Black pigs, sobrasada and the Mallorca tourists never see

Porreres, Mallorca//Products/7 min read

Inland Mallorca, the one away from the beach.

Porreres, Mallorca.

Draft. This piece will go to Porreres, in the middle of Mallorca, to meet Xisca and Biel Oliver and the black pigs they raise among the carob trees and holm oaks.

Algaida, Mallorca.

It will explain what makes black pig sobrasada different and how to eat it: warmed through on bread, or with a little honey.

Es Migjorn Gran, Menorca.

It will close with the inland island the tourists do not see: the almond fields, the dry-stone walls and the people still working them.

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The place

Balearic Islands

Inland Mallorca, away from the beaches, is a plain of almond, fig and carob trees divided by dry stone walls. Villages like Porreres and Algaida still have their weekly markets and bakeries that open at six.

Things to love about Mallorca

  • Village markets in the plain of Mallorca
  • Dry stone walls between almond and carob trees
  • Bakeries that open at six for ensaïmadas
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