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 |  on October 1, 2004 |
This is a very traditional sauce (salsa) used in the canary islands. You can have it either red or green, and is very delicious along with papas arrugadas. The sauce is made mainly of chili and garlic, and recipes can vary both in flavour and strength, from the extremely hot and spicy to medium or very mild. |
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| PAELLA | | |
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| on October 1, 2004 |
This is one of the most famous dishes in all of Spain, and also in the Canary Islands. You can not be in Spain without trying this! The most normal ingredient in the paella is seafood, chicken and rice, but there are a numerous ways of making it. Usually every chef (or family) have their own variations. So if you don't like it in one place, give it a try somewhere else and you might love it. The paella is cooked in a special pan that is very wide and the sides go up a little bit. The more surface the better. Many of the toppings are added as a last step at the top of the paella. |
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| PAPAS ARRUGADAS | | |
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| on October 1, 2004 |
These canarian potatoes are a typical traditional meal, and you will find them everywhere. I just love them and eat them all the time, even at home. Papas is the canarian word for potatoes, and arrugadas means wrinkly. This wrinkled effect comes after the potatoes have been boiled in water with seasalt for about half an hour. So easy, and so delicious. Try them with a red or green mojo, and you will definetly fall in love with them... ;) |
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| Sad but true.. In Playa de las... |  | |
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 |  on September 8, 2002 |
Sad but true.. In Playa de las Americas where I was, there were no culture at all. Just tourists and hotels the whole city. If you want to do something cultural, I dont recommend going there.. |
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| Epiphany | | |
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 |  on September 7, 2002 |
Epiphany on the 6th January is the time when presents are given. Most of the shops are closed on this day (even the tourist ones). Also many of the hotels and restaurants have fewer staff. |
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| The Strength Of The Sun | | |
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| on September 7, 2002 |
Even with a breeze, remember the sunscreen. You don't realise how easy it is to get burnt as the wind has such a cooling effect. |
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| Engagement Presents | | |
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| on September 7, 2002 |
These statues, originating from the times of the gaunches are given to fiancees and fiances on their engagment day. It is a custom of the island of Lanzarote. |
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| La Geria area is a must when... | | |
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 |  on August 26, 2002 |
La Geria area is a must when on Lanzarote. Its agricultural landscape is unique in the world and profits the harsh conditions of the island to the utmost. Each Wine plant is surrounded by a small stone fence so that the wind does not evaporate the scarce humidity. The ground is covered by volcanic sand in order to capt the water from the night dew. |
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| The Canary Islands are one of... | | |
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| on August 26, 2002 |
The Canary Islands are one of Spain's 17 Autonomous Regions. People speak Spanish but their way of talking is closer to the Caribbean than to Spain's mainland. Indeed many people from the Canaries migrated to Venezuela or Cuba decades ago. Today things have change and the islands have become a place that receives a lot of immigrants. The overpopulation is posing actually a real problem, for resources, mainly ground and water, are limited. As far as festivals are concerned, the Carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and in Las Palmas are famous events that are really worth a visit. |
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| Do not say to any canarian... | | |
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 |  on August 26, 2002 |
Do not say to any canarian that he is spanish. Although the canarian people descend from the spaniards they are very proud of feeling independent. |
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