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Etxeko bixkotxa

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A shortcrust cake from Lapurdi filled either with pastry cream or with black cherry preserve from Itxassou. ⚠ BOTH FILLINGS ARE TRADITIONAL and the cherry version is the older claim; a version that presents one as the only authentic one is taking a side in an argument the evidence does not settle.

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Languages: Basque, French

What is recorded

  • Both the pastry-cream and the black-cherry fillings are traditional, and the cherry version has the older claim. Presenting either as the only authentic one takes a side the evidence does not settle. disputed

Related foodways

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  • related to French documented

    A Lapurdi cake inside the French pastry tradition, and both of those things at once.

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