Lanzarote has many culinary inventions. The rich volcanic soil in the south has helped produce many bottles of wine. market crops are grown with great success all over the island and one couple have taken advantage of the local produce to create the Volcanic Malvasia...
Canarian product are proving to be more and more popular with tourists and a recent study by the councils data centre has proved that in 2018, 27% of visitors tried the local produce and 44% of these were British. Lanzarote has the second highest percentage among the...
La Opera Restaurant in Playa Honda has been popular amongst residence of the island of Lanzarote for a good few years. Not only does it offer great a la carte menu, there is also a selection of menus which are very reasonably priced. For sure you will not leave this...
Selection boxes and tins of Quality Street are not on the shopping lists of the locals in Lanzarote. Instead you will find the supermarkets full of nougat and turron. Turron is the the most traditional Spanish sweet of Arabic origin. It was invented over 500 years ago...
Regular travellers to Puerto del Carmen will have noticed a major refurbishment taking place over the summer in the commercial centre of Central Atlantico on the main beach road. A large part of the upper level has been taken over by O`Reillys irish bar taking over...
The market in Teguise was disrupted yesterday to make way for the 8th Gastronomic fair which celebrates the best cuisine of Lanzarote and the other Canary islands. Having grown over the years the fair now takes over much of the space used by the market traders for...
The Uga cheese factory is a benchmark for the best cheeses in the world. It has achieved 51 medals since 2008 at the World Cheese Awards and the more than 85 prizes in other competitions. So what's their secret behind making good cheeses? Their answer is a combination...
Dragon Fruit or "Pitaya" as it is locally called is an usual fruit that many of you may not be familiar with. It originally comes from Central America and is a member of the cactus family. It is oval shaped with spines on the outside. It is very aromatic with a sweet...
Did you know that there is a sweet syrup that is produced from different types of palm trees? The Canary Islands and the coastal areas of South America are ideal locations for its production. The syrup is is mostly produced on the island of La Gomera in an area called...
KMO is a center that promotes a slow food experience. It began in the 1980's in response to the fast food restaurant McDonalds opening in Rome, Italy. The movement is dedicated to avoiding processed foods and thrives from using local products within a radius of 100...