Hello fellow travelers!
Today's video is a monograph about Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and its urban beach,
one of the best and most beautiful in Spain.
We are in Cairasco square. Behind us we find the Modernist building of the Gabinete Literario,
that previously was a theater.
Alongside there is the Madrid Hotel, where we spent a lot of evenings having beers and a few rums.
Here, in room nr. 3, Franco stayed the night before the uprising.
This street with so much traffic divides the Triana and Vegueta neighborhoods.
In the past they were connected by a bridge. You will see the four statues that formed the bridge.
They represented the four seasons.
Where the cars are currently driving was a ravine of the Guiniguada river.
In this area, the conquerors built their first camp. They put these three palm trees here to indicate
to their people on the boats where they were staying.
That's why the city has this name: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Santa Ana square is the epicenter of Vegueta, with the cathedral and the former City Hall.
You can also find their famous dogs (canes). The first thing that the conquerors found, in the 15th century,
when they got off their boats, were these animals.
That´s the reason for the archipelago's name.
If you want to learn more about the pre-hispanic population that was in the islands,
be sure to enter the Museo Canario.
It's very spectacular, especially, the mummies hall.
Pilar Nuevo square is a very important tourist spot.
Here you can find the cathedral, Columbus's house and the balconies' street.
The Columbus's house-museum is a must. You have to take into account that
Columbus started here 3 out of the 4 trips to America.
There is a lot of interesting documentation about the conquering.
Btw, a bit of gossip…
Columbus was supposed to have a girlfriend in La Gomera island.
Every time he travelled to America, he stopped there for a while… cool guy…
Mendizabal St is essential if you want to enjoy bars, clubs and terraces, both during the day and nightlife.
We are in an authentic Canarian home with a real Canarian youngster.
She is going to show us how to make "mojo picon" (spicy Canarian sauce).
Irene, what ingredients do we need?
4 spoonfuls of vinegar. 15 spoonfuls of olive oil.
2 spoonfuls of paprika. 1 spoonful of cumin.
A bit of salt 2 cayenne peppers
½ garlic
So, now, where do we start?
First, to clean and cut the garlic.
They told me we don't need to take the heart of the garlic out… as it is spicy, put the whole garlic in.
Here we have the garlic.
Now we put in the cayenne peppers and a bit of salt. Now we mash everything up.
My God, there is so much garlic!!
Irene, have you seen any of our videos? Of course!
Do you like them? Of course!
This one will be your favorite, of course! It's obvious, I appear!
Look, now it's all mashed up.
And now the rest… Salt…
Take some salt out!
Paprika and cumin.
What do you prefer? Red or green sauce?
I prefer the red one.
What are the differences between them?
The green one doesn´t have paprika. In its place it has parsley and/or cilantro.
Do you think this is ready?
And now, vinegar and oil.
Are we going to try it? Of course!
Mmmmmm… spicy…
Mojo picon, the tasty Canarian sauce…
Can we make something else with the red sauce?
Yes, we can make almogrote.
We have to take a cured cheese. We have to peel it and to grate it in the same pot you used for the red sauce.
Well, this is well bound. It has a consistency similar to a paté.
It was a pleasure to be here with Irene and learn how to make the Canarian sauce.
You all, in your houses, must test how to make it.
Thank you very much, Irene.
We'd love you to come to our house. Next time, I will teach you how to make a potato soup.
I don't believe you speak with a peninsular accent!
We'd love you to come to our house. Next time, I will teach you how to make a potato soup.
Don't tell me twice! We'll sure come!
The best thing when you visit Las Palmas is that you can finish the tour at the Canteras beach.
We are in the middle of winter and the beach is overcrowded!
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See you on our next trip, bye bye!
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