The chocolate-brown pods are on everyone’s lips in Mallorca. Especially in recent years, carob has experienced a renaissance. The fruits of the “garrover”, the Mallorcan name for the carob tree (Spanish: algarrobo), are increasingly finding their way into local kitchens as an authentic island product. Carob has been very important in the Mediterranean region for many centuries as food for people and animals.

Es Garrover de Mallorca in Llucmajor is a third-generation business specialising in the “super fruit” carob. The small company is run by Mallorcan Juana Verger, who now produces food from the product once used exclusively for animal feed.

Those who want to try the products for themselves can do so directly at the Es Garrover estate in Llucmajor. Alternatively, the food is available in health food shops or selected supermarkets.

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