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Encyclopedia > Canarian cuisine

Canarian cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients in the cuisine of the Canary Islands. These include papas arrugás (a potato dish), mojos (such as mojo picón), and wine from the malvasia grape. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Mojo (pronounced: mO-jO) originated as a term with a specific meaning, but in the late 20th century became a very fluid term with many different meanings. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grapes or grape juice. ... Malvasia (also known as Malvazia or Malmsey) is a group of wine grape varieties grown in Italy (including Sicily, Lipari, and Sardinia), Corsica, the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands, the island of Madeira, California and Australia. ...



 
 

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