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A Friend I Made on my Travels
Twenty minutes later I was tucking into trotter stewed in chickpeas and paprika.
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Uploaded on May 16, 2008
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Peliqueiro at Full Speed - Laza
These clown-monster-avenger figures are unique to Laza. Peliqueiros cannot talk, and they cannot...
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Uploaded on May 14, 2008
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Lalin Window
This sensible lady watches the parade from the safety of her window, as the rest of us get soaked....
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Uploaded on May 13, 2008
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Iberico Loin
Nothing to do with Galician pork, really. I was in Alburquerque, Extremadura, at a private tasting...
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Uploaded on May 12, 2008
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Vilar from Afar
Afternoon in Vilar
View from inside Neka’s cottage in the isolated 'hippy' commune up in Vilar. We were chatting in the kitchen when the sheep walked by.
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Uploaded on May 10, 2008
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Ladies Cleaning the Entrails on Slaughter Day
“Can I come in?” I ask, hovering at the door, because this seems to be a very womanly office. They...
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Uploaded on May 8, 2008
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Belly Fat and Kidneys - Slaughter Day
Pig lard is the staple cooking fat in Galician cooking, and lends a taste to caldo and many other...
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Uploaded on May 7, 2008
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Piornedo
If you’re a hopeless photographer, like me, just go to Piornedo, hold your camera in the air, and push the button.
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Uploaded on May 6, 2008
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Home Curing
How it’s done on the small scale, in Atilano’s house, Monteseiro.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2008
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A Palloza and an horreo - Piornedo
Pallozas, circular or oval stone-built dwellings with enormous conical thatched roofs. They are...
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Uploaded on May 4, 2008
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Casa Sesto - Piornedo
This palloza was inhabited until the early 1970s. When the family finally moved out, they left...
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Uploaded on May 3, 2008
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Cachuchas for Sale
Around carnival time, the window displays of almost every butcher’s and delicatessen in Galicia will...
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Uploaded on May 2, 2008
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The Sierra of Os Ancares
On Galicia’s eastern border. Fabulous, unspoiled Galicia.
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Uploaded on May 1, 2008
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Botelo
I cut into the bag and sampled a bit of meat. It was powerful and salty to the taste, almost fishy,...
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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008
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