El Navarrico Cojonudos White Asparagus

TAST­ING NOTES FROM THE CURATOR

But­tery and ten­der on the tongue, these hand peeled white aspara­gus from Navar­ra tru­ly live up to their name. The word ​“cojonudos” means superb in Span­ish, and these ones from El Navar­ri­co are indeed that.

They have a very smooth tex­ture, and leave no bit­ter after­taste. Made with as few ingre­di­ents as pos­si­ble (lit­er­al­ly just aspara­gus, water and salt), you know it’s top quality.

PREPA­RA­TION AND PAIRINGS

The cojonudos white aspara­gus are pre-cooked, and can be eat­en on their own — even straight from the jar!

But they’re also excel­lent with a splash of olive oil and vine­gar, for a sim­ple snack. We rec­om­mend this Arbe­quina from the same region. Or tossed in a sim­ple sal­ad. Or served with a dol­lop of aioli, and paired with a dry Riesling.

LAND OF PLENTY

Using tra­di­tion­al tech­niques but unafraid to include inno­v­a­tive meth­ods in their qual­i­ty con­trol sys­tems, El Navar­ri­co, for three gen­er­a­tions, have guar­an­teed only excel­lence in their products.

Jarred veg­eta­bles in salt water or olive oil, called ​“con­ser­vas,” are a sta­ple in Spain, and are con­sid­ered gourmet items, and El Navar­ri­co have cement­ed their role as one of the top pro­duc­ers of conservas.

It was found­ed in 1960 by Amalia and José, who worked in the fields of San Adri­an in Navar­ra, a very fer­tile part of Spain. So rich, in fact, that the Span­ish have placed a pre­mi­um on prod­ucts orig­i­nat­ing from the area.

Storage Instructions

Keeps well in the pantry. Once opened, store in the fridge. Con­sume with­in a week.