Tenerife cuisine
One of the best parts about being on holiday is being able to endulge yourself with dishes you may have never tried before. Here are some of the most typical plates on the island.
Fish
- Gilt-head bream (Dorada)
- Combtooth blennies (viejas)
- Sea bream (sama)
- Red porgy (bocinegro)
- Gold lined bream (salema)
- Grouper (mero)
- Tuna (atún)
- Atlantic mackerel (caballa)
- Sardine (sardinas)
Seafood
- Prawns (gambas)
- Langostines (langostinas)
- Mussels (mejillones)
- Octopus (pulpo)
Meat
- Goat (cabra)
- Rabbit in Salmorejo sauce (Conejo al salmorejo)
Starters
- Goat cheese (queso de cabra)
- Wrinkly potatoes with “mojo” sauce (papas arrugadas con mojo)
Other typical dishes
- Chickpea stew
- Roasted grain cereal (gofio)
Wine
Choose a bottle from one of the 5 wine producing regions on the island:
- Abona
- Tacoronte-Acentejo
- Valle de La Orotava
- Valle de Guimar
- Yconden Daute Isora
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