The Snails of Saint George

Snails. Well, do you or don’t you? Eat them, that is.

In Mallorca, snails are something of a tradition associated with Saint Mark. The Sineu Fair, which was a couple of weekends ago, tied in - as it always does - with the feast of Saint Mark. Snails featured in Sineu, but in the Sant Jordi (Saint George) district of Palma they are the main theme.

It is the annual Snails Fair, and so there will be plenty of opportunity to sample snail cuisine. There’s a special gastronomy event on Saturday night, and at the fair on Sunday there will be dishes to try.

A couple of other highlights of the fair are the Corredrac, the fiery dragon-run with the Drac de Sant Jordi on Sunday, while Saturday features the big races - snails races, which are always highly anticipated.