Month: November 2019

The other ensaimadas
anecdotes

The other ensaimadas

Never confuse the other ensaimadas with those of Mallorca. If we mention Toledo, Santander, San Sebastián, Ronda, Alcoy… we would all be clear that we are talking about Spain. Indeed,…

The Mallorcan vegetable pie
Gastronomy

Recipe of the Mallorcan vegetable pie

My mother’s recipe of the Mallorcan vegetable pie is laborious because it involves a variety of vegetables, but it’s simple to make. A main ingredient of this vegetable cake is…

Turrón de
Gastronomy

Monastery nougat

When I think of Christmas, my first association is sweets, and especially monastery nougat. Maybe it’s very simple, but that’s what being greedy is all about. The Christmas lighting is…

The origin of sobrasada
Gastronomy

The origin of sobrasada

Nowadays sobrasada is something very close to us, especially to the Mallorcans who in many cases have made it at home. But few know what is the origin of sobrasada,…

Dijous Bo de
Festivals and events

Dijous Bo, the Inca Fair

If I mention the word Inca, to you, possibly the relationship in some way with Peru. But in this case it is not like that, because we are going to…

Pirate movies
History

Pirate movies

The pirates I remember that when I was a kid my favorite were pirate movies, and one of the things that fascinated me the most was the captain’s glass cabin,…