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Eating out in Majorca by the beautiful
Mediterranean scenery is one of the best
things to do in Majorca.
Majorca holiday resorts offer the best
dining opportunities to its visitors with
numerous quality
Majorca restaurants and cafes lined up
by the sea front.
Mallorcan soups are one
of the most famous first course
as for eating out in Majorca.
The Mallorcan soups are made by nourishing blend of
vegetables, thinly cut slices of
brown bread, onion and tomato.
There is never a shortage of
greens in the local dishes. Tumbet
is another typical dish which is
made by ratatouille-like baked
vegetable dish, usually cooked
in a greixera (casserole) and
include aubergine, potatoes, peppers
and tomato. Also the frito mallorquín
made with
vegetables and giblets is worth
a taste.
As for meat; popular
local roast sucking pig
and the escaldums, duck or
turkey stews with potatoes and almonds
are the popular meat dishes in
Majorca. Loin
of pork with cabbage is also another
nice one together with famed Mallorcan spicy red
sausage spread, sobrasada made
of finely diced pork,
seasoning, paprika and cayenne
pepper.
As for local fish and seafood;
the caldereta de
langosta which is a lobster stew is
an excellent choice for the
holidaymakers. The sea between
Majorca and Menorca offers the
best lobsters.
The cap roig which is a sea scorpion
is also famous and served freshly
caught and grilled. In addition; the
fish croquettes
made with jonquillo.
As for cakes and pastries;
the ensaimada is very
popular. It is a sweet magically
fluffy half bun, half pastry
with a flattened, coiled, turban
like shape and made from flour
and lard. The
smaller ones are recommended to
be eaten with
breakfast and the bigger ones
that are filled with pumpkin jam or whipped
cream are to be eaten as a dessert or
at tea time. They are also a
nice souvenir for the
holidaymakers on for buying on
their way back home. In
addition; the rubiols is
another popular cake & pastry of
Majorca that is made from
flour and aniseed with a
cottage cheese or jam filling.
The coca that is a
pizza like base filled with
fresh apricots or dried peaches
or dried apricots is another
choice. Ice cream
with almonds is also great a Mallorcan
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