The Tapas custom allows one to have several wines or beers before lunch or dinner, it hides the appetite (tapa el hambre). The Tapa can be presented in several ways: as a pincho (with a stick), as a mini-dish of a traditional recipe

The basis of Canarian cuisine is a variety of fresh vegetables, fruit and fish, generally light meals, more digestible in a warm climate. Meat usually features as part of a stew and steaks Among the most typical regional recipes are Caldereta and Sancocho Canario, salted fish in a Mojo sauce

The most typical dessert is bienmesabe, a mixture of honey, almond cream, eggs and rum. Besides that, you have a wide choice of tropical fruits, like mangoes and paw paw. Platanos Fritos, fried bananas, are in great demand.