In Mallorca, 83-year-old Maria Gibert is a local celebrity. Her YouTube channel, Recetas Mallorquinas, a lo-fi cooking show where Gibert shares traditional Mallorcan recipes from her sunny kitchen in Palma, has nearly 40,000 subscribers. She’s appeared on Spanish national television, and regularly graces the pages of the local daily, Diario de Mallorca, both as a recipe contributor and the focus of feature articles. Though Gibert's grandchildren manage her social media, she’s aware of her influencer status. “People stop me in the streets and ask to take a photo with me,” says Gibert. The self-proclaimed #AbuelaYouTuber is the island’s home-cooking grandma—and the unofficial guardian of its cuisine, which is arguably underrated.
Spain is known for its regional gems, but the Balearic Islands have yet to fully claim a place on the culinary map. As my Mallorcan mother-in-law, Teresa, tells me, “People who travel to Mallorca think we eat dishes from other Spanish provinces—like Valencian paella or Asturian fabada. Even Spanish people think we eat just tree fruits and tomatoes,” she says with a laugh. “They have no idea that we have our own gastronomy.”
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