Consuming Menorca Means Keeping Its Culture Alive

Menorca is not just landscape and tradition—it’s also flavor, recipes passed down through generations, and products that are part of our identity. At San Crispín, we’re proud to support local producers and offer a wide variety of traditional Menorcan products for your weekly shopping.

1. Dairy and Cheeses with Protected Designation of Origin

• Fresh milk, butter, or cottage cheese: produced locally with Menorcan cow’s milk.

• Maó-Menorca cheese: cured, semi-cured, or soft. A DOP classic with an intense, distinctive flavor.

• Goat and sheep cheeses: artisanally made, with unique textures and flavors that reflect Menorca’s diverse landscape and the expertise of small local cheesemakers.

2. Traditional Sausages

• Menorcan sobrassada: made with pork jowl and local spices.

• Carn-i-xulla: handcrafted, ideal for appetizers or sandwiches with rustic bread.

• Botifarró and camot: seasonal sausages perfect for traditional recipes.

3. Iconic Pastries and Sweets

• Menorcan ensaïmada: plain or filled, always fluffy and festive.

• Crespells and pastissets: classic cookies for celebrations and family gatherings.

• Carquinyols and almond torta: time-honored treats from the island’s sweet tradition.

• Savory and sweet coques: such as vegetable, trempó, or roasted pepper coques, and sweet ones topped with candied fruit.

• Formatjades: savory pastries filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, common during festivals.

• Flaons: sweet pastries filled with fresh cheese, especially popular in spring.

• Rubiols: semicircular pastries filled with either sweet (pumpkin, jam) or savory (spinach, cheese) ingredients.

• Greixeres: traditional Menorcan dessert similar to flan, made with eggs, milk, and sugar.

4. Other Unmissable Local Products

• Menorcan honey: natural and aromatic.

• Homemade jams: such as fig, ramellet tomato, or apricot.

• Wines and liqueurs: from historic Menorcan wineries, including IGP Vi de la Terra Illa de Menorca wines. You’ll also find a curated selection of local craft beers, along with traditional spirits like Menorcan gin and popular sweet or dry herbal liqueurs, authentic staples of the island’s pantry.

5. Find Menorcan Flavors at San Crispín

Our shelves highlight a curated selection of products with local seals and clear labeling. You can also ask our staff for recommendations if you’d like to discover new flavors or try traditional recipes.

Consuming traditional Menorcan products is a way to cherish the island, support its economy, and keep its rich culinary heritage alive. At San Crispín, every purchase is a commitment to what’s ours.