Menorca has lots to offer; a mild climate and beautiful beaches are always the big attraction for holidaymakers as well as for house buyers searching for a place in the sun but the island has so much more to offer. Once in the know, visitors and residents are in love with the unique culinary produce of the island. Try the typical baking products such as crespells, formatjades or rubiols, you will be hooked right away. Then there are the amazing seafood dishes, especially the popular lobster stew (caldereta de langosta) for which the island is so well known, especially throughout Spain. Read our blog and find out more about the island's specialities and buying property with real estate agent Engel & Völkers Menorca.
After buying a property in Menorca, you should definitely try the varying crespells, which are sweet pastries with different fillings such as jam, sobrasada, requeson (similar to cottage cheese) and sprinkled with powder sugar on top. Unlike Mallorcan crespells, the Menorcan version is less sweet and were originally filled with pumpkin jam. Crespells should not be confused with crespellines - a traditional biscuit that goes perfectly with a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate.
Also very popular in Menorca are Formatjades, which are a great savoury and filling snack. Formatjades are little pies filled with lamb, pork, sobrasada and with saffron. Another option are the Rubiols, which are like mini pasties filled with either sweet or savoury fillings including fish. A favourite for breakfast are ensaïmadas, a yeast pastry in the shape of a snail, sometimes filled with jam, pudding or even whipped cream, these pastries are often prepared with manteca (pork lard) so remember you will need to ask if you are vegetarian. And no worries about finding them once you have settled into your new Minorcan home, you will find ensaïmadas in almost every bakery on the island.
As a property owner in Menorca, relish the delicious caldereta de langosta
Very typical to Menorca are the various speciality seafood dishes that you should definitely make a point of tasting after buying a villa on this amazing little Balearic Island. Mussels (mejillones) and cockles (escopinyes) are often served as starters. One of the most famous specialities is the lobster stew (caldereta de langosta). For this stew, langostas are cooked in a tomato-garlic-onion sauce, preferably accompanied by bread. A popular alternative is the caldereta de marisco, a fish stew made with mussels and other seafood and vegetables. Travel around the island and have fun, and get to try some if not all of these wonderful foods whilst house hunting but when you are choosing your new property then put your confidence in the islands most professional real estate agent Engel & Völkers Menorca with offices in Mahon and Ciutadella.
If you would like to enjoy delicious Menorcan crespells or rubiols throughout the year, do so from your very own little piece of Minorca – buying property on Minorca is a great investment. Make your move to Menorca easy with real estate agent Engel & Völkers Menorca. Our agency will guide you from the very beginning, finding you that perfect house and we will continue to help you long after you have moved in. Check out this elegant villa for sale in Coves Noves, close to the beautiful sandy beach of Arenal d’en Castell. Perhaps it is just what you have been searching for. The highlight of this excellent 6-bedroom property is the fantastic, panoramic sea views. This is a great house for a large family, which has a spacious, very welcoming, open-plan living-dining room with sliding doors, opening to a sea view terrace, a beautifully fitted kitchen with a comfortable breakfast seating area, a large bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and that also opens to the terrace, plus three more double bedrooms, one with an en-suite bathroom and one shared family bathroom. On the first floor, is the master suite with bathroom, dressing room and terrace, another double bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and a storage room. Making it absolutely perfect for life in the Mediterranean are the big garden and swimming pool, inviting you to cool off and relax. With the purchase of this property, you are choosing an excellent holiday home: look forward to an exclusive lifestyle and enjoy Menorcan baked goodies or the coveted lobster stew whenever you like.
Contact the Team at Engel & Völkers Menorca to discuss the various steps of buying a property on this marvellous Balearic Island and delight at all the local delicacies available.