Month: September 2019

The mistery of the ensaimada
Gastronomy

The mystery of the Mallorcan ensaimada: why does it never taste quite the same outside the island?

The Mallorcan ensaimada is one of Spain’s most famous pastries. However, there is a curious phenomenon that many bakers and baking enthusiasts have been repeating for generations: when they try…

Pa amb oli Mallorquin: tradition, ingredients and how to make it
Gastronomy

Pa amb oli Mallorquin: tradition, ingredients and how to prepare it

My grandmother was an excellent cook, as were most women of her generation, I’m sure. This was mainly because they were fully devoted to their homes and because it was…

The pig slaughter in Mallorca
Traditions and customs

Pig slaughter in Mallorca

I remember that as a child, when winter arrived, we would go to my uncles’ house in Petra, to participate in the festa de matances which is the celebration of…

Receta de llampuga con pimientos
Gastronomy

Recipe of llampuga with peppers

The recipe for the llampuga with peppers is really easy to make. You just need to have the llampuga, which is a season catch. September is the month of the…

Binissalem - Fiestas de la vendimia
Festivals and events

Binissalem – Grape harvest festival

July and August are over, holidays too. It’s time to go back to everyday reality, to work the older ones, to class the younger ones. But September is not as…

Ron Amazona, maneras de disfrutarlo
Gastronomy

Ways to enjoy Ron Amazona

When I travel to other cities, other regions, other countries… apart from the typical monuments and “mandatory points to be seen”, I always enjoy if I can discover something else….

Tumbet - the summer meal
Gastronomy

The tumbet – summer meal

The tumbet – summer meal par excellence in Mallorca, is made with vegetables such as eggplant, potato, pepper and tomato. The Mallorcans combine it with any food: meat, fish, eggs,…

Cómo conservar la sobrasada
Gastronomy

How to store sobrasada

Here we will explain you how to preserve sobrasada so that it maintains its best properties.   Curing As sobrasada is a raw sausage, it needs to be “cured” in…

Binissalem, Mallorca’s wine-growing Region
Places of interest

Binissalem, Mallorca’s wine-growing Region

Between 902 and 1229, Mallorca was ruled by the Arabs, and it was they who gave Binissalem its name. However, this quiet village is now best known as a wine-growing…