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Cañaíllas de San Fernando

San Fernando, Bahía de Cádiz, Cádiz

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Cañaíllas de San Fernando

Food and drink · San Fernando, Bahía de Cádiz, Cádiz

Image of San Fernando, not of the place itself.

Cañaíllas (a marine mollusk, Bolinus brandaris) gathered in the bay's tidal channels give the people of San Fernando their popular nickname, 'cañaílla,' reflecting the city's shellfish-gathering tradition.

Photo: Xemenendura (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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