Percebes – Pollicipes Pollicipes – Goose Barnacles
Goose barnacles, a type of crustacean, are an expensive delicacy in Spain. Depending on the season, Christmas say, prices can seem exhorbitant. People have been known to pay upwards of 250€ per kilo just to complete the long-as-your-arm list of shellfish starters at a Galician Christmas Eve family feast. The percebeiro, or goose barnacle gatherer,…