San Sebastián - Kitchen of dignity

The cuisine of Donostia / San Sebastián, the European Capital of Culture 2016, is considered one of the best in the world. And the story of how it came about involves more than just cookery. It is the story of the struggle of the region's people for political and cultural self-assertion. During Franco's fascism they were largely forbidden to use their own language and to practise their traditions. But what could not be forbidden was: to cook and to eat. And this they have developed into the highest art.