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from there to nearby areas, and has been cultivated since the early bronze age (up to bc) in southern turkey , the levant , and crete. [ ] [ ] the ten countries with the largest harvests (in ) are all near the mediterranean (portugal being the tenth largest): together, they produce % of the world's olives
recurring elements" in the food of this extensive region as olive oil, saffron , garlic , "pungent" local wines, as well as the "aromatic perfume" of herbs, especially rosemary , wild marjoram , and basil , and the bright colours of fresh foods in the markets, " pimentos , aubergines , tomatoes , olives...
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