Cocochas de Bacalao – Restaurante Zelai Zabal

Where: Restaurante Zelai Zabal, Oñate, Basque Country.

When: Summer 2010

The restaurant is listed in the Michelin Guide as serving traditional Basque dishes with the occasional modern touch.

Cocochas de Bacalao. Restaurante Zelai Zabal. Photo: Nikolaos Moropoulos

I visited the restaurant in the summer of 2010 after my visit to the Sanctuary of Arantzazu, a holy place for the Basques, where a shepherd discovered a sculpture of the Virgin in a thorn-bush.

See also: Kokotxas de Merluza al Pilpil con Almejas de Cuchillo