Below is a summary of La Gomera's most important specialities and delicacies
All these products are avalable at Vino Tinto and some can be tasted in the shop
All these products are avalable at Vino Tinto and some can be tasted in the shop
Mojo Rojo & Mojo Verde
Mojo is a traditional Gomeran sauce usually served as a snack with bread, or with small Canarian boiled potatoes with a salt crust ('papas arrugadas') as part of a meal . Mojo typically comes in two varieties: The red one is moderately spicy and garlicky ('mojo picón' or 'mojo rojo') . The green one, 'mojo verde', is milder with a distinct note of fresh coriander/cilantro. They're usually made of olive oil, vinegar, salt, red pepper, thyme, oregano, coriander and several other spices and every household on La Gomera has its own often centuries-old recipe. On Sundays you can hear mojo being pounded in mortars in many houses on the island when the mojo for the coming week is made.
Palm Honey 'Miel de Palma'
Miel de Palma: La Gomera is home to the largest number of Canarian palm trees (Phoenix Canariensis) in the Canaries. The sweet palm honey (miel de palma) is not honey collected by bees, but the syrup obtained by first cutting the crown of the palm tree, then collecting the sweet and watery sap (called 'guarapo') which rises up the trunk during the night, and further boiling the sap down to a syrupy consistency to obtain the 'honey'. This liquid is delicious, full of minerals etc., and highly valued. A Canarian palm tree may be exploited in this way only once every five years without doing damage. Sweet miel de palma is dellicious on its own, has many uses in the kitchen and gives sweet and savoury dishes that special twist.
Almogrote
Almogrote is a cheese paste and a traditional dish of La Gomera. The name comes from Arabic “al mojrot” = cheese salsa. It is made of aged goat milk cheese from unpasteurized milk. There are many recipes for the Almogrote Gomero, but the difference is only in the proportion of the ingredients, which include mainly the parmesan-like cheese, olive oil, paprika, chillies and garlic. Almogrote make an excellent spread for bread and toast, but has many more uses such as in sauces for meat dishes, etc.
La Gomera is famous for its Goat Cheeses: From fresh and very mild, to aged and hard. Especially delicious is the lightly smoked variety. Sometimes available fresh in the shop on request.
La Gomera is famous for its Goat Cheeses: From fresh and very mild, to aged and hard. Especially delicious is the lightly smoked variety. Sometimes available fresh in the shop on request.
Bee Honey
Honey:
La Gomera's bee honey is one of the finest in the world and 'the bee's knees'. Much of the island is national park and many other areas are protected, leaving about 60% of the island untouched and giving the bees plenty of space to roam and gather nectar. The huge variety of plants that produce flowers at various times throughout the year gives the many types of honey their distinct flavour.
Beekeepers place their hives scattered all over the island and are rightly proud of their honey.
Come by and try !
La Gomera's bee honey is one of the finest in the world and 'the bee's knees'. Much of the island is national park and many other areas are protected, leaving about 60% of the island untouched and giving the bees plenty of space to roam and gather nectar. The huge variety of plants that produce flowers at various times throughout the year gives the many types of honey their distinct flavour.
Beekeepers place their hives scattered all over the island and are rightly proud of their honey.
Come by and try !
Jams and Marmalades
Jams and Marmalades:
La Gomera's abundance of sun-ripened fruit from simple apples and lemons to tropical bananas and mangos to exotic cherimoya and tamarind. There is hardly a fruit that doesn't grow in the island's benign climate, giving small local jam producers plenty of scope to experiment.
Did you ever try jam made from cactus fig or pumpkin ?
Jams and Marmalades in stock may vary according to season.
La Gomera's abundance of sun-ripened fruit from simple apples and lemons to tropical bananas and mangos to exotic cherimoya and tamarind. There is hardly a fruit that doesn't grow in the island's benign climate, giving small local jam producers plenty of scope to experiment.
Did you ever try jam made from cactus fig or pumpkin ?
Jams and Marmalades in stock may vary according to season.
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