Top spots for foodies in the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands’ cuisine emphasises excellence, history, and innovation. The indigenous agriculture and fishing industries are heavily emphasised in the food culture of the archipelago. The Canary Islands’ cuisine is sustainable and offers a wide variety of distinctive dishes that can be sampled at numerous culinary festivals held all year long. Events involving farmers, ranchers, fishers, chefs with specialised training, learning classrooms, concerts, movie showings, recreational activities, and food tastings on the beach can also be expected on the islands throughout the year.
The Canary Islands are so abundant in natural resources that La Palma, Lanzarote, El Hierro, Fuerteventura, and nearly half of Gran Canaria have been designated by UNESCO as Biosphere Reserves. The archipelago boasts excellent crop growth, festivals all around the islands honour this fact.
Food Festivals in the Canary Islands
In fact, there are more than a dozen activities taking place in Gran Canaria alone along the Camino de Santiago. These include the Santa Lucia de Tirajana’s la Fiesta del Tomate (the Tomato Festival). The Fiesta de la Cebolla (the Onion Festival) and Enorte, the primary commercial food festival for the municipalities in the north of the island.
The best way to experience true Canarian cuisine is to attend a festival in the islands. The events frequently feature cooking demonstrations by chefs of the regional, national, and worldwide levels in addition to the presentation and sale of delicious cuisine. The festivals demonstrate the recent resurgence of the restaurant industry in this way. In addition to everything else, the events provide guests a chance to experience the islands’ past.
