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Assador de castanhas em barro negro de Gondar desmontado, pronto para o magusto

assador de castanhas27.09.2026

Magusto at home: how to roast chestnuts in a clay chestnut roaster

Portugal's Magusto and St. Martin's Day on 11 November, explained: the legend of the cloak, água-pé and jeropiga, and how to roast chestnuts at home in a black clay chestnut roaster from Gondar, plus how to care for it.

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