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From ancestral oxen to months-long aging in controlled chambers, this is a look at how some of Spain’s most prized beef is made. I visited Gesalaga Okelan in Zarautz, Basque Country, Spain, to understand why steak here is so different.
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00:00 Welcome to Zarautz, Basque Country
01:12 A closer look at ancestral oxen with Patxi
03:18 Why these animals are deeply linked to the Basque Country
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07:11 Why temperature and humidity are crucial for dry aging
08:50 Fat sweating at 1°C
10:05 What happens when meat isn’t dry-aged? Croquetas, of course
10:45 Why mold is dry aging’s worst enemy
11:52 An 8-month-aged ox weighing nearly 1,000 kg!
14:11 Why marbling isn’t always the key to great steak
16:05 How to tell an animal’s age by looking at the loin
17:05 Less manipulation, better dry aging
18:55 How to cook steak properly with Chef Iker (rare is best)
22:20 Why Iberian native cattle breeds almost went extinct
25:12 Curiosities about Erromin Farm, from 600 years ago
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37 Comments
how was the aged fat?
Claudia me encantas , casate con un mexicano machista y tomador de tequila
our breed is the 'Oreo cow' Belted galloway
You mean … the moors. 😂
That would be a no. It is not and it does not. Of course, "best" is subjective.
Enjoy your first Christmas in Portugal. Well I have been here in London for 26 years and I miss the Christmas in Portugal.
Taiwanese cows are mostly milk cows, so the males would become meat at young age, and that also brought us fresh warm beef food culture, which is very tasty, I love it.
And then there are Taiwan's own Yellow Cattle, some beef noodle shops still use them, and is considered a rarity (a cherished one) due to the same industrialization with meaty cows and then globalization with imports.
As a northern Spaniard I can only say:
France dominates on fats (butter use, foie gras, etc.)
Italy on carbs
Spain on protein.
Combined, you get super power level food.
2gr from hancock farms australia..
greetings to our hindu friends ✌
2.07……i think im about to stop eating beef…..
I love the north of Spain, from Galicia to Pais Vasco. And that man is the kind of guy you'd want to be friends with. I would listen to him intently if ever I was there.
Best steak I ever had on a business flight with Iberian Airways from Tokyo to Madrid.
Incredible meats and great document, this man truly is a subject matter expert!!
Support those who feed us, not those who tax us.
"If we remove one, the other might even die of grief." If I end up becoming a full-time vegetarian, stuff like this will be why. We think of animals as things, but if they die of grief, are they not beings too?
What beautiful animals! They remind me a little of our watusi cattle in Central Africa ❤
that's a Portuguese Bread…Not Spanish…
The Japanese Wagyu is the best and superior steak on Earth …. the Spanish Bull meat is to tough
The magnificent herd of Red Ruby Devon, at Tilbrook Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK. Check them out.
it is raw!!!!
It's insane Spain has this top quality beef and pork and quality in Latin America is so lacking
Been to Spain. Awesome cuisine. But nowhere near the best steaks. Best at a lot of other stuff but not steaks. Argentina, Brazil and America have better.
does spain make the best steak in the world? probably not..
Most of the world dry ages their meat…. Except muslim countries….
Hey just eat it raw!
Looks the Same 🙂
Good work
This channel should have more viewers.
(Unsolicited advise: do lots of shorts)
AWESOME! Thank you so much for this information~
amazing episode. thank you!
The View is great… food is yummy…
For the ranch owner I suggest u plant pitcher plant fly trap along the fence
The Basque Country is neither Spain nor France. It is the land of the Basque Folk, which has been subjugated by spaniards for the last 500 years.
Please inform yourself and do not contribute to normalizing the occupation and assimilation of the Basque folk
Can we please stop with these claims “ The Best in the World “. There’s no such thing because it’s all subjective to individual opinions.
That is too raw for my liking but to each their own
does she really think gyozas are spanish
Where I live in the country I have cattle on the other side of the fence in my backyard. What breed they are I have no idea. They change a lot. But that dry aged steak looks incredible! But not all of that salt!!
Basques are the best pretending the traditions.