Where to Eat Basque Food in Boise, From Small Plates to Paella

Where to Eat Basque Food in Boise, From Small Plates to Paella

Boise’s Basque Block lures travelers with frosty kalimotxos, snacky pintxos, and a highly anticipated cultural festival.Courtesy of Visit Boise Basque dishes at AnsotsIdaho’s most famous food export may still be the potato, but the Gem State’s culinary specialties encompass far more than the humble spud. In fact, many of its flavors are imported from more than 5,000 miles east. As a point of pride, Boiseans like people to know that the most conc…

Where to Eat Basque Food in Boise, Idaho

Idaho’s most famous food export may still be the potato, but the Gem State’s culinary specialties encompass far more than the humble spud. In fact, many of its flavors are imported from more than 5,000 miles east.  As a point of pride, Boiseans like people to know that the most concentrated population of Basque Americans is found in their city. Two waves of immigration from Spain’s Basque Country — first during the 19th-century gold rush, then d…