The almond milk of a Mallorcan Christmas
It’s reckoned that almond milk was forming part of mediaeval diets from around the turn of the thirteenth century, though it is most likely a lot older than this.

Almond milk fair in Pla de Na Tesa in Marratxi
Almond milk fair in Pla de Na Tesa.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday to Sunday
Weekend Wonderland: Festive markets, concerts, and celebrations and more....

Mancor de la Vall mushroom fair
Mancor de la Vall fair with the Esclata-Sangs mushroom.
A partridge not in a pear tree in Montuiri
Christmas is coming, but the partridge isn't in a pear tree.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday to Sunday
Mallorca's weekend highlights: "Save Our Sea" Art & Wine fundraiser, Christmas markets, jazz festivals, and cultural events in various towns. Enjoy!
A thousand years of rice in Sa Pobla
The Sa Pobla fair used to just be the autumn fair. It still is the autumn fair, just that it now has a rice them.

Biniarrels, Sa Fira de Mancor fka Fira de l'Esclata-Sang
Biniarrels, Sa Fira de Mancor fka Fira de l'Esclata-Sang.
Mancor's fair ... don't mention the mushrooms
Until 2017, the fair in Mancor de la Vall was known as Fira de l'Esclata-Sang, the name coming from the highly prized, blood-bursting mushroom (the blood refers to the mushroom's juice).

Sa Pobla's fair is officially 'fira de l'arròs pobler'
The fair is officially 'fira de l'arròs pobler'.
Mallorca events: What's On from Monday to Thursday
This week concerts by Nils Frahm, local fairs, captivating performances and Real Mallorca play at home.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday to Sunday
This weekend enjoy festive fairs in Mancor de la Vall, Sa Pobla and Santa Maria del Cami.
On trial for alleged trade-fair fraud in Palma
The second Mallorca Real Estate Fair was called off the day before it was due to have started.
Sound of the bagpipes and their makers
Sa Pobla's autumn fair is held over two weekends.
Llubi, Mallorca's honeypot
Llubi is a village more associated with its capers, but its beekeeping and so honey making have been a strong part of the village's economy since around the fifteenth century; there is evidence of exports of honey having been made to France.
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Mallorca crafts, customs and culture
Esclata-Sangs are a mushroom with a romantic legend attached to their very expensive stalks.
Peter Clover12/12/2023 16:48