Morcilla Route

The blood sausage since ancient times, was made with different parts of the pig such as blood, guts and butter, to which were added products of plant origin such as onion and spices such as the paprika and the pepper.

It was not until the 18th century that rice was added to the blood sausage from Burgos. It was the carters who brought this ingredient from the Valencian lands where they carried the wood obtained from the pine trees of the mountains. Thus, the bases of the black pudding from Burgos, "bland, tasty and spicy", which we know today with blood, rice, butter, onion, salt, pepper and paprika, all stuffed into casings and then cooked.

Many companies that keep making blood sausage are concentrated around the capital, sharing places closely linked to the figure of the Cid Campeador. Important landmarks in his life as Sotopalacios, Vivar del Cid or various monasteries that continue to live, such as the San Pedro de Cardeña monastery, take us to the medieval period that El Cid knew.

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BURGOS CITY

In the city there are numerous businesses that offer the possibility of tasting the blood sausage of Burgos with traditional recipes such as «Cojonuda» and the most innovative in the signature cuisine of several restaurants in the capital. Various shops in the old town offer their purchase and it is a star product of municipal markets such as the southern market.

FUENTES BLANCAS

One of the green lungs of the city along with its section called La Quinta offers an example of the plant and landscape richness of the province of Burgos. A park well-liked by the people of Burgos, who gather in its lush forests with family and friends to enjoy their spaces for leisure, gastronomic and sports activities.

san pedro de cardeña

The monastery preserves Romanesque elements from the Cid era and the tomb in which he was buried. Its Cistercian monks maintain the convent life of yesteryear, continue to produce their herbal liqueur «Tizona» and, they have recovered their winery attached to the monastery with the «Valdevegón» brand.

carcedo de burgos

Typical Castilian stone town, accessed from the monastery, after passing through a small oak grove. Due to its proximity to Burgos, several restaurants are in the town that are animated on weekends.

cardeñadijo

The stone constructions are typical of the area, being a town accessible by bicycle or walking from the city of Burgos thanks to the Greenway, which reaches the Cardeña Sausages factory, one of the reference points on this route of « morcitourism ».

quintanadueñas

Symbol of the industrial development of the city, here are some blood sausage factories among other meat companies. Quintanadueñas: It presents an offer of places of accommodation and restaurants with recognized fame among Burgos.

quintanilla de vivar

Fredesval Monastery. It has a fifteenth century cloister and another Renaissance that is dismounted to it are added; the ruins of the church, numerous coats of arms, artistic pieces and sculptural groups.

sotopalacios

Sotopalacios Castle or El Cid Palace built in the 14th to 15th centuries. Inside there are palatial rooms around a parade ground, it is one of the largest and best-preserved castles in the province of Burgos. In the month of November, the Blood sausage Fair is celebrated.