How To Eat Cheap On The Canary Islands When Travelling On A Budget. + Recipe GOFIO Balls!

Cheap local food of the Canary Islands!

Since I have been travelling on La Palma I have discovered a delicious and famous specialty that belongs to the Canary Islands, most of you would think of Mojo but I am talking about another one, this delicious specialty is called Gofio!

Gofio is believed to be a main staple food in the diet of the Guanches, the indigenous people of the Canary Islands. It is made of toasted grains. Typical ingredients are toasted wheat, barley or corn grinded into flour. They use this flour for many varieties of meals. They add it into soups, stews, ice cream, desserts,... a very popular thing is to mix it with banana and milk and make a porridge out of it for breakfast.

If you are travelling on the canary islands and want to travel as cheap as possible and don't want to spend much money on food.. then I have got the solution for you. This is something that can fill your stomach for hours. I must warn you this can be addictive food for some reason, sometimes I ate it two times a day. Maybe also because it is so easy to make, delicious and satisfying. Some claim this is very nutritious food but try to balance it out with lots of greens during the day, we need some variety to keep everything in balance. Too much of the same food can always bring complications after awhile..

Here it goes, GOFIO Mitchies'style!

Ingredients: (the optional stuff isn't necessary, they are not the main flavors in the recipe, I use them for health reasons)

• 2 or 3 Bananas (between 0.50-1.0€/Kg)
• 2 Cups Gofio de Millo (1.50-1.80€/Kg)
• 2 Handfuls of Whole Peanuts, Roasted (0.9-1.5€/250gr.)
• 2 tbsp Chia seeds (3.0€/200gr.- Optional)
• 2 tbsp Flax seeds (3.5€/500gr. - Optional)
• 2 Handfuls of Fine Cocnut flakes (0.8-1.3€/150gr.)
• 1 Cup of Water or Coconut milk (1.5€/L - Optional)
• 1 tbsp Honey (Local 3.0€/250gr. - Optional)
• 1 tbsp Cacao powder (3.0€/200gr. - Optional)

If you count up the ingredients it may look like a lot of money but the thing is that these ingredients go a long way. If you want to use it as travelling food you just have to use a lot less then the amount given, this recipe is for feeding 3 or 4 mouths..

Preparation:

• First start to open the peanuts, remove the skin, break them into pieces and add to a bowl, I usually make a mix of finely broken up peanuts with bigger chunks but this totally is up to you of course.

• Add the chia seeds, flax seeds, 1/2 of the coconut flakes, cacao powder, gofio to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
  

• Start to mash the bananas on a plate separately, I used a deep soup plate because I add some coconut milk or water to the bananas to make it more liquid so it is easier to mix it in the gofio, also mix in the honey.

• Once you have a soft liquid texture you can add it to gofio and add coconut milk or water slowly because for this recipe I made gofio balls, if want to make a porridge for breakfast add more liquid to it.

• Try to make a firm consistency so they don't fall apart and role them in the size of golf balls more or less.
  

• Then coat them in coconut flakes until fully coated and store them in your fridge if your not eating them..😃
  

I hope you have enjoyed this delicious recipe, I know I did... See you next time! Thanks for your support fellow steemians... Much appreciated!🖤

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• @heart-to-heart with her amazing story about overcoming her worst fears.. "Exposing Myself Pt 2: Hear Me Now"
• @pulpworx with his cool and funny science fiction story "ELRON AHURA - Space Detective 2369 AD - Part 1 - 'The Synthetic Man'"
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• @princessmewmew she is a fabulous cook check out one of her delicious recipes "Greek Night - Greek Salad, Tzatziki and Spicy Hanger Steak Strips Pita"
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• @progressivechef is master in the fine cuisine, a very good chef "My first trip to Morocco - The land of the setting sun!!!"
• @vincentnijman a fellow traveller from my neighbouring country "When are you ever going to finish something?" The Power of Quitting

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