The Maison Gastellou of Saint Jean Pied de Port !!!

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I am bringing you back to one of my fav areas of my belle France. This is deep pyrénées and basque country of Saint Jean Pied de Port!!  I have written before, but found these nice pictures mix in with other post and they should have a post of its own, me think, This on a wonderful culinary adventure of several years, Therefore, here is my take on the Maison Gastellou of Saint Jean Pied de Port !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I 

The City of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (in Basque Donibane Garazi) is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department 64, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of my belle France. This is a memorable spot where we have followed a local store even when they are visiting my now Morbihan breton for the gastronomic fairs.

We came in my road warrior trails in the mountains here going to Spain, and stop at the City of Saint Jean Pied de Port, We found this store while walking in town and the folks were very friendly and excellent home made products of high culinary expertise of the French Basques, We have become good customers and friend of the house.  The Maison Gastellou! with the best shop at 9 rue d’Espagne ,Here you come for the Bayonne ham, Roncal brebis(ewe) (goat) cheese, basque sangria with piment espelettes,and delicious cherry and apple gateau basque or basque cakes !! My oldest son going in and my twin son in the store on pics !

Peasants, farmers, breeders for several generations at the Poutzia farm located in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux,(where there is now a very good market, and we loaded on Irouléguy wines and Ossau-Iraty goat cheese), and also a store, The Gastellou family raises, prepares, cooks and conditions all of its production according to the rules of the art, while respecting tradition. You have to see the context in which calves, cows and other pigs evolve (visit by appointment)! Twenty hectares of forests, far from industrial farming chains. We find in the butcher’s shop rue d’Espagne, the company’s parent company, the Gastellou spirit. Aquitaine blonde, Bayonne and Garazi dry hams, Basque sausages, chorizos, ventrèches, rillettes, pâtés and Basque sausages but also many dishes cooked in jars, without forgetting the essential Ossau-Iraty cheeses from local producers. Finally, and from a recipe kept jealously secret, Basque cakes with cream and whole cherries, simply exceptional, homemade in line with the products mentioned above. It’s 4 shops and an online site that offer all the products.

We have follow them all over and gladly they love to come to my Morbihan on the gastronomy and wine fairs each year and of course, we do stop by always to load up !! See my post on the Salon de la Gastronomie et des Arts Culinaires in November and the Salon Aux Vignobles Gastronomie et Vins in March both in Vannes,

Their official Maison Gastellou see store in Saint Jean Pied de Port : https://www.maison-gastellou.com/fr/contact/#boutiques

The French Basque country tourist office on St Jean de Pied :  https://www.en-pays-basque.fr/en/territory-and-destination/saint-jean-pied-de-port-and-its-valleys/

The city of Saint Jean Pied de Port on its heritage:  https://www.st-jean-pied-de-port.fr/decouvrir/histoire-et-patrimoine/des-armoiries-au-logo/

The Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept 64 tourist office on Saint Jean Pied de Port: https://www.tourisme64.com/en/our-destinations/welcome-to-the-basque-country/saint-jean-pied-de-port/

There you go folks, a dandy of a town in Saint Jean Pied de Port, we love it already visited several times, and looking forward to be back, eventually, See my other posts on town’s many sights, worth the detour indeed, For now, enjoy the wonderful local products we love it Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Maison Gastellou of Saint Jean Pied de Port !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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