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…
Wine Tours Lanzarote are already well known for their tours of the wine region, combining interesting information with tastings and tapas. But we were interested to hear they have started doing Beer tours and we joined them on one a couple of weeks ago to find out more. We started at Los Aljibes de Tahiche…
Do you want to eat traditional local food when you’re in Lanzarote? Many restaurants produce Spanish or Mediterranean dishes, but if you want Canarian food, here are 10 dishes to try: Papas Arrugadas Sometimes called Canarian potatoes – these are locally grown small potatoes and are boiled in very salty water (originally sea water) in…