Food

How to make gambas al ajillo

Gambas al ajillo is probably the most popular tapas dish or starter in Spain, a delightful blend of flavour and texture. Here's how to prepare it at home.

Spanish tapas for beginners

Tapas are available throughout Lanzarote, but it's only in the resorts where you'll find a helpful translation on the menu. On the Canaries, tapas are often more seafood-oriented than elsewhere, and there are a few local favourites. Here are few dishes to look out for:

How to make Pimientos de Padrón

Pimientos de Padrón are a Lanzarote tapas classic. This tasty dish is super simple and devastatingly effective. Here’s our recipe on how to make it.

How to make Tortilla

Tortilla, or Spanish omelette, is an all-time classic – Penélope Cruz was recently seen making one in the Oscar-nominated film Parallel Mothers. You can buy a slice of tortilla in most bars and takeaway food shops but making your own takes it to the next level. Here’s our recipe on how to make it.

How to make Rancho Canario

This is a hearty Canarian stew well known to any islander. The main ingredients are pork ribs and chickpeas, with a hefty double whammy of carbs for energy. The main attraction of this local classic is the rich golden colour provided by the spices.

Top 5 Canarian food icons

When people talk about Canarian food and drink, they're not always referring to fresh fish, gofio and local wine. Several Canarian companies produce mass market products that are well-known to everyone on the islands. Here are a few of them...

How to make the Canarian Barraquito

All you need to know about how to make the Canarian Barraquito.

Lanzarote beers guide

There’s much more to Canarian beer than Tropical and Dorada. Small microbreweries have popped up on all the islands, with Lanzarote no exception. Here’s some of Lanzarote’s craft beers.

Lanzarote supermarket oddities

Here are some wild and wonderful products that you won't find back home, but which are available in almost every local supermarket on Lanzarote.

How I learned to love Gofio

Gofio is a toasted, milled meal of maize, wheat, barley or millet that was eaten by the original natives of the island before the conquest of the islands. Editor Shaun Addison describes the meal that converted him to the Canarian staple.