The dawn of the canning industry was at the start of the 19th century, when thanks to "Nicolás Appert", the possibility of conserving food by boiling it in metal, hermetically sealedreceptacles was discovered.
Spain is currently the leading European producer of canned fish and shellfish. The canning industry is one of the industrial sub-sectors with the greatest tradition in the country.In the Basque Country, many coastal towns have a large number of canning industries with a great family tradition. Canned food prepared in the Basque Country is of renowned prestige,;first rate products.
Principal canned fish:
Canned fish is extremely nutritive. In additionto containing fish, it contains the nutrients provided by other products, such as olive oil.
Los municipios que integran esta Red son los municipios bizkainos de Bermeo, Elantxobe, Lekeitio, Lemoiz, Mundaka, Ondarroa y Zierbena y los municipios Gipuzkoanos de Getaria, Hondarribia, Mutriku, Orio, Pasaia, y Zumaia.
Si algo caracteriza al País Vasco es la excelencia de su cocina y la calidad de sus restaurantes, desde los más sofisticados. las mesas más humildes.
Udalarrantz - Red de municipios pesqueros del País Vasco