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Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Chestnut time in Tenerife
Right now the roast chestnut season in Tenerife is in full swing, with the traditional fogones sizzling away on street corners, car parks, plazas and ports all over the island, sending showers of sparks into the night air and the unmistakable aroma, redolent of autumn.
The authorities are keen to encourage the production and consumption of chestnuts, a fruit which was threatened by decline, if not actual oblivion, in recent years, a casualty of changing tastes, habits and lifestyles.
Chestnut time in Tenerife
