Tenerife cuisine - bars and restaurants in Tenerife

Eating out in Tenerife is a great pleasure. The great variety of restaurants in Tenerife serve food of excellent quality. There is wild diversity of food to satisfy the hungriest appetites. Restaurants in Las Americas offer range from familiar fast food to stunning fine dining. Those with an adventurous palate can take their pick from international cusines styles, eating dishes from a different country every night.

For those who prefer good old meat and two vegetable type dishes, British standard fare is available on every corner. French, Flemish and German visitors are also well catered for.

Tenerife also has an excellent selection of Spanish and Canarian eateries where you can try the local dishes. The food in Tenerife is without a doubt a fantastic sensations for the taste buds. You can choose from cheeses, tapas, paellas and an abundance of sea food.

The regional cuisine in Tenerife combines elements of Guanche cooking with ingredients originally from other continents, such as sweetcorn and bananas. A climate of eternal spring provides a wealth of other fruits and wegetables. The sea supplies many colorful fish. Many dishes are served with wrinkled papas arrugadas.

Tenerife typical dishes.

Typical local dishes that you can order in Spanish restaurants and bars:

• Arroz con verduras - is a colourful mixture of rice with chopped peppers, sweetcorn and tomatoes.
• Potaje de berros - a thick soup, contains watercress, pork ribs, corn on the cob, potatoes, beans and cumin.
• Sancocho - parboiled fish best made with sama, a type of bass, is often served with sweet and plain potatoes.
• Sama frita con mojo verde - is fried fish served with a sauce blended from garlic, coriander and vinegar.
• Conejo al salmorejo - an appetizing stew made with rabbit and tomato, is best eaten with papas arrugadas.
• Canary bananas are the sweet, small and aromatic. They are made into fritters and tarts; or served with rice and eggs, or meat sauce. Other fruits available are guava, mango and papaya.
• Puchero is the local saffron-flavoured stew, made with chorizo sausage, beans, chickpeas and potatoes.

Tenerife typical drinks

You should also remember about excellent wine on Tenerife. In the early 17th century the Canary Islands were renowned for their amber-coloured Malyasia wine, which is reach, sweet and highly alcoholic. The best of it is made on Lanzarote. Less potent red and white wines are produced in the Tacoronte - Acentejo region of Tenerife. Tenerife also offers a selection of locally made spirits, most notable of which is the excellent white and dark rum. Other drinks include liqueurs flavoured with coffee, orange, bananas. Bars and restaurants in Tenerife offer big selection of local alcohol. Do not hesitate to try them you will not regret!