The best traditional dishes of the Balearic Islands
The top 3 according to 65 votes from people: Frit mallorquí · Caldereta de langosta · Tumbet. (Updated Apr 18, 2026.)
The most typical food of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. According to Spain's CIS survey, frit mallorquí is the islanders' favourite dish. Also Wikipedia and the Michelin Guide.
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Top 10
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Frit mallorquí
Lamb or pork meat and offal fried with potato, pepper and fennel; the dish most named in the CIS survey.
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Caldereta de langosta
Menorcan spiny lobster stew with sofrito, served with bread; Fornells is its capital.
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Tumbet
Layers of fried potato, aubergine and pepper with tomato sauce.
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Pa amb oli
Brown bread with ramallet tomato, oil, cheese and cured meats.
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Sopes mallorquines
Thick seasonal vegetable soup with thin slices of brown bread.
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Ensaimada de Mallorca
Spiral pastry made with lard, plain or with pumpkin jam; PGI.
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Arròs brut
Soupy rice with rabbit, chicken, sausages and spices like cinnamon and clove.
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Flaó
Cheese and mint tart from Ibiza.
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9
Bullit de peix
Ibizan fish stew followed by arroz a banda.
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Sobrasada with honey
Mallorcan sobrasada spread on warm bread with a drizzle of honey.
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Coca de trempó
Flatbread topped with pepper, tomato and onion salad.
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Mahón-Menorca cheese
Square cow's milk cheese, PDO.
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Comments (3)
La caldereta de langosta de Fornells, cara pero espectacular.
El pa amb oli con tomate de ramallet y sobrasada, la merienda perfecta.
La ensaimada para llevar en la caja de cartón en el avión, clásico de Mallorca.