The inhabitants of Mallorca, as well as celebrating Easter as a religious occasion, also look forward to it as a time of culinary tradition, with lamb playing a leading role in many of their dishes. Mallorcan food is mouth-watering at any time of year, but at Easter people get together with their families and cook typical local dishes, which you simply mustn’t miss if you’re travelling to Mallorca during this season.
At Hotels VIVA we want to present you with our selection of dishes from Mallorcan cuisine that you must try if visiting Mallorca at Easter!
These are Mallorca’s typical Easter pies. They’re a highly tempting item in the shape of a basket, made from a case of unleavened pastry containing a concoction based on lamb, pork or fish, accompanied by green peas. Each family adds its own unique touch to the recipe.
Sweet pastries become very popular on Mallorca at this time of year. These are made with wheat flour, eggs, sugar, olive oil and lard. They make an irresistible traditional biscuit, and are firm favourites with young and old alike.
This is another dessert made from sweet pastry, which can be filled with marmalade, pumpkin jam (cabello de ángel), chocolate and even cottage cheese. But the filling that takes star billing at Easter is undoubtedly apricot preserve.
Naturally, Mallorcan food has to include a main course, which at Easter is undoubtedly Frit de Pasqua. This is the classic frito mallorquín, a stir-fry of vegetables such as red peppers, garlic, chilli peppers, onions, peas and artichokes, accompanied by potatoes. For the festivities however, pork is replaced by roast lamb.
This typical Mallorcan dish can be enjoyed all year round and provides the palate with a veritable treat. Its name literally means “dirty rice”, but this bears no relation to its flavour, rather the dark colour that the broth acquires during cooking.
It consists of a rice broth cooked using meat and sausages that are typical of Mallorca such as sobrasada and butifarrón, accompanied by a variety of vegetables and mushrooms. Rather than a specifically Easter food, arroz brut is a staple part of Mallorcan families’ Sundays.
If your mouth is already watering as you read about these culinary delicacies from Mallorca, you mustn’t miss an unforgettable treat for the taste buds awaiting you at Hotels VIVA. At VIVA Cala Mesquida Resort & SPA we know how to satisfy even the most demanding palates, given that you’ll have five restaurants and two pool bars to choose from.
Here you’ll be able to sample everything from buffets to specialist à la carte restaurants, with daily themed dinners where Mallorcan cuisine plays a starring role! Book early to ensure you don’t miss the discounts we’ve cooked up for you!