[April 11, Nazare]
Portugal is the land of seafood, and sometimes surprisingly so. We were advised that the local dish of
percebes (boiled barnacles) was a must-eat delicacy. The barnacles are harvested (we were told) at personal peril from wave-swept rocks, by fishermen secured by life lines to prevent certain death.
The diner pulls off the leathery exterior sleeve (the barnacle's tube) while grasping the bony base, to expose the edible innards.
The barnacle is eaten without sauce or seasoning, suffusing the diner with the taste of the ocean.
Portugal is the land of seafood, and sometimes surprisingly so. We were advised that the local dish of percebes (boiled barnacles) was a must-eat delicacy. The barnacles are harvested (we were told) at personal peril from wave-swept rocks, by fishermen secured by life lines to prevent certain death.
The diner pulls off the leathery exterior sleeve (the barnacle's tube) while grasping the bony base, to expose the edible innards.
The barnacle is eaten without sauce or seasoning, suffusing the diner with the taste of the ocean.
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