The Merriment of Food
Christmas time in Spain is predominantly a succession of culinary feasts. Christmas Eve is called Noche Buena, when friends and families like to go out to wine and dine. Spanish […]
Sobrassada Con Miel
I mentioned Matanzas the other day. One essential component of these great Mallorcan Autumn rituals is the making of Sobrassada, a sausage meat that used to form part of the […]
Matanza Time
November is the time of the year when Mallorcan families celebrate matanzas. A pig has been reared all year long. Now it is time to slaughter the animal, to make […]
The Strawberry Tree
I came across the Modroño fruit in a Palma supermarket yesterday. I had never seen the sweet fruit on sale anywhere before, but I had eaten it once or twice […]
Waiting for the Big Catch
With a bit of patience this man might be lucky and catch a big fish. It certainly is the right time of year. However, living on the island of Mallorca […]
It’s Kaki Time
The Kaki fruit (Diospyros Kaki, you might better know it as Persimmon) is commonly thought of as a fruit growing in China and other parts of eastern Asia. However, you […]
A Taste of Honey
Every year in November, the village of Llubi in Mallorca stages its annual Fira de la Mel, the Honey Fair, a great exhibition around the world of the bee. Beekeepers […]
Churros and Hot Chocolate
One of the delights of Spanish cuisine, in the sweets department, are churros, as seen in the photo. Churros are deep-fried pastries that are offered from churrería stands at local […]
Spanish Bacalao Delights
Some of Spain’s most popular fish recipes evolve around Bacalao, dried and salted codfish. It is safe to say that the Basque people, along with Gallegos, influenced Spanish food habits […]
Setas, Ceps, Girgolas and Wild Mushrooms
One of the pleasures of the autumn season in Mallorca is the prevalence of wild mushrooms in the local markets. Even bigger selections of setas, ceps, girgolas and other wild […]
Snails’ Trails
Every time there is a rain in Mallorca, you will see people go out, equipped with buckets and torches, hunting for snails. Snails are considered a gastronomic delicacy in Spain, […]
Sobrassada From Mallorca
The town of Felanitx, Mallorca, stages a weekly market, every Sunday. Four times a year, a special market is held. One of those special market days was day before yesterday, […]
One of the Best Olive Oils
Those of us living on the island of Mallorca are simply blessed. Not only do we have sun and blue skies almost every day of the year, but we are […]
Wild Mushrooms Season
October. Autumn. The wild mushrooms season is about to start. Time to go into the woods to look for setas. Not here, though. Even though the current proprietor is not […]
Horsemeat, if You Please
Despite widespread belief, horsemeat and foal in particular enjoy some loyal customers in Spain and have for some time. Although the consumption of horsemeat has gone back over the last […]
Llampuga Time
Autumn – September to November – is the time when the Llampuga fish (Coryphæna hippurus) can be caught, and bought. You will find it in most of Palma’s markets such […]
