Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Typical Tenerife Products Online
Fortunately for me, this is the stuff I see growing around me in the El Palmar valley and that I, mostly, eat on a day-to-day basis. However, for those of you elsewhere, ABC report on a new website, La Despensa (English version), run by the Tenerife Rural Foundation, which describes itself as Tenerife's Food Product Portal.
Here you can find and purchase directly online, a whole gamut of products (ABC counted 251 articles, 206 of which you can buy from the virtual shop), including 50 varieties of Tenerife's internationally renowned wines, exquisite cheeses, unique honeys, traditional pastries as well as products so fundamental to the culture of the island, such as gofio, mojo sauces and our unique varieties of potatoes.
La Despensa explain, "The social and cultural enthusiasm for rural activities, alongside the combination of traditional, small-scale farming with new methods of production, provides us with high-quality - sometimes unique - products."
They have recipe books and some recipes online too. Oh and with Christmas coming (hint), they have some of the most unusual hampers you are ever likely to find.
La Despensa Via: ABC
