Walk & Smoko: A Taste of the Falklands

Smoko is the Falkland Islands' sacred mid-morning stop: tea, cake, and a sit down. We walk the heart of the city, then eat — Falklands lamb, diddle-dee jam, teaberry, tomatoes grown here under glass, and whatever the boats brought in. You order what you fancy and pay at the café.

What smoko actually is

Smoko is the Falkland Islands' mid-morning break, and it is taken seriously. It means stopping what you are doing at around eleven, sitting down with tea and something baked, and talking. It is not a tourist performance; it is simply what happens here, and this Falklands food experience is built around joining in rather than watching.

The food of the Falkland Islands

What is on the table depends on the day and on what the boats brought in. Falklands lamb is the constant. Alongside it you may find diddle-dee jam, made from the small red berry that grows across the camp, teaberry, and tomatoes grown here under glass, which is the only way anything ripens in this wind.

Food and drinks are ordered and paid for at the café. The tour price covers the guiding, so you choose what you want and nothing is decided for you.