24 Hours In Bilbao: What To Eat In Bilbao

BILBAO, SPAIN - I'm in the incredible city of Bilbao in the Basque Country. In this Bilbao vlog, I want to show you that Bilbao is a unique city in northern Spain is full of amazing things to do, delicious Spanish food known locally as pintxos (tapas) and one of the best museums in the world, the Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao was once an industrial city but has developed itself into one of Europe's must visit city destinations. In the video today, on this Spanish food inspired cruise excursion, I visit the La Ribera Market to see the seafood and fresh produce before walking around the city to discover more of what Bilbao has to offer. I then try a Pastel Vasco, a local pastry for the first time in Bilbao. After a quick visit to the Guggenheim Museum, we go for a very special experience of a Spanish cooking class and meal in a Txoko. A Txoko is a gastronomical society in the Basque Country where men come together to cook, experiment with new ways of cooking, eat and socialise. They are now opening up to tours and of course women, so I feel very lucky to have had this experience with Princess Cruises.
This "Market To Plate" Experience with Princess Cruises is available when you stop in Bilbao on your Cruise Personaliser - For more Information on the itinerary and prices, visit the website here: www.princess.c...
Please visit @princesscruises for more information regarding this cruise trip on Sky Princess and the long awaited cruise ships Sun Princess and Star Princess, the next generation of ships called Sphere Class, which come out in 2024 and 2025 respectfully.
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[@hungrytoexplore]

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[@JUgena]

I´m glad to see how you enjoyed your visit to the market. It is not common for tourists to appreciate the value of having all those fresh products just brought from their place of origin. In Bilbao, we are proud of our central market. Greetings and happy travels

[@hungrytoexplore]

hahaha hopefully I am not a common tourist, if there is good food, I am there. I am glad you enjoyed it :)

[@adjusted-bunny]

I knew that the Basque Country has the best seafood in Spain. And you showcased that beautifully. By the way the North of Spain has extremely good white wines that accompany their food perfectly. I am a wine geek so I would love to see a bit more wines on your show.

[@hungrytoexplore]

yes! the wine there is fantastic. I love wine too, to drink that is. I do not know so much about it, which is why it doesn't feature much. I was thinking of making an episode on Madeira wine

[@twinflowerfioretta]

all food looks super delicious, on a range from 0 to ten i would give 💯 lol ! Bilbao is an awesome city, great video Joe 👍

[@hungrytoexplore]

Yeah it’s got a really nice vibe there actually - I like it a lot

[@honduraswalks]

bro your descriptions of the seafood are great I am so excited to visit that place in dec!!

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thank you for this video. Wonderful.

[@hungrytoexplore]

Thank you - I am happy that you enjoyed it :)

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@hungrytoexplore 😀

[@Tom_Porter]

Bilbao is on next year's to do list, along with Valencia, San Sebastian and Tarifa

[@hungrytoexplore]

oh that would be awesome! you will enjoy Bilbao, but San Sebastián is also on my list too

[@Tom_Porter]

@hungrytoexplore yeah it will be a foodie tour for sure. Those croquettes look so good that you were eating, I love the jamon ones

[@ciar67]

​@@Tom_Porter El Albero in L'Eixample, Valencia has pork croquetas with a small shot of apple sauce in the middle, they're incredible. The Oxo tail and mushroom are also superb.

[@garethpotter]

I love this. Although I’ve never been to Bilbao, it’s very high on my list. Me and a bunch of mates had a monthly supper club we called Txoko and we’d hold it in each others homes every month. Hope you’re well Joe 😊

[@hungrytoexplore]

Bilbao and San Sebastián are a foodies dream that is for sure. Love you had your own monthly supper club and especially with that name

[@vantida]

The food looks really good. If you have to choose between Spanish vs Portuguese food, what will you?

[@hungrytoexplore]

Don't tell anyone... but Spanish

[@vantida]

@@hungrytoexplore haha me too 😂

[@DerWanderer88]

I would go for Spanish too.

[@oskarobit]

'Milhojas' literally means 'thousand leaves' (a leaf upon another) and is known too as 'hojaldre', wich becomes from Latin and meaning almost the same: leafy. This kind of pastry originally French (I think so) is very common to find not only in the Basque Country but also in every corner of Spain. I would call to it 'pantxineta': millefeuille + cream + millefeuille + toasted almonds + icing sugar. Ongi etorri Bilbora! Welcome to Bilbao!

[@hungrytoexplore]

that is interesting, thank you! I love Bilbao, I cannot wait to go back

[@edurvevtx7319]

Basque Country has 7 provinces: 4 under Spain and 3 under France. We are not Spanish neither French, we are stateless nation.

[@hungrytoexplore]

Thats true, I respect that. It’s a wonderful place

[@edurvevtx7319]

@@hungrytoexplore Thanks. You are welcome.

[@emirrqwh]

Do people speak Spanish or Basque in daily life in the Basque country?

[@edurvevtx7319]

@@emirrqwh Well , only 1/3 part of population can speak Basque/Spanish or Basque/French. The other 2/3 part speaks only or French or Spanish, because Basque language is official only in 3 of the 7 provinces. In villages people speak Basque while in the big cities the Basque language is spoken in some places , academic, cultural, places only .

[@TheElekend]

@@edurvevtx7319 And not only because of that, but also because it had been banned and prosecuted for nearly 40 years (during the Spanish dictatorship). Thankfully, those times are over and the language has been steadily reintroduced and reinforced in schools across those 3 provinces -the three that conform the current Basque Country in Spain- and it is expected that new generations will be totally knowledgeable of Euskera.

[@gontzallekzeit2050]

Bilbao ist keine spanische Stadt, sondern eine sehr schöne Stadt des Baskenlandes.

[@hungrytoexplore]

Yes! The Basque Country is wonderful

[@auried4631]

The Txokos originally were for men, but nowadays everyone can go and be a partner.

[@hungrytoexplore]

That is true! I am really happy that I got to experience one.

[@gontzallekzeit2050]

Du erwähnst zu oft das Wort "Spanien" ... wie so?, du bist im Baskenland!

[@hungrytoexplore]

Sorry 😅