Context

Mondeju is a special product of the towns of Tolosaldea and Goierri that are located in Aralar Natural Park. Amezketa is next to Aralar and has a strong connection to the mountain, where in addition to livestock, sheep herding has also been a major presence. The shepherds spend the summer in Aralar and come down at the end of September. Then they remove the sterile and old sheep from the flock, and to make use of them, mondejus and stewed sheep are often made. That is the origin of mondejus, a culture that has been shared from generation to generation, in other villages in the area of Amezketa and Aralar. Mondeju is a special product, made mainly with sheep products and leeks. The recipe has been kept in the kitchens of the farmhouses and the mondeju meal (mondeju jana) has been a reason for family unity, the fruit above all of the work of mothers and grandmothers. The transmission has taken place in the farmhouses, and in recent decades, the bars in Amezketa have extended it to a wider audience, where the work done by the Ugarte bar is worth noting. Almost, we can say, that Ugarte is known for the mondeju.

To care for this product and protect the culture that surrounds it, we have organized a mondeju and wine fair.

Schedule

11:00-15:00 Stalls with mondeju pintxos from Amezketa and wine tasting from the Basque Country
-Fair-Stalls from 9 local mondeju producers.
- 14 wines from 7 wineries in the Basque Country.
+ workshop to learn how to make mondeju + traditional children's games
12:00 Thank you and appointment of ambassadors to local mondeju producers.
13:00 Stewed lamb from Aralar and Amezketa cheese by local producers.

It will be held in the Amezketa's main square.

The mondeju stalls will be 9:
Individuals:
- Mari Jose Murua
- Xatur Zabala
- Uxue Artola
- Roxi-Agurtzane
- Olatz Balerdi
Bars
- Txindoki: Izaskun Altuna
- Beartzana: Joxi Arsuaga
- Ametza: Eva Altuna
- Arkaitzpe: Jon Ruiz

The 7 participating wineries will be:
-Hika (Villabona-Amasa, Gipuzkoa).
- RBLD Sagardoak (Zizurkil, Gipuzkoa).
- Aristu (Irunberri, Navarra).
- Etxondoa (Ispoure, Behe Nafarroa).
- The mozo (Lanciego, Álava).
- Gil Berzal (Laguardia, Álava).
- Ulibarria (Gordexola, Bizkaia).

Prices and sale of tickets and glasses.
- Each ticket will be worth 1,00 €.
- The wine tasting glass will have a value of 2,00 €.
- Some wines will have a price of 1 ticket and others of 2 tickets.
- The mondeju pintxos will be worth 1 ticket.

We want to invite all residents and visitors to enjoy this special morning tasting our typical mondeju accompanied by good wines that go together great. Welcome!

This action is part of the Tourism Sustainability Plan of the Tolosaldea Destination. Through the Department of Tourism, Commerce and Consumption of the Basque Government, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, it is financed by the Next Generation EU-Europar Community Funds.