Jambon du Kintoa

Each week in its own workshops, the company prepares hams, saucissons, and pork charcuterie, and cooks traditional Basque recipes. It selects produce from neighbouring farmers — local pigs, calves from the Vallée des Aldudes, Pyrenean lambs — and offers for sale other culinary treasures of the PDO (AOP) terroir (Ossau-Iraty cheese, Irouléguy wine, piment d'Espelette), alongside its own PDO Kintoa ham and pork. A guided tour is offered, featuring Basque pig farming and an educational gallery dedicated to ham, followed by a tasting. For over 30 years, the company has also organised buffets, cocktail receptions, and trade shows.

The Belaun co-operative explains that it was founded in 2010 out of the desire of farmers in the Aldudes valley to craft their own products. Its name, taken from the mountain pass linking the Aldudes valley to the Baztan valley in Navarre, means 'future generation' in Basque — the co-operative states that it aims to encourage young livestock farmers to establish themselves in the area.

It markets jambon du Kintoa PDO (AOP), charcuterie, and fresh Kintoa pork, veal, and lamb across two distinct ranges: 'Fermier', sold by each farmer under their own name, and 'Belaun', the co-operative's collective brand. Its farm shop, located in Les Aldudes, is open all year round. In February 2026, its jambon du Kintoa PDO was awarded the silver medal at the Salon International de l'Agriculture.

Located in the heart of the village of Sare, Maison Arka is an artisanal charcuterie workshop combined with a shop and a gourmet bistro. The establishment is run by a couple, Marianne and Tristan, artisan charcutiers by trade, who opened the shop and bistro alongside their production workshop.

Preserves, cured meats and jambon de Kintoa PDO (AOP) are prepared in-house in keeping with tradition, without nitrite salt or preservatives. The house also offers a small selection of local produce — wines, beers, gravlax trout and small sablé biscuits. The bistro serves a charcuterie platter and a gourmet menu accompanied by a wine list, to be enjoyed on a covered terrace overlooking the Rhune.

Ferme Arrokain describes itself, on the page dedicated to it by the Syndicat de l'Ossau-Iraty PDO (AOP), as a family farm set at the foot of the Col d'Osquich in Musculdy, in Soule. There it raises dairy "Tête Rousse" ewes for Ossau-Iraty PDO, as well as Kintoa Basque pork and Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle, crafting its recipes on site while combining authenticity and quality. The family highlights a savoir-faire born from the alliance between rural life, local breeds and people, and welcomes visitors to share its passion for the craft.