Santa Catalina Camot, the most authentic flavor of Menorca’s traditional pig slaughter feasts

Among the island’s most distinctive traditional foods, camot from Embutidos Santa Catalina stands out as a true taste of Menorca’s rural culinary heritage. This rustic delicacy is deeply linked to the old pig slaughter feasts, a once-essential rural celebration that marked the agricultural calendar and brought families together to prepare pork products for the year ahead.

Camot is made from selected pork cuts and noble parts of the animal —meat, jowl, offal, blood and skin— seasoned with salt, natural spices, black pepper, fennel and a hint of spicy paprika. The mixture is stuffed into the pig’s own skin, which gives it its characteristic shape, and then cooked before serving.

The result is a rich and aromatic sausage with a compact yet juicy texture. Cut into thick slices and served warm, camot delivers deep, spiced flavors that evoke the traditional farmhouse kitchens of Menorca, where nothing from the pig was wasted and every recipe carried generations of knowledge.

For traveling food lovers eager to explore the true flavors of Menorca, Santa Catalina’s camot offers an authentic culinary experience — a bite of living tradition and one of the island’s most unique gastronomic treasures.

 Santa Catalina Farm

Name:
Santa Catalina Farm / Formatges Santa Catalina

Address:
Maó – Fornells Road, km 10
07700 Maó (Menorca), Balearic Islands, Spain

Phone:
+34 971 18 80 30
+34 669 88 64 67

Email:
quesosantacatalina@gmail.com

Website:
www.formatgesantacatalina.com

Activity:
Agri-food farm dedicated to the artisanal production of Mahón-Menorca PDO cheese and traditional Menorcan sausages, made directly on the farm.

Farm shop:
Yes. The farm has its own on-site shop where visitors can buy cheeses and traditional sausages produced at Santa Catalina.

Visits:
The farm can be visited to discover the rural landscape and the production process behind its products. It is recommended to contact the farm in advance to confirm availability and visiting times.

Opening hours (approximate):
Morning: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Afternoon: 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm