Baena stands out for the cultivation of vines and olive trees. This provides the opportunity to enjoy authentic Baena oil and the Montilla Moriles wine, both with D.O.P.

To whet your appetite, order some delicious aubergines with salmorejo or a gazpacho that you can accompany with broad beans, almonds or cucumber, very typical varieties of the area. Walk its streets in search of the best tapas. Cheeses, cured meats and crushed olives are some of the most sought after.

Taste the local agricultural products, protagonists in a great variety of traditional recipes at lunchtime in downtown Baena, such as the Baena scramble, with asparagus and young garlic, the empedraillo with rice and vegetables, or oranges in oil with figs and cod.

But if you are a meat lover, do not miss the oxtail flamenquín. You can accompany them with a potato sauce called carnerete.

The most acclaimed fish dish is Baenense-style cod, that is, with tomato, pepper, onion and olive oil. Next to him the most innovative shusi and the tuna belly with . Water this entire gastronomic experience with the wonderful D.O. Montilla – Moriles wines and put the sweetest finishing touch with the must with coscorrones or the farmhouse rolls, with a clear Moorish influence. Pastries are the ideal option to enjoy in Baena!