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Bread and Oil

Tomás Graves

Title Bread and Oil
Author Tomás Graves
Publication place United kingdom
Publication year 2003
Publisher Prospect Books
Languages English
No. of pages 239
ISBN 9781909166165
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Country bread rubbed with tomato and garlic, drizzled with olive oil and topped with a bit of salt: a typical Mediterranean dish (and a real work of art) that is indubitably a big part of Majorcan identity. Graves uses the dish, known as pa amb oli, as a starting point from which to delve into other related topics: Majorca and its people, traditions, history, agriculture and, of course, eating habits. He combines stories of travel and anecdotes of adventure with a restaurant guide (where the best pa amb oli can be sampled) and recipes to bring Majorca and its unique customs not only into your heart and into your home, but also right onto your plate.