Report written by Paul Ames for globalpost.com
Hoteliers invest in boutique properties along the Alentejo coast, despite Portugal's economic woes.
Paul AmesMay 12, 2011 06:17Hoteliers invest in boutique properties along the Alentejo coast, despite Portugal's economic woes.
ALJEZUR, Portugal — Gooseneck barnacles are a prized delicacy on Portugal's wild southwest coast.
To be eaten, the worm-like creatures must be extracted from their leathery, black skins, then separated from their shell-like tips. Only then can you suck down their delicate, briny bodies.
But if eating the barnacles is not for the faint of heart, you should see how they catch them.
The crustaceans, known here as perceves, live in colonies, clinging to caves and crevices at the foot of the great sea cliffs that form the southwestern perimeter of the European mainland.
