by Anne-Marie | Dec 3, 2020 | Food |
For Thanksgiving this year, I ordered a few gateaux basques from San Francisco’s Dandelion Chocolate. They were offering 3 exotic flavors: cacao fruit, chocolate, and chocolate gingerbread. While a far cry from the traditional gateau basque you’ll find in the Basque Country, I was curious to try this creative spin on an old Basque favorite.
My parents and I made a video trying out the different flavors and showing off these unique cakes. Find out which one was our favorite!
by Anne-Marie | Oct 29, 2020 | Euskara |
Got questions about learning Basque? As a beginner’s Euskera student and as someone who shares my language learning journey on YouTube, I get a lot of questions about the Basque language. Some people want to know if it’s hard to learn, some ask how they can start learning, and others ask why bother learning it at all.
by Anne-Marie | Oct 22, 2020 | Euskara |
I’ve been loving watching Goenkale, a Basque soap opera, on EITB. Fun 20-minute episodes are an easy and interesting way to improve my Euskera comprehension all the way from California. Let me walk you through how to access free Basque TV shows, movies, and radio programs online in this video tutorial.
by Anne-Marie | Oct 15, 2020 | Culture |
Today we’re talking stereotypes! I asked Hella Basque’s Instagram follows what are the things that people commonly get wrong about Basques and the Basque Country. In this video, I compiled their responses with the misconceptions, myths, and stereotypes people have about the Basque Country.
Let’s set the record straight.
by Anne-Marie | Sep 25, 2020 | Culture |
Aita recently shared his piperade recipe with us, and now he wants to show you how he mixes a Picon Punch.
This classic Basque cocktail of the American West is popular with Basque Americans but can’t be found in bars in the Basque Country. That’s because it was invented by Basque immigrants in the United States. It’s a staple at old Basque boardinghouse bars in California and Nevada.
To make this cocktail, Amer Picon is combined with soda water, grenadine, and a splash of brandy on top. I hope you enjoy this video’s virtual happy hour with Aita.
