Local food in Lanzarote: Flavors with Identity Volcanic
The kitchen Lanzarote it is a reflection of your-earth: simple, tasty and deeply connected with the sea and the volcano. From traditional dishes such as the sancocho canario or wrinkled potatoes with mojoup creative projects with products of kilometre zero, to eat on the island is a cultural experience, and sensory.
What makes it unique to the cuisine of lanzarote?
- ✅ Use of local products: fish, potatoes, cheese, gofio
- ✅ Authentic flavors, without artifices
- ✅ Influence of african, european and american
- ✅ Wine and olive oil with D. O. Lanzarote
- ✅ Respect for tradition with a touch of innovation
️ Local dishes that you must try
- Wrinkled potatoes with mojo rojo or verde
- Sancocho canario: salted fish, sweet potatoes and "gofio"
- Puchero canario: version island of the stew
- Gofio brewing with fish stock
- Grilled octopus or old stewed
- Goat cheese, cured or tender, many times awarded
Where to eat local food in Lanzarote?
- Guachinches, and eating houses in peoples of the interior
- Family restaurants in coastal areas (Playa Quemada, The Gulf...)
- Markets and gastrobars in Teguise, Arrecife, or Uga
- Wineries with menu, paired in La Geria
Local products that you can take with you
- Artisan goat cheese
- Mojo packaging (red picon and soft green)
- Salt Janubio
- Wines malvasia volcanic
- Jams, aloe vera or honey palma (La palma, but available)
Recommendations foodie
- Always ask for the fish of the day (according to local fisheries)
- Combining dishes with wine from Lanzarote: dry white, young red wine or moscato
- Query special menus with wine pairing in wineries
- Question for the mojo home (but not all are created equal!)
Do you stay in a holiday villa?
From your villa in Lanzarote you can access local restaurants, craft markets or even hire a private dinner with a local chef. Plan your gastronomic route and savor the island dish to dish. ️
