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Gastronomy
5 articles
GastronomySeville Orange Trees and the Harvest That Does Not Add Up
Half of every orange never becomes electricity, and the two tree counts the city's water company publishes cannot both be right.
GastronomyEstepa Olive Oil Halves the Legal Acidity Limit
Extra virgin is a floor at 0.8 % acidity. This designation sets its ceiling at 0.3 %, and it will also reject an oil for being too bitter.
GastronomySeville Olives, Where Manzanilla Stops and Gordal Begins
Two protected indications with caliber ranges that never overlap. Manzanilla is a variety with a legal definition, not a jar style, and the boundary is 141 fruits per kilo.
GastronomySeville Food Markets and the Rule Behind Their Two Clocks
One city ordinance decides when a market bar may spread onto the neighbouring stall, and that single clause is what gives every Seville market its second timetable.
GastronomyTriana Market in Seville and When It Actually Closes
The stalls shut at 3pm but the building runs to midnight. Which half of Triana Market is open when, and why the Inquisition site below may not be.