Novel set in rural Lincolnshire
Bread and Oil: Majorcan Culture’s Last Stand
Location(s): Mallorca
Genre(s): Food and Drink
Era(s): 2000s
On the island of Mallorca pa amb oli (bread and oil) is rubbed with garlic or tomatoes and salt, as it is in many other Mediterranean countries. Graves starts with this simple dish as a starting point to explore more cooking, traditions, agriculture, and historical influences that trace the dish back to Roman Times. This dish symbolises for the people of Mallorca their traditional roots and celebrates the resourceful nature, despite becoming a popular tourist destination and all the pressures that entails..
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