Ohana Guest
Hostel Group Fuerteventura
CORRALEJO LOCAL PRODUCTS
In the Ohana Guest House we have created this post in order to offer a specific list of the typical products of our island to help our most original clients who consult us on this matter and thus help them with specific, detailed information and above all, renewed already that we continually discover new products made by our people.
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This wonderful island has known how to work and develop its specialties until achieving great successes and international recognition for its most emblematic products.
There are original products but with little development and others that compete in a very competitive market and that have gained great prestige.
FARMING
Tomatoes have been grown industrially since 1927, mainly around Antigua and Tiscamanita. The tomatoes of this island are considered among
the tastiest in Europe and are used in many renowned restaurants on the continent.
FARMING
MAJORERO TOMATO
ALOE VERA
ALOE VERA
Aloe Vera from Fuerteventura is one of the best of its kind. The weather conditions of Fuerteventura offer the best conditions for the cultivation of Aloe Vera and that is why our island has a large production of this plant. It is produced and developed into a multitude of beneficial products for the human body, skin, etc ... There are several local producers, several local distributors who organize themselves so that this product reaches customers.
WOULD WIN
The main livestock product of the island is represented by the goat. They are highly valued for their milk, which is the basis for making the famous local goat cheese, the "Queso Majorero". Its quality is excellent, proof of this are the numerous international awards and the denomination of origin of "Queso Majorero".
There are 3 main classes: "Tender", "Semi-cured" and "Cured". The taste of "Tender" is very mild and pleasant, even for children, and it does not resemble ordinary goat cheese. There are some variations of this cheese when combined with pepper, gofio, in oil, etc.
FISHING
The virtue of the islands is their proximity to fishing and a top quality product, fresh, freshly caught and with a great variety.
MAJORERA GOAT
CHEESE MAJORERO
FISHING
CHEESE WITH PEPPER
CHEESE MAJORERO
MAJORERO WINE
WRINKLE POTATOES
MOJO PICON
THE GOPHIO
GASTRONOMY
This wonderful island has some completely autochthonous dishes such as Majoreros Peas, Muddy Liver, Viejas Jareas, Pejines dried in the sun and baked or grilled, stewed goat meat and other delicious preparations unique to Fuerteventura.
CHEESE MAJORERO
Majorero cheese has been protected by the Denomination of Origin since 1999 (it was the first in the Canary Islands to obtain it). The arid island of Fuerteventura is the framework in which the goats that produce the raw material with which this ancestral cheese is made graze.
With a strong flavor, it is a food deeply rooted on the island and is produced in the municipalities of Antigua, Betancuria, La Oliva, Pájara, Puerto del Rosario and Tuineje.
In most restaurants the excellent Majorero cheese made with both raw and pasteurized goat's milk is cooked, whose varieties are fresh, semi-cured and cured. The first is usually grilled or battered and, in many cases seasoned with palm honey, it is usually eaten as an aperitif or even as a dessert. With the curing, almogrote is made, a pasta with cheese, olive oil and a little chilli or pepper, which is taken with toast.
WINE
The "majorero" has a long tradition in cultivating wine. However, 600 years later we do not have wineries that handle their own bottling and capping.
One of the wine producers is the famous Don Francisco Tacaronte Brito and his family from a small town near the natural monument and museum of the town of ancient crafts in Tefia.
PAPA-WRINKLE
The wrinkled potatoes are wrinkled potatoes, the cultivation of potatoes is very typical in the Canary Islands, and therefore a star dish of the Majorera gastronomy are these potatoes cooked with a lot of salt and until the skin wrinkles, hence their name. It is another of the dishes that you will find in any typical restaurant on the island and that is accompanied with mojo and in countless dishes.
MOJO
Mojo sauce is a mixture of olive oil, parsley, dried peppers, and lots of garlic. If it is too strong for you, then take a tablespoon of its oil and spread it on the bread. There are two types of mojo, green and red, the second normally stronger and spicier. As in all salsa, you will not find a mojo the same from one restaurant to another, but you will have the opportunity to try them since it is usually offered in all the restaurants on the island to whet your appetite. Main ingredients are: garlic, pepper, paprika, salt, olive oil.
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GOAT MEAT
If you have already taken a tour of the less inhabited areas of the island, you will have already come across the famous majorera goats that brighten up these special landscapes. Clearly the goat has been an essential animal in Fuerteventura. From the goat milk, meat and cheese are obtained. Its meat is one of the most typical dishes of Fuerteventura. There are different ways to prepare them and as in any good kitchen, each teacher has his own booklet. If you are a good eater, be sure to try a majorero stew, a very tasty stew made from goat meat and vegetables. It is also prepared stewed, fried ...
LAPAS
Shellfish is very common in Fuerteventura and therefore the limpets, gastropod mollusks that are embedded in the rocks, are a main dish of the island. Only in certain seasons do restaurants that have products from the area offer us this delicious product. In the kitchen they are used in various dishes. The most common way is grilled with a little mojo picón. To lick your fingers.
GOFIO
The aborigines of Fuerteventuran left us this precious legacy that in difficult times became the most important food of this arid island. It is wheat flour or toasted millet. It can be eaten with milk, with fish broth or simply kneaded. It is very nutritive.
There are several products manufactured in the Canary Islands that are having worldwide success due to their high quality in their manufacture, but you will be surprised to know that the best vodka in the world is manufactured in these islands. It has been proven that the purest vodka in the world is manufactured in the Canary Islands and has an international recognition that makes it unique. If you want to know more about this amazing product, I invite you to visit a post that we write specifically for this in our bog.
OHANA GUEST HOUSE, Calle Guirre, 1, villa number 7, 35660 Corralejo, Las Palmas. FUERTEVENTURA ISLAND, CANARY ISLANDS