High-altitude cuisine featuring snow and sheep wool at Boí Taüll

Three-Michelin-starred chef Oriol Castro presents innovative dishes inspired by mountain traditions at GastroPirineus.

Generic image of a high-altitude mountain landscape with snow details and avant-garde culinary elements.
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Generic image of a high-altitude mountain landscape with snow details and avant-garde culinary elements.

Chef Oriol Castro presented groundbreaking culinary concepts using snow and sheep wool during the 11th GastroPirineus conference, held this March at the Boí Taüll ski resort.

Located at an altitude of 2,035 meters, the event focused on mountain products and local heritage. The initiative brought together elite chefs to demonstrate the versatility of high-altitude ingredients directly on the ski slopes.
Oriol Castro, from the three-Michelin-starred restaurant Disfrutar, shared a masterclass featuring dishes linked to transhumance. Attendees tasted a creation made with sheep wool and another inspired by the surroundings of Boí Taüll, cooked using natural snow.
The gathering featured prominent chefs such as Marcos Pedarròs from Er Occitan in Bossòst, Eli Farrero, Míriam Oliva, Sergi de Meià, and the master pastry chef Oriol Balaguer.