Food & Drink
Have You Tried Choco on Tenerife?
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… […]
traditional
Food & Drink
Have You Tried Cherne on Tenerife?
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… […]
About Tenerife
Have You Tried Ropa Vieja on Tenerife?
Ropa Vieja is probably the Canarian dish whose name I like the most. In Spanish it rolls of the tongue nicely and even sounds vaguely exotic. […]
About Tenerife
Have You Tried Chicharrones on Tenerife?
Like most places, Chicharrones on Tenerife are fried pork fat and or skin. But where Tenerife’s (and the other Canary Islands) differ is that they’re… […]
Food & Drink
Have You Tried Rancho Canario on Tenerife?
It sounds like something to do with horses but the only connection rancho Canario has with horses is you need an appetite like one to eat it. […]
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. […]
Food & Drink
A Bizarre and Pointless Conversation in the Teno Mountains
After tortilla was ruled out, we established that for a non-meat eater she had goats’ cheese, chips, salad and a vegetable stew that had no meat. It didn’t even have ham. Always, always check that one when in Tenerife as… […]
Life
Bread Deliveries on Tenerife
This is one of those little things that always makes me smile whenever I see it. You tend to find it in the more traditional towns around Tenerife… […]