The food of the Canary Islands is quite unlike that in the rest of Spain.   Authentic Canarian cooking can be found in some resort restaurants but generally you are more likely to find it in the smaller towns and villages.  The standard tourist menu's available all over Spain are just as common in the Canaries.  If you get the chance, try to find a restaurant specialising in Canarian cuisine.  Some of the more common dishes include Papas Arrugadas, new potatoes  cooked in saltwater until they become wrinkled, and Sanocho,  a fish stew which is often served with boiled potatoes and sweet potatoes and sometimes sweetcorn.  It uses a firm fleshed fish like sea bass.

Salmorejo is a popular sauce made in many areas of Spain. The Canary Island variety is often served with rabbit (Conejo) and accompanied by papas arrugadas.

Patatas Arrugadas Con Mojo Picon

Salsa Mojo is a sauce which comes in red and green varieties, it accompanies many dishes including meat, poultry and fish. Mojo verde, the green variety is made from crushed garlic blended with coriander and vinegar. Salad as a first course is popular in Canarian cuisine, the salads can contain avocado, bananas, corriander with the normal salad ingredients.  A popular cheese in the Canaries is Almogrote, a hard cheese similar in texture to parmesan which is usually served with bread.  Gofio is a grain which was originally eaten by the Guanches the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands and is still used today in Canarian cuisine. Rabbit and Goat are favourites in Canarian cuisine usually served with Mojo sauce.  Canarian deserts tend to be mainly fruit based, bananas and honey based sauces with almonds are particularly popular.

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The Food Of The Canary islands

The Regional Food Of The Canary islands