The taste of Canarian bananas, the main crop in Tenerife and the rest of the Canaries, is unmistakable and of such high quality that it is unmatched. Here bananas...
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Tenerife also produces high quality cheeses. It should not surprise you that the Canary Islands is the autonomous region that consumes the most cheese per person...
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In the past the chestnut was an extremely important subsistence crop for the population of Tenerife, it was even used for bartering. Today chestnuts survive...
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The gastronomy of Tenerife includes a great variety of fish thanks to the abundance and diversity of its coastal waters. Of all the species caught, the most...
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Gofio is basically a toasted, ground cereal. It is the only food that originates from the islands' aboriginal inhabitants that is still eaten with great relish...
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In Tenerife we can find delicious, multiflora honeys from the coast, hills and mountains and because no specific botanical species dominate here the honeys from...
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Rabbit cooked in a tasty sauce and pork are the most popular meats used in traditional Tenerife cuisine. Pork is prepared in many different ways. It is the main...
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The potato is a popular part of the diet in the Canarian Archipelago. The Canarian variety of this tuber, originally from South America, is completely different...
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Canarian tomatoes which are very red and a distinctive round shape, have a special, sweet flavour which is particularly popular in the international markets. The...
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Soups and stews are some of the most popular dishes for the people of Tenerife. Although there are many different recipes for these soups, almost as many as there...
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