Some of the flavors are unique to the Canary Islands and are a product of the richness of the Canarian soil, so that when talking about this island’s gourmet food we are referring to first class cuisine and singing the praises of what everyone calls «eating well». Put another way: in the Canaries they don’t just eat, they relish their food.
When cataloging each dish and each specific recipe it is worth noting that in the Canary Islands each island is a world on its own and a dish cooked in Fuerteventura is not the same as one made on the island of Lanzarote. Though they all have the common denominator of being excellent, without a doubt you can tip your hat to Tenerife as being at the benchmark for island cuisine.
Improving on traditional cuisine
As we mentioned a few lines above, the Canaries is a land of traditional flavors and ancient recipes and although they are passed from mother to child, in Tenerife the cooking methods go further so that innovation and originality in each dish is desired This experimentation with local cuisine from Tenerife has two fundamental objectives: to evolve and improve what is already known, tried and tested.
A world of restaurants
Gourmet tourism is a fundamental pillar of the Canarian economy as shown, not only by the thousands of tourists who choose Tenerife for this reason, but also by the catalog of restaurants that is expanding throughout Tenerife.
There are restaurants with fusion cuisine, traditional restaurants and restaurants with international cuisine that see Canarian cuisine not as something old fashioned but as an authentic source of inspiration with new flavors and new ways of serving food.
New gastronomic concepts
Even more than the choice of restaurants that can be found for you to try on the island, Tenerife has taken a step further by hosting unique gastronomic projects such as La Cocina del Mencey, (Mencey’s cookery school). Beyond the excellence of what takes place in the restaurant Papa Negra, this initiative offers exclusive courses of cuisine in Tenerife so that its customers know how to cook each and every one of the dishes that are on the menu. Isn’t that wonderful?
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