The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Environment, through the Directorate General of Agrifood Quality and Local Product, together with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports, has organized over the next five days a total of 25 live cooking sessions, each dedicated to a different local product, to highlight the gastronomy of the Balearic Islands at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) 2025.
For the first time, the Government will have an enogastronomic space at Fitur to claim the local product as a differential element of tourism promotion. The Minister Joan Simonet, accompanied by the Minister of Tourism, Jaume Bauzà, will be responsible for presenting this Wednesday the entire program aimed at promoting the local product of the Islands. In this way, five chefs will prepare five elaborations each that will be tasted accompanied by a local wine. The sessions will be dedicated to one island each day. Ibiza and Formentera will be in charge of opening this initiative on Wednesday. On the 24th it will be Menorca’s turn, and on the 23rd, 25th and 26th, Mallorca. The chefs responsible for the tastings are Óscar Molina (for Ibiza and Formentera), Patrick James (for Menorca), and Miquel Calent, Ariadna Salvador and Borja Triñanes (for Mallorca). The paired wines will be from the protected geographical indications Ibiza, Menorca and Mallorca and from the protected designations of origin Binissalem and Pla i Llevant.
The opening
The first participant will be Óscar Molina, chef at the restaurant La Gaia, located in Ibiza Gran Hotel and awarded with a Michelin star.
These are their proposals: honeycomb of Ibiza honey with pistachio praline; artichokes confit with black pork pil-pil and Ibiza oil; budgerigar bouillabaisse and air of Hierbas Ibicencas; salad of dried fish from Formentera, and sea bass cured in Formentera salt of hibiscus and creamy black cauliflower. In addition, cocktails made with Hierbas de Mallorca, Hierbas de Ibiza, Gin de Maó and Palo de Mallorca will also be tasted on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th. They will be prepared by the teachers and students of the School of Hospitality of the Balearic Islands. The workshops are free, but it is necessary to make a reservation on the website www.chefsin.es. Attendees will be able to taste the dishes and wines that will be paired with them, and all the presentations that take place at the stand of the Balearic Islands will be broadcast live on the Balearic Islands Tourism YouTube channel: @turismoislasbaleares.
