We conclude the grind machine series, in which we talked about the windmill and the female mill. In this chapter, we are going to focus on the elements of the pre-colonial Canary, which made the gofio [...]
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27
Mar
2019
WINDMILLS IN FUERTEVENTURA (II). THE FEMALE MILL
Continuing with Fuerteventura’s windmill topic, now we are going to aboard the aspects that define other type of mill that became very famous on the island called Molina, or female mill. We are in fro [...]
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20
Mar
2019
WINDMILLS IN FUERTEVENTURA (I). THE WINDMILL
Grain milling has been a constant activity in the traditional economy of the island. The colonization of the islands meant the introduction of agriculture and the appropriate technology for their expl [...]
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14
Mar
2019
The gofio, the star food of the Canary Island
The importance of gofio on the island of Fuerteventura dates back to times before the conquest of the islands by Europeans. The indigenous cultures already toasted grains of wild plants that later gro [...]
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