ONETIK, the cheese factory of the Basque Country The Basque Country cheese factory

For more than 40 years, Onetik has defined the codes of authentic cheese production. Its approach is TRUE, attached to its roots, its history and those who made it grow. It strives to preserve, over the years, the fundamental values on which it was built: know-how, trust, tradition and respect for its land, its people and its animals.

PROUD OF ITS EXPERTISE

Onetik partner breeders must provide quality milk. On their farms, the sheep, cows and goats are fed healthily (guaranteed GMO-free for the Ossau-Iraty AOP), benefiting from all the richness of the grass and flora of the Basque meadows . The milk is collected from farms by Onetik before being processed in Macaye's workshops. There, cheesemakers and refiners put all their know-how into transforming milk into cheese. Matured over time and of great taste quality , each cheese is unique.

PROUD OF ITS TRADITIONS

Basque cheese is a jewel of French gastronomic heritage. Onetik perpetuates Basque traditions, omnipresent in the cheese factory thanks to local skills, thus boosting the dynamism of the region.

ONETIK, MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF CHARACTER CHEESE PRODUCTIONS, EMBLEMATIC OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY, AUTHENTIC AND NATURAL PRODUCTS

Even if the cheese tradition of the Basque Country gives pride of place to the famous AOP Ossau-Iraty sheep cheese, Onetik offers a very good range of cheeses made from sheep's, cow's and goat's milk or mixed milks.

THE SELECTION OF THE ONETIK CHEESE MAKER

• L’Ossau Iraty AOP Grande Réserve

It is an uncooked pressed cheese, originating from ancient Occitan customs of producing sheep's tommes. The Appellation unifies the Béarnaise traditions (Ossau valley) as well as the Basque traditions (Iraty forest) through two cheeses. They are both distinguished by their difference in format, taste typicity or in the choice of breeds of sheep. The Basco-Béarnaise is traditionally raised in Ossau, on the Béarnais side, while the Manech are raised in Iraty, on the Basque side. Ripened to the core, this cheese is distinguished by its frank character. Its flavors are more marked, its structure more robust.

Gold medalist at the International Cheese Awards 2022

• Chebris, tomme with sheep's and goat's milk

A beautiful alliance. Crumbly at first glance, this tomme will melt under your palate, revealing its aromas. The sweetness of sheep's milk is expressed by delicate caprine notes, whose rusticity leaves a slight nutty taste.

Gold Medal at the 2022 General Agricultural Competition

• Basque Blue cheese with sheep's milk

An ONETIK creation. Bleu des Basques is not an innovation like any other, it is the first sheep's cheese in the Basque Country. The finely developed marbling on the crumbly structure of this sheep's blue cheese gives it an iodized character as well as a slight persistence.

Gold medal at the Mondial du Fromage 2021

Cheeses honored with the highest distinctions

The path chosen by ONETIK, of respect for tradition and commitment to the land , has allowed cheeses that were originally modest but tasty mountain specialties, intended for family consumption or for the small economy between villages , to be rewarded and recognized by the most knowledgeable gourmets around the world.

9 medals at the International Product Competition at the Mondial du Fromage 2023, 9 distinctions at the World Cheese Awards 2022, 6 at the International Cheese Awards and 4 at the Concours Général Agricole 2022.

Don't hesitate to come and taste its tasty cheeses directly at the Macaye shop open Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. all summer and from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. the rest of the year.
Our store is closed on public holidays and weekends.