Cheese

[Haraldf]

Does anyone know a good shop I SDC where they have local cheeses, hams and other delicacies to take home?

 

[SabsP]

Does anyone know a good shop I SDC where they have local cheeses, hams and other delicacies to take home?

The place to go to is the Mercado de Abastos.
On our recent Camino we bought a decent amount of chorizo and jamon. Also cheeses available.
Different stalls. I always follow the locals and see which stall / seller they prefer.

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

www.mercadodeabastosdesantiago.com

 

[catheriam]

El Cortes Ingles in Santiago. A quality department store chain Portugal and Spain and supermercado. "A food and wine boutique." Rua Restollal 50.

 

[Haraldf]

El Cortes Ingles in Santiago. A quality department store chain Portugal and Spain and supermercado. "A food and wine boutique." Rua Restollal 50.

Thank you very much!

 

[Haraldf]

The place to go to is the Mercado de Abastos.
On our recent Camino we bought a decent amount of chorizo and jamon. Also cheeses available.
Different stalls. I always follow the locals and see which stall / seller they prefer.

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

www.mercadodeabastosdesantiago.com

Thanks you very much - appreciated!

 

[Walkingat70]

Does anyone know a good shop I SDC where they have local cheeses, hams and other delicacies to take home?

Try Victoria. They have good stuff though I have not bought cheese

 

[SabsP]

Try Victoria. They have good stuff though I have not bought cheese

This is the website for more detailed information.

Inicio

Tienda de alimentación tradicional en Santiago de Compostela

alimentacionvictoria.com

 

[Pelegrin]

I think that in most supers in Galicia you have Arzua - Ulloa and Tetilla. Less frequent are San Simon ( smoked) and Cebreiro ( fresh). All of them are made with cow milk. Those are the four " denominaciones de origen" for Galician cheeses.

 

[SabsP]

I think that in most supers in Galicia you have Arzua - Ulloa and Tetilla. Less frequent are San Simon ( smoked) and Cebreiro ( fresh). All of them are made with cow milk. Those are the four " denominaciones de origen" for Galician cheeses.

Supermercado Froiz has San Simon in stock.

 

[Isabelpilgrim]

Does anyone know a good shop I SDC where they have local cheeses, hams and other delicacies to take home?

Check out the Abastos market. I've gotten cheese I've purchased there through Customs. Depends on city you fly back into, though.

 

[Vacajoe]

Definitely check the customs regulations of your country (which can also vary by state in the US) before you purchase any food products for import.

 

[Peterborough]

The place to go to is the Mercado de Abastos.
On our recent Camino we bought a decent amount of chorizo and jamon. Also cheeses available.
Different stalls. I always follow the locals and see which stall / seller they prefer.

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

www.mercadodeabastosdesantiago.com

Mercado de Abastos is definitely the place to go. It is a beautiful group of buildings with an enormous range of cheeses , meats, fish, bread and other things. The stall holders are very friendly and happy to help.

 

[Oliviao]

Mercado de abastos is fab! Pure theatre. Had one of the best meals ever there...

 

[lalaone]

Haraldf, I see you are in Norway, Skal! I don't know Norway's regulations but I can definitely echo @Vacajoe 's caution for the US, having once tried to bring vacuum-sealed Iberico ham back from Burgos. We read about it and thought it would be fine. It was not. US customs agents still ask my husband and me, "So, are you carrying ham with you this time?" That confiscation is part of our permanent record now. This was by plane of course, and maybe it is different in Norway or by other modes of transport

 

[oursonpolaire]

Both Canada and the US are very very strict about meat. Check on the official customs website before buying. I have found the cheese joints at the Abastos markets excellent; they likely have a similar opinion of me as I usually pick up about 100euro or so of cheese. I tell them that I have just done the Primitivo or del Norte and want to take the flavours of Galicia and Asturias back to Canada to comfort me. They will usually vacuum wrap it for a small sum. Canadian customs were primarily concerned that I was not going to resell any and I assured them that nobody has a chance of getting a slice of anything except at my table as my guest.

 

[Zen Librarian]

I love the artisan cheeses of

Manxares da Chaira S.L., 27 Rua de Caldeireria​

right in the old town centre. Lovely people too.

 

[SabsP]

I love the artisan cheeses of

Manxares da Chaira S.L., 27 Rua de Caldeireria​

right in the old town centre. Lovely people too.

If you do an internetsearch for Manxares you will find this website.
Streetaddress is the same though, but different name on the site.

Prestes Santiago - Tienda de quesos y productos gallegos

Quesos de fabricación propia, nacionales e internacionales. Desde 45€, personaliza tu tabla degustación o una cesta de productos gallegos

prestessantiago.com

 

[Kirkie]

You have plenty of good advice. I simply add this: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/carry/meat-dairy-animal/index_en.htm

 

[Bill905]

Well, if in Galicia, and looking for cheese, it has to be Queso Tetilla ....

The Story of Spain’s Boob-shaped Cheese

There is a walking trail across northern Spain called The Camino de Santiago. (The Camino was recently made famous in a movie starring Martin Sheen titled, The Way). For over a thousand years, pilg…

thewholeworldismyhome.wordpress.com

 

[Pelegrin]

Well, if in Galicia, and looking for cheese, it has to be Queso Tetilla ....

The Story of Spain’s Boob-shaped Cheese

There is a walking trail across northern Spain called The Camino de Santiago. (The Camino was recently made famous in a movie starring Martin Sheen titled, The Way). For over a thousand years, pilg…

thewholeworldismyhome.wordpress.com

I' am Galician and didn' t know that legend. At the end of the article there is a photo of San Simon da Costa cheeses. Despite its name it is not produced somewhere on the coast. Its production area includes places like Abadín, Vilalba and Baamonde ( Begonte) on Camino del Norte.

 

[chinacat]

I bought a round of Arzua Ulloa in a lovely little shop that only stocked a few foods from Arzua.
I believe the people who owned it made the cheese themselves.
It was in the old town and was a tiny shop, on the left walking from the direction of the Cathedral.
This was in 2009, so the shop may no longer be there.
The cheese was delicious and highly prized by the French family we stayed with on the way home.

I’m hoping @Pelegrin might know the shop and whether it’s still in existence.

Ah, the memory cogs just moved; it was called Casa de Queso.

 

[Hannah Peregrina]

I'd recommend Lolita Cardelle in the Mercado de Abastos. The proprietress Dora is both lovely and knowledgeable when it comes to Galician cheeses, and she carries both classic DOP stuff (Arzúa, Tetilla, etc) as well as more modern, prize-winning local cheeses like Da Josefa, Marianne and Savel. Second @Zen Librarian too for Prestes on Caldeirería - they carry a particularly great San Simon.

 

[Pelegrin]

I’m hoping @Pelegrin might know the shop and whether it’s still in existence.

Ah, the memory cogs just moved; it was called Casa de Queso.

No, sorry I don' t know that shop. I visited Arzua only a couple of times in my life. When I visit my homealdea ( not far from Betanzos) I always buy fresh cheese with no brand in a farm near. I like that cheese made of milk from Frisian cows only because it has less fat.

 

[Ctshagr]

Try Victoria. They have good stuff though I have not bought cheese

Very good agree.

 

[BRSmith13]

The place to go to is the Mercado de Abastos.
On our recent Camino we bought a decent amount of chorizo and jamon. Also cheeses available.
Different stalls. I always follow the locals and see which stall / seller they prefer.

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

www.mercadodeabastosdesantiago.com

We are so excited for our 4 day stay in Santiago post Camino. Plus our lodging is around the corner from the Mercado!

 

[alexwalker]

Does anyone know a good shop I SDC where they have local cheeses, hams and other delicacies to take home?

I have brought cheese, ham & choriso from Spain to Norway (Tromsø) many times. No problem. Try to get it vacuumed though.

 

[Ctshagr]

Does anyone know a good shop I SDC where they have local cheeses, hams and other delicacies to take home?

The Mercado for cheeses, if traveling to the USA you are not allowed to bring in meat products or fruit. They will be confiscated, cheese is ok.

 

[Ctshagr]

The Mercado for cheeses, if traveling to the USA you are not allowed to bring in meat products or fruit. They will be confiscated, cheese is ok.