Traditional food

INFORMATION

 

Article 116 of the Balearic Islands Land Law 12/2004, of the 16th of December, establishes the Catalogue of Traditional Foods of the Balearic Islands with the aim of preserving and reappraising our food heritage, which includes the typical and traditional foods of the Balearic Islands, a traditional food of the Balearic Islands being understood to mean, for the purposes of this Law, one that has been produced, manufactured or sold in the Balearic Islands for at least thirty years.

 

The Catalogue is regulated by Decree 40/2015, of the 22nd of May 2015, and records the traditional foods of the Balearic Islands, irrespective of whether they are protected or not, using a mark that refers to the origin or quality of the product. The Catalogue is attached to the General Directorate for Agriculture and Livestock.