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[tierradenadie]

I'll admit to having a fantasy ....

hola bob,

la razon por pregunto: cuanto mas leo tus mensajes, tanto mas tengo la sensacion que tu corazon parece esta arraigado en, parece crece en, parece late en el suelo (el aire, el agua ... ) asturiano ~ no importa que el resto de tu cuerpo podria morar.

servus, peter

[Bob]

Peter, claro que sí.

We make our own chorizos and smoke them over applewood, like my grandparents and parents did. It's more than a simple matter of taste (which is indeed very important to me) but also a matter of passing on the knowledge and tradition, of keeping the connection to Asturias and passing it on to future generations. All three of our kids participate in making chorizos, and last year our granddaughters took part for the first time (they were 5 and 7 at the time). If we lose our connections to the past, we lose our identity and our very selves.

We also try to eat in a way that connects us with our heritage - beef (grass fed - big difference in flavor), veal, pork and poultry raised without antibiotics or hormones, local produce in season, no prepared foods from supermarkets, etc. This really transcends culture and ethnic origins: three generations ago, that's what everyone ate. Our granddaughters have a small garden behind our house in Connecticut where they grow beets, peas, etc. The soil may not be Asturian (although it does have a small admixture of soil and sand I brought back with me), but the connection with the soil is. And watching the look in our granddaughters eyes when they eat food they themselves have grown is a treasure.

[Art]

....According to the label, [of Cabrales cheese].... the ingredients are listed as: cow, sheep and goat milk, 45% fat.

One would think that a cheese called "Cabrales" would have some goat milk in it. ("Cabra" means "goat" in Spanish. And, yes, I know it's the name of a place.) But I've been corrected several times by people who insist that there is no cabra in Cabrales. I'm surprised by that label, Is. Hmm. I see that even the official site (http://www.fundacioncabrales.com/index.php?opcion=3) says that's true. I'll have to find new informants!

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.... Según la etiqueta, [de queso de Cabrales ].... los ingredientes se enumeran como: vaca, oveja y leche de cabra, 45% de grasa.

Uno podría pensar que un queso llamado "Cabrales" tendría alguna leche de cabra. (Sí, sé que es el nombre de un lugar.) Pero he sido corregido varias veces por personas que insisten en que no hay en cabra Cabrales. Me sorprende lo que dice esa etiqueta, Is. Umm. Veo que incluso la página oficial (http://www.fundacioncabrales.com/index.php?opcion=3) dice que es cierto. Tengo que buscar nuevos informantes!

[Llames]

Yes, Terechu, I used to go to Canal (a llagar in Llavandera), but last year I only had two days and....ok, it's only ten minutes from my home in Xixón but I'm so lazy....

Now, It's much more difficult because of the new security rules in airports. I have to buy "industrial" sweet cider, they do some kind of pasteurization and the cider taste....like some kind of strange apple juice, but it's the only way to travel with sweet cider in your factured luggage. And it's also expensive.

The shop that I was talking about is the one in the corner of Begoña, I think that the name could be "Sol", but I'm not sure. It's close to "Magazine".

[Llames]

Talking about this kind of things, I found this web

http://www.garabatu.com/index.asp

It's a web of asturian products (food, drinks and handcrafts), with some interesting products.

And now in Christmas you can send a Christmas Shopping Cart with asturian products.

http://www.garabatu.com/productos01.asp?id=135

And this is interesting: Cream made with rice pudding (an alcoholic drink)
http://www.garabatu.com/productos02.asp ... a=&buscar=

And Cream made with sweet cider (an alcoholic drink too)
http://www.garabatu.com/productos02.asp ... a=&buscar=

[Llames]

I have some problems with my computer as you can see. This is the end of the last post.

They send it wordlwide, but the web it's only in spanish

Maybe this a post for another section, is it?

I don't receive any comission of this web, it's a pity

[Bob]

Gracias, Llames. Our members in the EEUU should be aware, however, that importing food products (especially meat products) is subject to rather strict (and often irrational) regulation.