Food & Drink
Favourite places for tapas in Puerto de la Cruz
These are our favourite places in Puerto de la Cruz for tapas which, incidentally, is a great Tenerife location for attractive restaurants which have interesting tapas menus. […]
local
About Tenerife
What is there to do in the real Tenerife?
We recently spent a few days at a family get together in Albufeira in the Algarve. There was a lot of alcohol consumed and many hours of laughing notched up. The extreme temperatures were such […]
About Tenerife
Eating good food on a budget on Tenerife
These are five ways to eat good food on Tenerife without spending a lot of money… and not going all inclusive. […]
Food & Drink
Eat Like a Local in Tenerife, Eat Egg and Chips
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. […]
Food & Drink
Have You Tried Moray Eel on Tenerife?
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… […]
Food & Drink
Have You Tried Gofio Amasado on Tenerife?
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… […]
Fiestas
Goats, Goats Everywhere at San Antonio Abad 2012
Attending the ganadera (a cross between an agricultural show and an animal pilgrimage) at La Matanza in the hills above Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife’s northern coast has been an annual outing for the past five years. […]