If you have never tried manchego cheese and quince you haven't lived....perhaps a tad of an exaggeration but seriously, what are you waiting for. The sweet contrast of membrillo with your manchego, or other hard cheeses, is a delightful combination. 

Que aproveche!

Ingredients: quince pulp*, sugar*, lemon*

 * From organic farming. 

A Banca de Sardinha’s Sardines in Spicy Tomato Sauce bring a bold, flavourful punch to traditional Portuguese seafood. Steamed and preserved in a rich tomato sauce with a hint of spice, these sardines offer a natural source of omega-3. Produced using artisanal methods that honor authentic taste, they combine tender fish with the robust, tangy kick of spiced tomatoes. Perfect for tapas, pasta dishes, or hearty Mediterranean-inspired meals.

•  Made in Portugal
•  Contains: Fish
•  Ingredients: Fishes: Sardine 70% 
•  Product language: English, French, Germana and Portuguese
•  Shelf life: Over 36 months
•  Storage: Shelf-stable
•  Weight: 154.22 g (5.44 oz)
•  Dimensions: 10.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm (4.1 x 2.6 x 1.2 in)

Rosara’s Artichoke Hearts are a tender, elegant expression of Navarra’s agricultural heritage. Grown in the fertile lands of northern Spain and harvested at peak freshness, these artichokes are delicately prepared and preserved to maintain their natural flavor and silky texture. Each heart is carefully selected for quality and consistency, then gently cooked to bring out its sweet, slightly nutty character.

What sets Rosara’s artichokes apart is their purity—no heavy brine, no overpowering seasoning—just clean, honest flavor that highlights the excellence of the ingredient itself. They're incredibly versatile: serve them as part of a tapas spread, layer them into salads, or add them to pasta, paella, or grilled dishes for a touch of Spanish refinement.

Ready to use straight from the jar or tin, Rosara’s Artichoke Hearts save time without compromising on taste or quality. Their soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture and delicate taste make them a standout addition to any meal.

Perfect for entertaining or adding gourmet flair to everyday cooking, these artichoke hearts are a pantry staple for anyone who appreciates authentic Mediterranean flavors and artisanal craftsmanship. With Rosara, even the simplest vegetable becomes a delicacy.

These premium white asparagus spears from Navarra carry the esteemed Denomination of Origin, guaranteeing their authenticity, quality, and regional heritage. Harvested fresh and peeled with meticulous care, each spear is exceptionally tender, smooth, and delicately flavoured. This is one of the great classics of Navarrese gastronomy, celebrated for its purity and gentle sweetness.

Rosara works exclusively with fresh asparagus, never canned from pre-cooked batches, ensuring a superior final product. Their texture is silky yet firm enough to hold shape on the plate. With only 11.5 kcal per 100 grams and absolutely no fat, these asparagus are not only delicious but exceptionally healthy.

Because they are so tender, they should be handled gently and served with simple accompaniments that highlight their natural elegance.

Ingredients
Asparagus, water, sugar, salt, citric acid, ascorbic acid.
Gluten free.

Serving Suggestions

• Best enjoyed at room temperature to appreciate their full flavour.
• Serve with a vinaigrette of extra virgin olive oil (Arbequina or Empeltre varieties pair beautifully) and a touch of wine or apple vinegar.
• Add finely chopped vegetables such as onion, green pepper, or black olives to the vinaigrette for texture and colour.
• Pair with a light Hollandaise or high quality mayonnaise for a more indulgent presentation.
• Serve alongside grilled fish, jamón, or simply as part of a refined tapas selection.

Rosara Judión Beans are large, buttery white beans from Spain’s Navarra region, celebrated for their silky texture and delicate, creamy flavour. Sourced from heirloom varieties and cooked slowly in their natural broth, these judiones are tender yet hold their shape beautifully—ideal for traditional Spanish stews, seafood dishes, or as a hearty base for tapas.

Rosara prepares these beans using only natural ingredients—no preservatives, additives, or artificial thickeners. The result is a restaurant-quality legume that’s ready to heat and serve, saving you hours of soaking and simmering while delivering rich, homemade flavour. They’re a pantry essential for anyone who loves authentic Spanish cooking with a gourmet edge.

Recipe: Judión Beans with Octopus and Olive Oil

Ingredients (available at spanishpig.ca):

• 1 jar Rosara Judión Beans

• 1 tin Lulina Octopus in Olive Oil

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• Smoked paprika (pimentón)

• Salt to taste

• Chopped parsley (optional)

Instructions:

1. Warm the judión beans gently in their broth.

2. In a separate pan, heat the octopus just until warmed through.

3. Plate the beans, top with octopus, a generous drizzle of olive oil, and a sprinkle of smoked paprika.

4. Garnish with parsley.

Rosara’s chickpeas are one of their most celebrated pantry essentials, and it becomes clear why from the first taste. These large, premium chickpeas are selected for their exceptional quality and cooked slowly using traditional, artisanal methods. The result is an incredibly tender legume with a creamy interior, a skin so delicate it is barely noticeable, and a clean, natural flavour that tastes purely of the chickpea. Once you begin cooking with Rosara legumes, it is difficult to return to anything else.

Each jar reflects Rosara’s commitment to simplicity and craftsmanship. The chickpeas hold their shape beautifully while remaining soft and luxurious. The cooking liquid is a bonus. It is rich, savoury, and perfect for enriching soups, rice dishes, or stews. Because these legumes are so tender, they should be added to your dishes toward the end of cooking and handled gently. If you want to remove them from the jar more easily, warm the closed jar briefly in a bain marie.

These chickpeas adapt effortlessly to both rustic Spanish recipes and fresh, modern dishes.

Serving Suggestions

• Add to a traditional Spanish cocido or any hearty stew with chorizo and vegetables.
• Toss with roasted peppers, tuna, tomatoes, and extra virgin olive oil for a vibrant chickpea salad.
• Warm gently with garlic, olive oil, and smoked paprika for a simple tapa.
• Combine with sautéed spinach for a classic Andalusian dish.
• Blend with tahini and lemon for a smooth, restaurant-quality hummus.
• Use the cooking liquid to add depth to soups or sauces.

These round white beans, known in Spain as “alubia manteca”, are one of Rosara’s most impressive examples of true artisanal legume craftsmanship. Each bean is cooked slowly and carefully so it becomes incredibly tender. The skin is barely noticeable, and the flavour is clean, pure, and deeply comforting. This is the kind of legume that transforms the simplest meal into something exceptional. Once you try Rosara’s beans, it is hard to go back to anything else.

Rosara prepares all their legumes using traditional methods, respecting the natural texture of the bean and adding nothing that distracts from its authentic taste. The result is a silky bean with a buttery mouthfeel, ideal for hearty stews, elegant tapas, or wholesome everyday cooking. Even the cooking liquid is valuable. It is rich, flavourful, and perfect for incorporating into soups and sautés.

These beans are delicate, so Rosara recommends handling them gently. Add them to your dish at the end of cooking and avoid excessive stirring. If you want to remove them from the jar more easily, warm the unopened jar briefly in a bain marie.

Serving Suggestions

• Add to a Spanish-style stew with chorizo, smoked paprika, and onion.
• Combine with grilled vegetables and olive oil for a warm bean salad.
• Serve with clams or mussels for a traditional northern Spanish dish.
• Mash lightly with garlic and olive oil as a creamy spread for toast.
• Use the cooking broth to enrich soups and sauces.

Rosara’s Beans with Clams and Mushrooms is a comforting, ready-to-eat dish that captures the essence of northern Spain’s rustic coastal cooking. At the heart of this traditional recipe are tender, buttery white beans—slow-cooked to perfection—paired with delicate clams and earthy mushrooms in a light yet deeply flavorful broth.

Crafted in Navarra, this dish reflects Rosara’s commitment to high-quality, natural ingredients and artisanal preparation. The broth is subtly seasoned, allowing the natural flavors of the beans, shellfish, and mushrooms to shine without overpowering. It’s a beautiful balance of land and sea, reminiscent of home-cooked meals from the Galician or Basque countryside.

Serve it gently warmed on its own for a nourishing meal, or elevate it by adding a drizzle of olive oil, fresh parsley, or a piece of crusty bread to soak up the rich juices. It also makes a refined starter or side for seafood-based dinners.

Rosara’s Beans with Clams and Mushrooms is proof that simple ingredients, when treated with care, can create something extraordinary. It’s comfort food with depth—hearty, wholesome, and a true taste of Spain in every spoonful.

This is one of Rosara’s most celebrated dishes, crafted with the care and refinement that defines truly exceptional conservas. Each piece begins with the finest artichoke hearts, hollowed out by hand to preserve their natural tenderness. They are then filled with a smooth, delicate béchamel made from prawns and langoustines. The dish is finished with an elegant seafood sauce prepared from crayfish, prawns, red shrimp, and a vegetable-enriched fish fumet. The result is a deeply flavourful but beautifully balanced preparation that tastes freshly made, with no acidity and no “tinned” notes.

Despite its richness of flavour, this dish is remarkably healthy, containing only 1.5 percent fat, very low salt, and no gluten. The texture of the artichokes is particularly impressive: soft, silky, and ready to melt into the sauce while remaining intact on the plate.

Ingredients
Artichokes (62 percent), seafood and fish broth (water and varying proportions of crayfish, prawns, red shrimp, and conger eel), tomato, sunflower oil, onion, carrot, milk, prawns (2 percent), langoustines (2 percent), rice flour, leek, rice, hake, white wine, salt, sugar, antioxidants (ascorbic acid and E-385).
Contains lactose, fish, and crustaceans. Gluten free.

Serving Suggestions

• Handle with care. Remove each artichoke gently with a spoon and place into a dish before pouring the sauce over.
• Warm in the oven at medium temperature or in a saucepan over low heat. Avoid stirring to prevent breaking.
• Serve with steamed clams, cockles, grilled prawns, or langoustines.
• Pair with a mound of white rice to absorb the sauce.
• Finish with lightly grilled seafood for an elevated, restaurant-style presentation.

These exquisite stuffed Piquillo peppers showcase the very best of Rosara’s craftsmanship. The process begins with selecting premium Piquillo peppers, roasted gently over beech wood and peeled by hand without water to preserve their natural sweetness and delicate texture. Each pepper is then filled with a refined béchamel made from desalted cod, prawns, langoustine, and sautéed vegetables. The result is a silky, elegant filling that highlights the flavour of the seafood without overpowering the sweetness of the pepper.

The care and labour involved in producing this dish are remarkable. The peppers remain tender and intact, the filling is smooth and balanced, and the sauce that surrounds them brings everything together beautifully. With a very low fat content of 2.6 percent and minimal salt, these stuffed peppers offer a healthy yet indulgent experience. They are completely gluten free and made with premium ingredients.

Rosara’s stuffed peppers are a ready-to-serve gourmet dish that brings authentic northern Spanish cooking straight to your table.

Serving Suggestions

• Remove the peppers carefully with a spoon, then pour the sauce over the top.
• Warm gently in a bain marie before opening, in the oven at medium temperature, or in a pan over low heat.
• Serve with slices of smoked salmon or cod for an elegant presentation.
• Pair with roasted potato slices, cod brandade, or simple white rice.
• Garnish with cooked langoustine tails for a special occasion.

These whole Piquillo peppers are a true gem of Navarra, produced under the prestigious Denomination of Origin Piquillo de Lodosa. Rosara selects only the finest peppers, roasts them over beech wood, and peels them by hand without using water. This artisanal method preserves their natural sweetness, delicate texture, and deep roasted flavour. Each jar contains peppers packed in their own juices, an intensely flavourful liquid that reflects the quality of the fruit and the care taken throughout the process.

The production is supervised by the Regulatory Council of the Lodosa D.O., and every jar carries an individually numbered label certifying authenticity. The result is a truly exceptional product, celebrated for its elegance, versatility, and unmistakable taste of northern Spain.

These peppers are tender, silky, and vibrant in colour. They are ideal for tapas, stuffing, or serving as a refined accompaniment to fish, meats, and vegetable dishes. Because they are so delicate, they should be handled gently when removing from the jar.

Serving Suggestions

• Serve warm with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt.
• Stuff with tuna, goat cheese, bacalao, or prawn mousse for classic Spanish tapas.
• Use the cooking juice to enrich sauces, stews, or rice dishes.
• Add to pintxos, casseroles, or grilled vegetable plates.
• Pair with grilled fish, roast chicken, or Iberico pork for colour and sweetness.

Rosara’s Vegetable Pisto is a beautiful interpretation of one of Spain’s most traditional home-style dishes. Made from a base of rich, sweet tomato and cooked slowly with finely diced vegetables, it captures the flavour of a true Spanish kitchen. The blend includes green pepper, red pepper, onion, and courgette, all stewed gently in olive oil until tender and harmonious. What makes this pisto exceptional is its balance: no sharp acidity, no artificial notes, and a clean, natural taste that feels freshly cooked rather than preserved. Despite its depth of flavour, it contains only 6.4 percent fat.

This is a versatile, ready-to-eat dish that can be enjoyed on its own or used as a foundation for countless recipes. Its texture is soft and comforting, with each vegetable holding its character while blending seamlessly into the tomato base.

Ingredients
Tomato, onion, green pepper, courgette, olive oil (9 percent), red pepper, sugar, garlic, salt, citric acid.
Gluten free.

Serving Suggestions

• Warm gently over low heat and serve as a rustic side dish.
• Use as the base for meat or fish stews.
• Add diced jamón, pancetta, or chistorra for a heartier version.
• Heat in a pan and crack one or two eggs on top, allowing them to set for a classic Spanish comfort dish.
• Serve with grilled vegetables, white rice, or toasted sourdough.
• Spoon onto tortillas, flatbreads, or into stuffed peppers for easy tapas.

Pochas are one of Navarra’s most treasured culinary ingredients and form the base of many traditional regional stews. Unlike dried beans, pochas are harvested while still young, which gives them a uniquely tender texture and a delicate, almost creamy flavour. Their colour varies naturally from pale green to soft white depending on their stage of maturity, a sign of authenticity and careful timing. The moment of harvest and the precision of the preparation process are key to achieving a superior product, and Rosara excels in both.

These pochas are cooked very gently to preserve their structure and natural sweetness. They are exceptionally soft, so the jar should be emptied with care, and the beans should be added to dishes at the end of cooking. The cooking liquid is also valuable. It is rich, lightly creamy, and ideal for thickening sauces or deepening the flavour of stews.

Rosara Pochas offer a beautiful way to bring authentic northern Spanish cooking into your home. Their mild flavour allows them to adapt to an impressive variety of dishes.

Serving Suggestions

• Prepare a classic pochas stew with roasted pork cuts such as jamón, panceta, chistorra, or chorizo.
• Cook gently with quail for a traditional Navarrese dish.
• Pair with seafood such as clams or monkfish for an elegant, lighter version.
• Combine with vegetables for a vegetarian stew full of texture and flavour.
• Use the broth to enrich your sauces or soups.

Rosara’s Escalivada is a beautiful expression of a classic Catalan dish, prepared with the care and honesty that define the best Spanish home cooking. This traditional recipe features tender roasted vegetables, cooked slowly in the oven until they become silky, sweet, and delicately smoky. Rosara uses only aubergine, piquillo peppers, onion, and a touch of olive oil. Nothing more. The result is a natural, wholesome dish with very low salt and only 6.3 percent fat, yet packed with flavour.

Each vegetable brings its own personality. The aubergine provides softness and depth, the piquillo peppers add gentle sweetness, and the onion offers a mellow richness. Together, they create a harmonious blend that feels both rustic and refined. Rosara’s commitment to quality is evident in every jar, using tender vegetables and roasting them to perfection before combining them in a simple, traditional marinade.

Escalivada is incredibly versatile and can be enjoyed straight from the jar or incorporated into a wide range of dishes. It is ideal for tapas, light lunches, and elegant entertaining.

Serving Suggestions

• Serve chilled or at room temperature with crusty bread and a drizzle of Spanish extra virgin olive oil.
• Warm gently in a pan or oven and pair with Cantabrian anchovies, black olives, or melted cheese.
• Use as a colourful side dish for grilled fish, roast chicken, or Iberico pork.
• Add fresh oregano or marjoram for a fragrant Mediterranean touch.
• Layer on toast with goat cheese for a simple but impressive tapa.