Little by little the jewels of Fuerteventura’s gastronomy are being discovered and more and more people praise the quality of its raw material.<\/h2>\n
Fuerteventura’s landscape has the usual presence of its famous goat and its shores are lapped by clear waters of great purity. Goats and saltwater are its most representative elements and, as it couldn’t be otherwise, those which make Fuerteventura excel in the gourmet world.<\/p>\n
\u201cMajorero\u201dGoat Cheese <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The dense, fat and aromatic milk got from the healthy and happy \u201cmajorera\u201d goats is the basis for the tasty and varied \u201cMajorero\u201d goat cheese, a fatty cheese which has an intense aroma, with different tastes for the palate depending on ripening and on what ingredients it has been cured in (oil, gofio, paprika …). We recommend visiting the \u201cmajorero\u201d Museum of Cheese, in the Visitor Center in \u201cEl Molino de Antigua\u201d, which you can visit Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 18pm. Information: Tel. 928 878 041.<\/p>\n Foam salt<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n As we have already told in a previous article of this blog, the \u201cmajorera\u201d Foam Salt has also been recognized as a \u201cmajorero\u201d gourmet product that, for some years, has been internationally well known because of its properties. \u201cMajorero\u201d goat ham<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n To savor this majorero gourmet product we must go to Casa Marcos restaurant in Villaverde, where Marcos Gutierrez, well-known majorero chef, has been experimenting on \u201cmajorera\u201d goat legs for over 10 years. Fuertecharter Team<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Goat cheese, Foam salt and goat ham Foto: \u00a9mamacontracorriente.com Little by little the jewels of Fuerteventura’s gastronomy are being discovered and more and more people praise the quality of its raw material. Fuerteventura’s landscape has the usual presence of its famous goat and its shores are lapped by clear waters of great purity. Goats and … Continue reading 3 products gourmet Fuerteventura<\/span> ![\"Excursiones](\"http:\/\/blog.fuertecharter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/rtvc.es_.jpg\")
\nOne of the secrets of the quality of this product is its naturalness, since most of the goats bred on the island are free of impurities, drugs and other harmful substances.
\nThe \u201cMajorero\u201d Goat Cheese has had denomination of origin since February 16th<\/sup> , 1996, and it has won countless awards since; the last ones, three gold medals, in mid-April 2015, in \u201cEl Sal\u00f3n del Gourmet\u201d in Madrid, which has chosen three \u201cmajorero\u201d cheeses among the best in Spain: The brand Tofio (semi-cured with paprika) Selectum ( mixed cow-goat milk) and Maxorata (cured with paprika).<\/p>\n![\"Excursiones](\"http:\/\/blog.fuertecharter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/salinero-en-salinas-del-carmen-3107-1.jpg\")
\nWhat is special about this foam salt is its fine grain and smooth taste on the palate, and its crystallization in the form of flakes.
\n\u201cMajorera\u201d Foam Salt is obtained from the surface of the sea, not from water brought from the seabed through pipelines, but the sea foam that breaks on salteries and goes directly into the cookers (where the water evaporates), hence its highest quality.
\nIf you have not yet visited the Interpretation Center in Las Salinas del Carmen, we recommend you to get the opportunity to witness, first-hand, the artisan craft of obtaining foam salt, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 18h. Information: Tel. 928 174 926.<\/p>\n![\"Excursiones](\"http:\/\/blog.fuertecharter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Museo-del-queso-fuerteventura2.jpg\")
\nMarcos calls it “cecineta” (dried beef-bacon) and he has managed to work this product thanks to popular lore handed down from generation to generation, since in ancient times goat meat was cured with salt to preserve it.
\nThe freedom of \u201cMajorera\u201d goats and their feeding on dry grass makes its taste softer than that of goats elsewhere, so the taste of \u201cmajorera\u201d goat ham is a delicacy for the palate.
\nAt the moment, Marcos isn’t considering export, but who knows in the future. Many say it would be a great product in the Muslim world, where they can’t eat pork.<\/p>\n![\"Excursiones](\"http:\/\/blog.fuertecharter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/jamon-pata.jpg\")