Recipes and dishes

The best thing about the Island’s cuisine is that you can take it home. Learn to cook some of the typical dishes of Tenerife using our recipes.

Almogrote (Cheese paste)

Almogrote is a type of paste that is typical to La Gomera, where it is made using cheese that has been over-cured. It is spread on toasted bread and…

Baked Almobd Cakes

Preparation: The egg whites are beaten to form peaks. The cooked almonds are then chopped or cut in strips and half the egg whites are added. Sugar is…

Bienmesabe (Almond and cinnamon custard)

The name "bienmesabe" (tastes good to me) is given to a wide variety of dishes throughout the Spanish-speaking world, not all of them…

Canarian Stew

Canarian stew, as with most Spanish stews is in itself a whole menu. Above all, this is the case when its stock is also used to prepare a soup, which…

Chickpea "Compound"

Before offering you the recipe for this dish, which fortunately, can be found in nearly all popular Canarian restaurants, we need to clarify the…

Coated Young Goat

Goat's meat prepared in this way is mainly eaten in La Gomera. However, it is also prepared using a variety of recipes, though all fairly similar, on…

Eggs in sauce

Mole eggs are a very old dish, which can be prepared in a number of ways depending on the period and country. Nowadays, it is one of the most typical…

Fish Casserole

Canarian Fish Casserole is one of the great seafood stews mainly due to the moderate use of herbs and spices that do not disguise the taste of the…

Green or Coriander Sauce

Preparation: Put a fistful of salt and a handful of fresh, finely-chopped coriander, some garlic cloves and a tip of a teaspoon of cumin in the…

Marinated Tuna

Tuna fish are one of the most important catches in Canarian waters and there are various migratory species that pass by the islands, including the…

Meat and potatoes

This is one of the most commonly prepared dishes in Canarian homes, and therefore, there are many recipes, some of which have been passed down from…

Pickled horse mackerel

Canarian blue fish are used to make many great dishes especially pickled ones. As well as horse mackerel, mackerel and sardines are often used to…