Food

How To Make Chicharrones with Gofio

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Chicharrones (fried pork crackling) are a favourite dish from the island of La Palma, but today they are eaten throughout the Canary Islands, and gofio (toasted cornmeal) is often added. This is a typical, popular Canarian snack that resulted from using all of the pig after its slaughter.
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How to make Garlic Prawns with Sherry

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A perennially popular starter for holiday-makers and locals. Sizzling garlic prawns finished with a splash of sherry creates the most aromatic sauce – perfect for sharing and mopping up with warm crusty bread.
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Island Eating: How Local Can Your Lanzarote Diet Be?

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Is it possible to live entirely on food produced on Lanzarote? If you want to keep it local and support island businesses, here’s how to go about it.
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How to Make El Hierro Cheese Soup

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A hearty and filling peasant dish originally eaten by goatherds on the island of El Hierro, this tasty vegetarian soup adds flavour to the potatoes with smoked semicurado cheese. An egg is added for each diner.
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How To Make Escaldón de Gofio

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For Canary Day, we’ve asked the Enyesque del Archipiélago restaurant in Puerto del Carmen, for one of their classic Canarian recipes. If you fancy more, just head to the Costamar Shopping Centre opposite Los Pocillos beach.
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How To Make Tortilla Española

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The tortilla is one of the cornerstones of Spanish cooking. Although sometimes called an omelette, it is nothing like the French version- thicker, denser and served in slices like a cake. It’s one of the most popular tapas dishes, and it’s well worth learning how to get it right.
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