Food & Drink
November Food Fairs in Mallorca
November is a great month for food fairs on Mallorca. This year, check out:
12 to 15 November: Artesan Fair in Pollença.
14 and 15 November: ‘Fira de sa Carabasa’ in Muro, celebrating pumpkins, and squashes
18 November : a large agricultural fair in Inca.
20 and 21 November: Olive Fair in Caimari
21 November only: Honey Fair in Llubi.
27 and 28 November: the Gerret fish Fair in Port de Soller and the Autumn Rice Fair in Sa Pobla.
27 November only: the New Wine Fair in Santa Maria del Cami.
Then lastly there’s a Traditional fair on Tuesday November 30 in Llubi.
Illes Balears Qualitat
Is a website designed by the Conselleria d'Agricultura i Pesca that gives an overview of food and wine in the Balearic Islands. The site appears to be in Spanish but is actually multilingual. Page translations come from clicking on the Union flag in the left hand menu on each page.
www.illesbalearsqualitat.com
Sobrassada
This site (in Spanish) tells you about the work of the regulatory council for the manufacture of sobrassada
www.sobrassadademallorca.org
Muscat
Miquel Oliver makes a great muscat wine
www.miqueloliver.com
Cellar Tours
Based in Madrid, organise luxury wine touring holidays in Spain and Portugal. Their next one to Mallorca is in September 2004.
www.cellartours.com
cooking demonstrations
Reads is one of the poshest hotels on Mallorca with Spain's only Michelin starred British chef, Marc Fosh, in charge of the restaurant. He runs cookery demonstrations through the summer months - contact the hotel for further information.
www.readshotel.com.uk/index.html