Eating in Mijas Costa is an experience strongly linked to the products extracted from the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Fish is a very common product here, and some specialties such as fried fish or sardines are very widespread. In the locality they emphasize some traditional recipes, the great majority of them in the form of soups. Thus, some classic dishes such as salmorejo, gazpacho, fish soup or ajoblanco, coexist here with others such as maimón soup, a kind of hot tomato soup with bread, garlic and olives; or the cachorreñas soups, made with cod and bread. The mijeña pastry is rich in products derived from the Arab heritage of the place such as buñuelos or hornazo, very typical the latter to eat in Mijas during the Easter season. In addition, it is common to find other bakery or confectionery specialties such as bread cateto or almonds garrapiñadas.