeses of the Pyrenees3rd week-end in October - La Seu d’Urgell
In the framework of one of the oldest fairs in Catalonia,Sant Ermengol Fair, year after year La Seu d’Urgell hoststhe Fair of Farmhouse Cheeses of the Pyrenees, an eventthat has become a meeting place and point of referencefor farmhouse cheese producers and enthusiasts of highquality cheese.
The cheeses presented at the fair, most of them madewith raw milk, are noteworthy for their high quality andvariety. Outstanding among them are the cheeses madewith sheep’s milk, which correspond to more than 50%of the exhibition area of the fair.
Turisme de la Seu suggests yougastronomic routes to discover all these
products and enjoy them.
For more information and reservations
Turisme de la Seu
Tel. +34 973 35 15 11www.turismeseu.com