Majorcan sobrasada
there are some how many pieces of Mediterranean in different formats , but all to eat or to accompany food. And we're sorry: we can't wrap Rafa Nadal as a gift.
1. SOBRASADA
Along with the usual ensaimadas, this sausage (pork meat and bacon, paprika, salt and spices) is the quintessential Majorcan product. If you want to buy a good one, we recommend that you choose one that bears the seal of the regulatory council and to transport it, keep it in newspaper or parchment paper. In Palma there are several shops with a good variety and quality, our favourite: the Colmado Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo, 1). But, the sobrada is not the only Majorcan sausage, you can also try others such as the butifarrón, the favorite of the Majorcans, or in a gourmet plan, the Majorcan black pork sobrasada, stuffed with natural intestines. On this website you will find all the information.
Far beyond the ensaimada
two. QUELITES
If we did a survey of what Majorcans miss the most when they leave the island, (excluding the sea) I would probably say that these cookies that are made in Inca. They are small, salty and with a little olive oil, and serve, among other things, to accompany the sobrasada. ** They generate so much pride, ** that Rafa himself is his brand image.
The cookies to accompany the sobrasada
3. TRAMUNTANA BEER
The craft beer trend has also reached here. The Tramuntana It is made in the town of Selva, in the interior of the island, with a combination of malts from Belgium and Germany, hops from England and water from the Tramuntana mountains (hence its name). With a cloudy appearance and a lot of body, it should be served slowly (and at a temperature between 3 and 7C) and let it ferment in the glass. Currently, there are five types: the rossa, the rotja, the black and two new additions (the sua and the amber). A warning: only if you check the suitcase.
To the rich Majorcan barley
Four. CHEESE
If the Majorcans had surprised us with the octagonal ensaimada box to store a round sweet inside, now they amaze us with a square cow's cheese. Is he Piris , which is made in Campos (towards the Levante of the island) in three varieties: semi-cured (five weeks of maturation) , cured (four months) and old (more than four months). Any of them comes out round.
Semi-cured, cured and old: any perfect
5. OLIVE OIL
As a good Mediterranean island, Mallorca has a landscape where ancient olive trees abound . Something that pleases our eyes. Their pa am boli (bread, tomato, salt and oil in that order) is in charge of doing it with the palate. the Majorcan version (or vice versa, that nobody puts nails) d the Catalan pantumaca. An essential component of them is the olive oil of the island, of the varieties Majorcan, Arbequina and Picual. It occurs throughout the territory, but especially in the Sierra de Tramuntana area. You will find it in many gourmet shops, but in the ** Tajona de Son Catiu ** (Inca-Llubí road km 3.8), in addition to tastings, they offer guided tours with explanations of its preparation and even have a pamboleria, in case you catch at snack time.
6. ANGEL DOR LIQUOR
“The magic and the taste of the Mallorcan sun” , the motto of this bottle is so seventies that it could appear on a postcard with a Swedish woman in a bikini making a V with her fingers: but the truth is that this orange liqueur is a good mirror of the Mediterranean character of the place where it is produced, the beautiful Soller, so, just for the excuse of going there to buy it, it's worth doing. The liquor, Drambui type, can be drunk neat, with ice, in mixed drinks and also used for cooking.
the perfect digestive
7. SIURELLS DE FANG
We change the third and now we shoot for the craft . These rustic clay figurines whitewashed with some green and red brushstrokes are very typical of Marratxí. Although in our gastronomic way we can use the whistle that they have on their back to call diners to the table, traditionally this was a toy for children (we do not know if it is a good idea to perpetuate this custom). In the past, the most superstitious believed that it chased away evil spirits, but what seems more certain is that they may be linked to the Mycenaean culture. You can see different types in the _ fang route _ , the clay route, of Portol, which brings together several artisans who work, in addition to the siurells de fang, other objects, including some beautiful fountains and clay pots, ideal for serving and cooking everything you have already bought.
Mallorcan pottery
8. LANGUAGES
It is not about any part of any animal, but about fabrics with a typically Majorcan pattern “based on the ikat technique, from the ancient East, who arrived in Mallorca along the silk route”. Specifically, we like tablecloths, napkins, cloths, curtains, etc. made with natural fibers from Teixt Vicens , an artisan textile workshop that has been in operation since the mid-19th century, and where they also sell esparto espadrilles and other native objects.
The fabrics of the typical Mallorcan
9. BLOWN GLASS GLASSES
Finally, to complete the banquet, we still have the glasses, but for that we also have an alternative. And not just anyone, because in Menestralia , a blown glass workshop, They make the ones we like the most, both for gifts and for ourselves. To debut them, we can do it with Anima Negre, a wine from Felanitx that is winning European awards, or with brandy from Suau (from Ponrt d'Inca).
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