TXOGITXU Wine Dinner at UNO MAS

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September 30, 2017

TXOGITXU Wine Dinner was held at UNO MAS on 29 September 2017. When all people are talking about marbling in steak, TXOGITXU tells you ‘fat and old’ is more desirable. Is it really more desirable? What exactly is TXOGITXU? Is it a secret code?

Cárnicas TXOGITXU

Cárnicas TXOGITXU isn’t a secret code, it is a brand of beef from Basque, Spain founded by Mr. Imanol Jaca. According to the Beef Magazine, TXOGITXU ‘may have the best meat in the world.’ It was also rewarded in August 2014 with the ‘Great Taste’ Award by The Guide of Fine Foods. High quality and exclusive dedication to the cut and transformation of the very finest quality red meat makes Cárnicas Txogitxu number one in the sector, and their products can be found in leading restaurants throughout Spain and Europe.

Imanol Jaca of TXOGITXU

TXOGITXU Wine Dinner at UNO MAS — *Imanol Jaca, owner of TXOGITXU on the left*

Imanol Jaca is the owner of Cárnicas TXOGITXU. He loves good red meat which, in Basque culinary tradition, means the red meat of an old, fat cow. He eats it only once a week, shared with good friends for its enjoyment. His work consists of travelling to remote places where he buys the cows he likes, which he later slaughters, quarters and strokes in order to select the best bone-in ribeye steaks. Imanol only supplies to his clients the crème de la crème of red meats. As he states, ‘At Txogitxu the overriding idea is “quality first and foremost”. That’s why we sell the finest red meat.’

How does Cárnicas TXOGITXU taste like?

At the wine dinner, we tasted the famous bone-in ribeye steak from a 16-year-old cow. It changed my narrow perspective about beef. Fat, old red meat can smell and taste equally awesome or even better than highly-marbled beef. There isn’t much marble in the beef itself. The flavour and moist of the thick layer of fat penetrate the meat, giving the red meat a pleasing aroma with a subtle scent of milk. After charcoal-grilling, some fat melted. The red meat became leaner and tasted amazingly succulent with a strong but pleasing beef flavour. There’s no oily mouthfeel, so it tasted clean and solid. I like it a lot!

If you don’t know how to pronounce ‘TXOGITXU’, watch the video and you will learn the correct pronunciation directly from Imanol.

Cárnicas TXOGITXU Wine Dinner at UNO MAS

(1) TXOGITXU ‘PINTXOS’ Like in Donostia

TXOGITXU beef chorizo and beef salchichon on toast with tomato and EVOO Arbequina paired with Cava Noche Y Dia Brut Nature NV.

(2) Cecina ‘TXOGITXU’

Smoked dry old cow ‘Rubia Gallega’ paired with Manzanilla Zuleta, Delgado Zuleta, Manzanilla

(3) Steak Tartare

TXOGITXU topside old cow ‘Rubia Gallega’ Harry’s bar style, quail egg and countryside bread

(4) TXISTORRA ‘TXOGITXU’

Grilled sausage from the Basque country

(5) Traditional Catalan Cannelloni

Stuffed with TXOGITXU fat old cow, Iberian Presa pork, free range chicken and foie gras, winter black truffle cream, Bechamel, Manchego cheese and black trumpet mushrooms paired with Pagos de Araiz Crianza, Navarra 2013

(6) The Famous Basque ‘TXULETON’ Steak

Charcoal-grilled premium quality striploin ‘Rubia Gallega’ served in a traditional Basque country style paired with Beronia Reserva, Rioja 2012

(7) Olive Oil Toast

Yoghurt ice-cream, fig and orange jam, lemon syrup, crumble paired with Manzana Apple

Who in Gourmet Bangkok Team attended this exclusive wine dinner event at UNO MAS?

Chelsea Chan ~ A food lover, golfer, fun lover, and adventurer
Chelsea was born in Hong Kong and is a genuine food lover. Her palate is especially sharp on Cantonese food, delicacies from Hong Kong and meat (especially beef, chicken and lamb). She is able to taste how the food is cooked and prepared. Besides, she is also a pro buffet gourmet because of her unlimited appetite. When she says ‘too sweet’, it may not be sweet for you as her preference for chocolate is 72++ dark chocolate.

Will Gourmet Bangkok recommend Exclusive Dining Events at UNO MAS?

Of course! We highly recommend any future exclusive dining events at UNO MAS to you. Many of their events do open up our eyes! It’s also absolutely amazing to know more about Spanish food. Although Spain is on the other side of the planet, UNO MAS draws it closer to us! It’s definitely a pioneer education centre for Spanish cuisine and food culture.