Mallorca Holidays and its Island Cuisine

By booking your MALLORCA HOLIDAY RENTALS will give you the opportunity to sample some of this island's magnificent cuisine. There are a number of dishes which are native to Mallorca that are understandably seafood based.

To start the local Mallorcans have a taste for a wide range of drinks which include wines, spirits and liqueurs which is a result of the many different civilizations that have occupied this island. For many years gin has been the drink of choice on the island due to the British sailors’ rations of gin during the 18th century which made it popular. After the departure of the British, the islanders started to make their own version of gin by brewing juniper berries with local wine that created this unique drink. If you visit the island today you will be offered this unique drink called Gin Xoriguer which is best served with soda and lemon peel. There are a number of other local drinks but we will leave those for you to find out about for yourself: what a surprise!

It goes without saying that seafood forms the basis for most dishes on the island with sole, sea bass, mussels and prawns being the most used seafood for the main course. At the top of the list is lobster stew. It is said that the King of Spain visits the island on a regular basis just to sample this well known dish. If you have any room left, after the main course, there is a wide variety of sweets to choose from. These include sweets and pastries which include almond, macaroons and ensaimada which are pastries made from lard and sugar. To top these off the island has its own ice cream which is smooth and creamy in taste.

When you arrive on the island for your MALLORCA HOLIDAY RENTALS you will find it hard to believe but the sauce known as mayonnaise is said to have originated from these shores. This world famous condiment is said to be named after its city of origin, Mahon. There have been a number of creative stories as to how this condiment came about. One of these stories revolves around the Duke of Richelieu who was in command of the island in the eighteenth century. The local story goes that the chef created it for the Duke. The other story goes that this creation was a gift to the Duke by his then lover who resided in Mahon or mahonesa. Whatever story you chose to believe the absolute truth will never be known. There is one dish that makes some people believe that one of these stories is true, is the use of mayonnaise and garlic as a dipping sauce that has existed for a long time.