The first is the Olive Oil Club from Fresh Pressed Olive Oil, a company that seeks out the best small producers around the world.

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The Can Cires speciality is 'crostas con tomato', a dish of crunchy, twice-baked croutons of bread served with fresh tomato and olive oil.

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Staffed with cool, young locals from the mainland, the casual al fresco restaurant welcomes hotel patrons as well as guests from the yachts and sailboats that moor just offshore and serves fresh fish, excellent pastas and plates of fresh anchovies drizzled in olive oil with crusty bread.

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"I am a big fan of olive oil, fresh vegetables and good food and spices, " he says.

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The Mediterranean diet is characterized by a nutritional model that has remained constant over time and space, consisting mainly of olive oil, cereals, fresh or dried fruit and vegetables, a moderate amount of fish, dairy and meat, and many condiments and spices, all accompanied by wine or infusions, always respecting beliefs of each community.

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Beneath the grill is a small freezer containing fresh shrimp, which the server removes and carefully cooks in garlicky olive oil.

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These days my pack is filled with a small container of olive oil, dried herbs, salt and pepper and fresh fruit rather than packets of dehydrated beans and rice or bags of quick-cooking oatmeal flavored with desiccated strawberries.

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Fresh vegetables and fruit are commonly available and we use a lot of olive oil in cooking, and less animal fats than is found in British dishes.

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The weirdest one on offer today is mandarin and olive oil, but it turns out to be delightful, the crunchy biscuit fresh and citric, the paste unctuous and peppery.

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