I have never asked for egg and chips in a restaurant on Tenerife. Yet I've lost count of the number of times I've ended up with just that in Canarian restaurants.
I have never asked for egg and chips in a restaurant on Tenerife. Yet I've lost count of the number of times I've ended up with just that in Canarian restaurants.
It totally threw me that someone working in a supermarket on Tenerife didn't know what a bocadillo was when just about everywhere sells them...
Membrillo, also known as dulce de membrillo, is basically a type of quince jam that just happens to get on extremely well with any cheese that has a decent personality.
The first time I ordered morena (moray eel) in a restaurant on Tenerife the waiter talked me out of it by saying it had an awful lot of espinas – little bones...
Anyone who has been to a romería on Tenerife, where food and drink is handed out from the back of beautifully decorated carts, will probably have had gofio amasado...
Churros de pescado is a sort of Spanish mini version of the great British dish, with a slight variation or two.
Papas locas – crazy chips. Why are they crazy? If you've tried them you'll know why. When the plate appears it looks like a disaster zone, or a Jackson Pollock...
If you haven't tried pinchos on Tenerife yet you've got a spicy, savoury treat in store. Unless you've got your reasons for not eating pork, you're missing out...
Mostly on Tenerife choco comes a la plancha (grilled), sometimes helped by a bit of garlic. The tastiest chocos I've eaten have benefited from the addition of...
If a Canarian restaurant doesn't have cherne on the menu, the chances are it's not a bona fide Canarian restaurant. Cherne is one of the most popular fish...