The Cunning Canary

My Grand life on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands!

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Gran Canaria Cheese Festival 2010

December 20th, 2009 · No Comments

The cheese festival in Gran Canaria takes place in Santa Maria de Guia each year, at the end of spring. This little town used to be part of Galdar but the two are now separate towns, situated about 23 miles from Las Palmas. You can get a bus there. You have to get two buses [...]

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Canarian Cheese

February 28th, 2009 · 8 Comments

If you like Canarian cooking you will probably like Canarian cheese too. There are lots of varieties ranging from the softest goat cheese to the ripest, hardest cured cheese. Canarian cheese is bursting with flavor, whichever variety you try. Canarians enjoy their cheese with cured ham and locally grown olives (and of course a glass [...]

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