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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, Counterpunch,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.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Whose Legs?

Fat Frog's Legs For Sale

It seems that there has been a seachange in finger food here recently. While frog's legs have always been on the menu in this region, it's generally something that was either common knowledge among locals or something that was tucked away in a lost corner of the menu. I've even heard tell of stories of enviro-bureaucratic hassles driving frog farms from these lands across the border into Portugal but that seems to be changing because it's the third sign I've seen this week.

Tapas this weekend?

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