The good food it seriously matter in Mallorca

Mallorca, the island where you can enjoy great beaches and life in general does a fantastic job of creating what is known as ‘peasant food’. Simple dishes not particularly aesthetically pleasing hides a terrific taste and it will fill up even the biggest hole in a hungry tummy. The seaside capital offers a lovely jumble of modernista and medieval architecture, mirrored in a food scene that mixes classics with cooking’s new wave. Rather than rushing past Palma on your way to the boutique-y chic of Pollensa to sensual self-regarding Soller or even to tacky Magaluf, spend some time in the capital where you will find some amazing places to eat and drink. Every breakfast often includes an ensaimada – a delicious spiral yeast bun dusted with icing sugar.

The attempts to make it off the island are never successful as it is thought that the rising dough benefits from the sea air. That is what you may see many visitors carrying back in boxes from Mallorcas Palma Airport!

 

 

For lunch you can try local grimalt cheeses, cocarrois – delicious pasties with various fillings, trampos – vegetable pizza slices, pa’amb oli – mallorcan bread with garlic, tomato, olive oil and sometimes cured ham or cheese – highly recommended on our behalf – or perhaps in winter wholesome rice soups which come in a variety of flavours – seafood, vegetable or even with chunks of the local sausages.

Any real meat lover may like to try sobrassada, believe me! Another great mallorcan dish is Tapas which are different combinations of meats and vegetables in sauces such as Meat Balls in a delicious spicy sauce, garlic mushrooms, battered squid rings known as Calamares, Croquets… If you would like a mixture of different Tapas, then just ask for a Tapas Variadas!!

You will love it! As a dessert could be a slice of turron, nougat handmade from the local almonds.

More substantial dishes include puding – a kind of cream caramel, and greixonera de brossat – a local cheese cake. Seasonal fruit and nuts are very popular too. While I traveled here for many years I had the luxury of sampling many if not all of all these wonderful typical dishes and all I can say is to make the most of all aspects of your holiday here and get to those local bars and restaurants and enjoy the wonderful Mallorcan diet!