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Andorra can offer you a wide gastronomic offer, characterized by its geographical location, its local products and the influences derived from a country with a multicultural identity
Get to know and enjoy the gastronomy of Andorra
Andorran gastronomy combines the traditions of the country's inhabitants with clear influences from French and Catalan gastronomic culture. For this reason, and taking into account the location of the country, it is associated with the mountains and the cold.
Typical dishes
It is impossible to separate Andorra from mountain cuisine, which clearly represents the gastronomic essence of the country. For this reason, it is highly recommended to let yourself be carried away by the traditional dishes of Andorra based on mushrooms, river trout or cocas. You should also try the Andorran sausages (such as donja, briguera, bull or bisbe), escudella, game stews and, above all, trinxat, one of the most typical recipes in Andorra, made with potatoes, green cabbage, bacon and garlic.
Tradition
To talk about gastronomy in Andorra is to talk about bordas and local products. The bordas are typical Andorran constructions that were formerly an annex to the high mountain houses where grass and cattle were kept.
Currently, Andorra has about twenty huts, which have been completely restored and function as restaurants. Eating in them allows you to enjoy excellent traditional Andorran food in a unique environment, characterized by the peculiarity of the architecture and decoration of this type of construction.
Multiculturalism
Andorra is a country where citizens of more than 100 different nationalities and religions live side by side, with the cultural richness that this entails. Among these nationalities, in addition to Andorrans, Spaniards, French, Portuguese, British, Germans and Dutch stand out.
Proof of this is the plurality of restaurants of different nationalities that exist in the country, which provide a varied gastronomic offer full of nuances.
In addition to the Andorran bordas and Catalan and French cuisine, you can find restaurants serving Swiss, Italian, Argentinian, oriental or vegetarian cuisine.
Gastronomic shops
If you are a lover of food, Andorra's great commercial tradition offers you the possibility of buying high-quality gastronomic products in specialized shops. In these shops you can taste the most delicious snacks or find everything you need to enjoy the best international delicacies.
Frequently asked questions
Trinxat, one of Andorra's most typical recipes, is made with potatoes, green cabbage, bacon and garlic. In addition, Andorran gastronomy can offer you dishes characterised by local products such as mushrooms, river trout or cocas. You should also try the Andorran sausages (such as donja, briguera, bull or bisbe), escudella or game meat stews.
The typical cuisine of Andorra is mountainous, designed for the cold and the Andorran climate, combining the traditions of the country's inhabitants with clear influences from French and Catalan gastronomic culture.
Andorra offers a wide range of local cuisine and restaurants from many other countries, with Swiss, Italian, Argentinian, Oriental and vegetarian restaurants.