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| Posted by Jürgen Wening on 2012-07-12 12:32:51 |
| Unlike the southern and western romanic parts of Spain or the unique Basque country (the Basques are ethnically autochthonous and one of the last surviving pre-indoeuropean people), Asturies and Galicia are ethnically and culturally celtic. The name Galicia derives from the celtic tribe name "Gallaeci". Asturias or Asturies was/is inhabited by another tribe that arrived approx. 800 bc, the Astures. So you find many paralleles to Ireland, Scotland or Brittany: Sidra/Cider/Cidre, the Gaita/bagpipes, lots of fairies in mythology, a very similar architectual style (stone houses with a chimney on each end), similar traditions, similar dances, similar songs, and so on. So, it's very different to the romanic iberian world. For vegetarians like me: no seafood but "pimientos de padron" and "tortilla espanola". And of course the famous "fabada" in Asturies... |
| Followups: |
 Off topic, absolutely non franconian beer, but... by mike004 on 2012-07-12 14:11:29 |
| Off topic, absolutely non franconian beer, but... by Jürgen Wening on 2012-07-12 14:19:52 |
| Off topic, absolutely non franconian beer, but... by barry on 2012-07-13 09:19:36 |
| Off topic, absolutely non franconian beer, but... by Jürgen Wening on 2012-07-13 09:26:53 |
| Off topic, absolutely non franconian beer, but... by barry on 2012-07-14 09:06:26 |