We've included new information on Tenerife's unique culinary scene, from its ancient heritage potatoes, prized cochino negro and distinctive mojos to authentic guachinches, providing arguably the most comprehensive guide to Tenerife's food and drink available in the English language ...
In our A to Z of Tenerife Part 1 we included a diverse range of things we like and find interesting about Tenerife, from a leper village to its colourful, and sometimes spicy, sauces. Part 2, N to Z includes a famous English admiral, an other-worldly flower, and the Canarian gastronomic speciality that everyone loves.
“Soy canario, no soy español.” “I’m Canarian, I’m not Spanish.” It’s something we’ve been proudly told countless times over the years in the Canary Islands. When the person saying it has referred to me as being English I usually respond with a counter “soy escocés, no soy inglés” (“I’m Scottish, I’m not English”) which usually...
The last couple of weeks have reminded us of some of the differences between staying in resorts like Playa de las Américas and resorts like Puerto de la Cruz.
There probably isn't a lot of difference in what's in our fruit bowl, except the bananas and mangoes could have come from the plantation and finca next door...
It's nearly midnight on a sultry September evening and although I'm in short sleeves, there are pearls of sweat on my forehead. The bottle of red wine in front...
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.
This was something new, something I had never seen nor heard before. Matt Elliott was layering his music as he created it – slowing his vocals down, speeding them up...
A couple of euros buys you a poke of finger-burning sweet, roasted chestnuts and a generous cup of wine that'll put hair on your chest. Together, with the smell of the sea air thrown in for good measure, it's a winning combination...