Txoko

A gathering of chefs in front of the Gaztelubide txoko during the Tamborrada.

A Txoko (Basque pronunciation: [ˈtʃoko]) is a typically Basque type of closed gastronomical society where men come together to cook, experiment with new ways of cooking, eat and socialize. It is believed that over 1000 of these societies exist; the town of Gernika, Spain, for example, with around 15,000 inhabitants, has nine txokos with some 700 members in total.[1][2] Txoko can be found not only in Spain but in almost any city with a significant number of Basques.[3]

  1. ^ Plaza, Joseba Txoko in Wandler, R. (ed) Euskadi Walter Frey 1999 ISBN 9783925867385
  2. ^ Butler, Stuart (14 April 2016). The Basque Country and Navarre: France. Spain. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841624822. Retrieved 18 May 2017 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Hess, Andreas (2018). "Gastronomic Societies in the Basque Country" (PDF). Knowledge and Institutions. Knowledge and Space. Vol. 13. pp. 91–109. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-75328-7_5. ISBN 978-3-319-75327-0.