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Troy Nahumko is an award-winning author based in Caceres, Spain. His recent work focuses on travels around the Mediterranean, from Tangier to Istanbul. As a writer and photographer he has contributed to newspapers and media such as Lonely Planet, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Couterpunch,The Irish World, The Straits Times, The Calgary Herald, Khaleej Times, DW-World, Rabble and El Pais. He also writes a bi-weekly op-ed column 'Camino a Ítaca' for the Spanish newspaper HOY. His book, Stories Left in Stone, Trails and Traces in Cáceres, Spain is published by the University of Alberta Press. As an ESL materials writer he has worked with publishers such as Macmillan and CUP.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Spanish Sunday Afternoons #6

Don't try this at home kids!

It's fall...the leaves are beginning to fall and the mushroom hounds are on the loose. The word 'mushroom' in English seems to convey about as much excitement and meaning as the word 'oil'. You have to compound it to extract its full flavour.

Jumping over stone walls and getting caught on barb-wire is all part of the adventure when hunting this prey. Even the more exact word, 'boletus' falls far short of the mark.

A sudden cry from someone in your party...they've found a few, that means they are out and there are more where that came from.

Fun finding...and even more fun eating!


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