# The best traditional dishes of La Rioja

Riojan cooking of market gardens, choricero peppers and vine-cutting embers, according to Wikipedia, ABC and guides to Riojan food.

- 3 votes · 13 items
- Jul 28, 2026 · Carla Gallego
- https://even.best/en/l/865/the-best-traditional-dishes-of-la-rioja

## Top 10

1. **Menestra riojana** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Seasonal vegetables from the Ebro gardens with ham.
2. **Bacalao a la riojana** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Salt cod in tomato and choricero pepper sauce.
3. **Patatas a la riojana** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 'Snapped' potatoes stewed with chorizo and choricero pepper; the best-known dish.
4. **Stuffed piquillo peppers** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Filled with meat or salt cod in sauce.
5. **Caparrones** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Red beans from Anguiano stewed with chorizo and ribs.
6. **Huevos a la riojana** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Baked eggs with chorizo, peas and peppers.
7. **Grilled mushrooms** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Calle Laurel tapa in Logroño, topped with a prawn.
8. **Pears in wine** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rincón de Soto pears poached in Rioja red wine.
9. **Chorizo riojano** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — PGI cured chorizo with paprika.
10. **Alegrías riojanas** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spicy chilli peppers fried in oil.
11. **Fardelejos** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried puff pastries filled with almond, from Arnedo.
12. **Pochas a la Rioja** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fresh white beans stewed with chorizo ​​and vegetables, typical at the end of summer.
13. **Chuletillas al sarmiento** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Milk-fed lamb chops grilled over vine cuttings.

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