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FROM SPAIN WITH LOVE: BARNACLES : YUMMY!! Barnacles or "percebes" are found solely on Northern Spain�s Atlantic coast, principally in Galicia They are eaten moderately (the reason? They have astronomical prices!) and in some areas there�s no tradition of consuming them. They grow on wave-beaten rocks and it's very dangerous to catch them. They are prepared always fresh by boiling them in salty (or better still salt) water for 4-5 minutes. Watch a video which shows how "percebeiros" (people who catch barnacles) work. Say if the sentences below are TRUE or FALSE � ����������������������������� � 1. You can get�barnacles anywhere in the market�� FALSETRUE 2. They are crustaceans that grow on the rough North Atlantic coast� FALSETRUE 3. People who love oyster tend to hate barnacles� FALSETRUE 4. "Percebeiros" have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world� FALSETRUE 5. They have to catch the barnacles in the few moments they have between two waves� FALSETRUE 6. The waves are so wild that the percebeiros might be hit by their own boat FALSETRUE 7. Annie is confident that the percebeiros have control over the waves FALSETRUE 8. they jump from rock to rock chiseling the barnacles� FALSETRUE 9. About three percebeiros die every year on the job� FALSETRUE 10. A percebeiro can make about one thousand one hundred dollars on a good day FALSETRUE