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Introduction:
Canary Islands have the same currency as the majority of the countries in Europe, the Euro.
The Canarian flag is white, blue and yellow divided in three parts.
Sports
The canarian islands have always a very good climate that is very favoring for practising sports.
In Gran Canaria, as in the rest of the Archipelago, there are people who play “el juego del palo” a kind of jousting bout with sticks and "la lucha canaria" (Canary wrestling), sports that date way back in time but have never lost their popularity. The latter in particular is a competition organised over teams with skills passed on from father to son which attracts large audiences wherever there is a “terrero” or special wrestling arena for wrestling matches.
Another sport which has withstood the passing of time is the Lateen sailing or "Vela Latina Canaria" with strong following on all the islands, but above all in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. These boats are no simple sailing vessels but have to be built specifically. The mast is completely out of proportion with the hulk of the boat thus making the success of the sport dependent upon the crews who have to keep the boat afloat by skilfully managing weights and counterweights, in competitions and events that attract large followings along the seafront in Las Palmas de Gran Canararia.
In conclusion, the Canary Islands are a very good place because of their climate conditions and its geographical location to. As the islands are surrounded by water, their habiatants can practise lot of acuatic sports as sailing, windsurfing, snorkelling, surfing, canoeing, etc.
As is logical, football, is very common and lot of people from there practise it.
Cuisine
Canarian cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients in the cuisine of the Canary Islands, and it constitutes an important element in the culture of its inhabitants. Its main features are its freshness, variety, simplicity, and the richness of its ingredients (which may be a result of the long geographical isolation the islands suffered), the mix of seafood and meat dishes, its cultural influences and the low knowledge of it by the rest of the world. Canarian cuisine is influenced by other cultures, specially the (disappeared) aboriginal inhabitants of the islands and Latin American cuisine (specially after the 20th-century Canarian migration to Latin America). Some African influences still prevail as well.
Typical food
Many small dishes are presented in the Canary Islands as appetizers, or snacks, which are known locally as enyesques.
Mojo is a sauce served with many dishes, which is made mainly of oil, garlic, vinegar, salt, red pepper, thyme, oregano, coriander and several other spices. The two main kinds of mojo are rojo (red, often served with meat) and verde (green, often served with fish), even if both can be served with potatoes. Spicy red mojo is called mojo picón.
Papas arrugadas (literally, wrinkly potatoes, as a reference to the look of their cooked skin) are small unskined potatoes which have been boiled insalt water and served with mojo.
One very typical Canarian product is gofio, a flour created by grinding roasted sweetcorn.
Four examples of typical dishes
Potajes
Caldo de papas (potatoes soup)
Caldo de pescado (fish soup)
Rancho canario
Deserts
Canarian desserts often use simple ingredients, such as cane sugar, honey, matalahuga or matalauva (anise), almonds and traditional miel de palma (specially in the island of La Palma). Among the desserts we find bienmesabe (literally, a contraction of the Spanish phrase that means tastes good to me), which is a paste of almonds, honey and sugar often served with ice cream or cream. Frangollo is a mix of corn flour, sugar, almonds and raisins, while truchas are pastries (filled with sweet potatoes paste or cabell d'angel, for instance) that are cooked specially at Christmas time. Bienmesabe is a popular dessert in Canarian cuisine, and is served with cat's tongue cookies.
