Gastronomic tourism in the Balearic Islands

Leisure, vacations and gastronomic tourism go more and more hand in hand even in the summer season.

Everyone knows that the Balearic Islands enjoy beach tourism and fun. This fame perhaps dirties a more cultural and family tourism that exists but that almost no one associates with islands like Mallorca or Ibiza, in particular. In addition, in the Balearic Islands there is also an excellent gastronomy that we will talk about below

In the Balearic Islands, up to 600 typical dishes have been collected with ingredients from the sea and the land.

Mallorca gastronomy

Without a doubt, one of the best known is the Mallorcan sobrasada, which is made with selected meats and pork fat seasoned with salt, black pepper and paprika to which it owes its intense color. Mallorcan sobrasada may be one of its star dishes but there are more well-known recipes both salty and sweet.

The king of sweet dishes on the island of Mallorca is undoubtedly the Mallorcan ensaimada. This sweet made from water, strength flour, sugar, eggs, sourdough and lard has historically been consumed in celebrations and parties. Due to the great fame that it has earned, today, in addition to the traditional ensaimada, there are numerous variants of this such as the angel hair ensaimada. These two types are recognized as Protected Geographical Indication. (PGI).

We also highlight dishes such as the tumbet, made with potatoes and aubergines covered with tomato sauce and peppers; brut rice from Mallorca originally cooked with game meat and garden products; and the Majorcan Norway lobster as a native species of the island.

Gastronomy of the Pitiusas

If we fly to the island of Ibiza we find delicious dishes created from fish, shellfish and products from the garden that the island itself provides. Despite being a carnivorous dish, one of the most recognized is the sofrit pagès. It is a stew made from meat, potatoes, vegetables and the island’s own sausage, that is, sobrasada and sausage.

In Ibiza, a rental car can be one of the best options to get to the interior of the island and taste the best recipes for this Ibizan dish.

On the Island of Formentera you follow the line of use products from the sea giving rise to traditional dishes such as the peasant salad made from dried fish, the fried octopus, the fried squid in its ink and the Bullit of peix, which is a fish and potato stew.

Besides these typical Balearic dishes, There are also others such as Mahón cheese, (originally from Menorca) which is characterized by its smoky flavor and has great national and international recognition.