Food

Fira de s’Oliva

After a bit of a decline in olive oil output during the Seventies and Eighties, Oli de Mallorca has come back with a vengeance. Production of olive oil in Mallorca had […]

Daily Life

Merienda

Merienda is the name of a midmorning snack in Spain. Builders take a second breakfast, as do office people, factory girls, even pre-school children have a midmorning merienda break. ¡Bon […]

Fairs & Markets

Mallorca’s First Fira de Sobrassada

Mallorca celebrates Fires for everything Mallorcan, from the Fira for honey to the Fira for olive oil, and from the Fira for melons to the Fira for herbs. Surprising then, that there […]

Customs & Traditions

The Esclatassang Mushroom Season

When Setas are on offer in the Mallorcan markets, one knows that Autumn has arrived. Somehow it seems a bit earlier this year than expected, but there we are. Temperatures […]

Food

The Very Expensive Raor Razorfish

The Raor (Xyrichtys novacula) is a wrasse or pearly razorfish of the family of Labridae that can now be found – at a price – in your local fishmarket. You have to […]

Food

Tea Time

One of Palma de Mallorca’s landmarks has to be the Forn des Teatre pasteleria, diagonally across from Bodyshop, and just down from the Teatre Principal. This pastry shop cum bakery cum […]

Animals

A Silly Seafood Scare

The prevalence of fresh fish and seafood in Spain is one of the many perks of living in the South. Or it would be if it wasn’t for that miserable […]

Daily Life

Food Shopping

One of the nicest and best stocked shops for food specialities of the Mallorcan kind is a place called Colmado Santo Domingo, in Palma de Mallorca. You will find everything […]

Food

Green Tears

I have discovered a new Mallorcan olive oil that you must try. It is called Llàgrima Verda (green tear) and it is absolutely delicious. It has a buttery taste, is […]

Food

Of Fish and Fishermen

When I first came to live in Mallorca, I was overwhelmed by the sumptuous presentation of fish and seafood in shops and supermarkets. I had found paradise, or so I […]

Daily Life

Spring Lambs

Spring has sprung and with it, the Spring lambs’ season. If you like eating meat, you ought to try Mallorcan lamb. Succulent, tender, hearty, scrumptious. Have a pierna de cordero […]

Daily Life

The Three Tenors

The domesticated version of the Wild Turkey (Meleagris Gallopavo) is quite common in Mallorca. The animal is reared for its dexterity as a guard dog as well as for its […]

Customs & Traditions

Empanadas for Easter

Tradition has it that one eats empanadas for Easter in Mallorca. Easter Sunday is the end of the six week long cuaresma (lent) period. Now, one can eat meat again. […]

Food

Delicious Wild Asparagus

February and March is the time for Wild Asparagus. On your perambulations in the countryside of Mallorca at this time of year, you should see quite a number of locals […]

Daily Life

Making Lime Marmelade

Don’t be fooled by the picture into thinking that I am showing you some lemons today. They are limes (Citrus Aurantifolia). We picked them ourselves from an organic farm (Ses […]

Daily Life

Terraced Territory

The production of good quality olive oil has had a bit of a renaissance lately, in Mallorca. One of the centres of olive oil pressing is the village of Caimari, […]

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