My little home for the next 2 weeks. Not gonna cook anything besides beside boiling eggs and water for coffee, however.
Staying in a village in rural Haria, a green oasis and also the highest area on the island. Much of the island is extremely arid and brown. Golden houracross the street from my lodging.
This is the section for conservas at a supermarket in a fishing village I walked to today. I got 3 new ones. The prices make one smile. We all pay through the nose at home. Where does it go to, the middle man?
Another day, another bagel with lox n shmear. The bagel’s from a local chain. Half a poppyseed bagel with cream cheese (from the bagel place, too - it’s very good, and I wonder if they ‘make’ it or what brand they use), Inglehoffer’s cream-style horseradish, capers, Aldi’s smoked salmon, fresh dill.
Hard goat’s cheese from Gran Canaria island. Most things are shipped or flown into Lanzarote from other Canary islands (and mainland Spain), even drinking water. The cheese reminds me of Sicilan percorino.
Love Spain! I thank everyone for going to countries/places I shun and leaving me this all to myself. Walked to a fishing village this morning. The mist in the valley is drizzling rain, just in that area. It lasted only a few minutes, though.
This one is a bit dry and soft. No pronounced mineral taste like Mosel Riesling. More like “Riesling” from elsewhere. Pleasant wine. It’s only my first bottle. There’s a semi sweet one waiting to be drunk, then I can buy something else from another producer.
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As it’s extremely arid here the goats love the terrain and they thrive. Lanzaroteños eat goat meat at home, a lot. It’s less common to see goat on menu, so when you see it you know you just have to try it. I have eaten it many times at home so I know what to expect (bones, fat, not too much meat, tastes good!).
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Typical red and green sauces of Canary Islands. They are multi-purpose mojo rojo and mojo verde. Every household and restaurant has their own recipe.
Parrotfish is a favorite here. I tend to think of it as a tropical fish since I’d only ever seen it here in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia. Hard to ever order any other kind of fish if we go for fried fish since it’s so meaty while still being delicate white flesh.
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