Alalunga

Cantabrian Seafood and Artisan Spanish Conservas

Alalunga takes a particularly refined approach to Spanish artisan conservas, focusing on premium seafood from the Cantabrian coast and traditional northern Spanish recipes. Rather than concentrating solely on familiar sardines and tuna, Alalunga showcases some of the more specialised products found in the cuisine of northern Spain, including European hake, hake cheeks, bonito, mackerel and squid.

One of the producer's standout ingredients is European hake (Merluccius merluccius), traditionally known simply as merluza. Alalunga places particular emphasis on hake sourced from Cantabrian and nearby Atlantic waters, with fish landed at ports including Celeiro in Galicia and Pasaia in the Basque Country. Its hake cheeks, or cocochas de merluza, are particularly prized in northern Spanish cooking and are prepared by hand before being preserved in olive oil or traditional green sauce.