Candamo

Excellent meats, tasty tripe and delicious charcuterie -all from local origin- can be tasted in the bars and restaurants of the municipality. Last but don least, don’t forget local fish, an important speciality of some renowned restaurants.

Candamo’s orchard, of renowned prestige, undoubtedly plays a leading role in the municipality’s culinary offer. The restaurants of the municipality feature traditional cuisine, in some cases with a touch of modernity, but always prioritising the quality of the raw materials and, above all, the local products of Candamo countryside, not only from its orchard but also from its livestock farms.
Vegetables, which are harvested earlier than in other areas of Asturias, also enjoy well-deserved prestige here. Thus, we can taste the local “pote de berces”, the most traditional stew in Asturian cuisine. a dish of great flavour that is usually prepared in a pot, hence its name, during the slaughtering season, mainly in autumn and winter. As it could not be otherwise, we can also enjoy a delicious “fabada”, whose secret lies in the quality of the “fabes” (beans), especially renowned in Candamo. The menus of the restaurants in Candamo include “pitu caleya” (free-range chicken) or “cachopo” (a fried steak-cheese-ham combo coated in bread crumbs), very popular in the last few years and cooked differently in each restaurant, as well as other specialities of Asturian cuisine such as “tortos con picadillo” (hoecakes with sliced fried “chorizo”), stuffed cabbage, goat or tripe. “Afuega’l pitu” cheese, in its white variety, and other cheeses from neighbouring municipalities, such as “La Peral”, can also be tasted and even bought to take away. As for desserts, the star is Candamo strawberry, which also has its own festival. Along with strawberry, chestnut is another fruit highly appreciated in the municipality.