Spain · Food & Beverage Craft; Agricultural craft; Balearic heritage
Oli de Mallorca — Premsat Artesanal
The pressing of Mallorcan olive oil in the traditional tafona (stone mill) from the indigenous Mallorcan olive varieties — particularly Arbequina; Mallorquina; and Arbosana. The tafona (from the Arabic tâhûna — mill) uses granite stone millstones to cold-crush the olives to a paste without any metal contact, which the traditional Mallorcan oiler considers essential to preserve the fruity character of the island's indigenous varieties. The DOP Oli de Mallorca is the only Balearic DOP for olive oil.
Risk level: Stable · Not listed; Serra de Tramuntana is UNESCO World Heritage (2011) — the olive grove landscape is part of this listing; DOP Oli de Mallorca 2002
The finishing of Segovia broadcloth — the complete post-weaving treatment sequence (fulling; raising; and shearing) that transformed raw woven wool cloth into the smooth; dense; finished broadcloth (paño) that made Segovia the most…
The distillation of anise spirit from green anise seeds (Pimpinella anisum) in the town of Chinchón — 45km south of Madrid — whose anise production has been continuous since the 15th century.
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