Every restaurant on the island seems to have a different Sangria recipe ranging from watery fruit juice to a “blow your head off” concoction with Cointreau thrown into the mix. And in between, there are several really excellent varieties of the drink, which has become synonymous with enjoyment in the sunshine. Here’s our Lanzarote Information…
If you like fresh fish, then you can’t go wrong by visiting one of the Cofradía de Pescadores restaurants around the island of Lanzarote. The Cofradía de Pescadores is the fishing association in the old harbours, so they can be found in Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen and Arrecife. We visited their fish restaurant in…
If like us, you love fresh fish in Lanzarote, here’s the simplest of recipes which tastes amazing! A Lanzarote recipe anyone can make. Buy two fresh fish and a bag of coarse sea salt (Salinas de Janubio if possible) from the supermarket. We like Sama Dorada with this recipe, ask the fishmonger to clean the fish…
This year’s edition of the World Cheese Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, took place in Tobacco Dock in London. Over 3,000 cheeses from 35 countries took part on this competition with 250 judges, that represented 29 different nations, choosing the winners in a blind tasting system. 36 Canarian cheeses received prizes: 16…
Almost everyone who comes to the island has tried our famous local dishes like Canarian Potatoes or perhaps Estofado – traditional Lanzarote food. But there are some things we eat here that you may not have tried, so here are some suggestions for you, and we’ve also suggested where to go for our favourite version:…
We love trying a local gin on our travels, so we wanted to let you know about one made right here in Lanzarote, called Ave del Paraíso. Interestingly this gin originated following a visit to the Glenfiddich whisky distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. It wasn’t that the creator liked whisky, as he doesn’t! Roberto Acuña Elvira was…