Un mar de oro verde : Historia cultural del aceite de oliva

Olive oil was the oil of antiquity: it fueled empires, sustained economies, anointed kings, and inspired artists. This liquid gold is, above all, the product of a complex interplay between nature, knowledge, and culture. Emilio Lara traces the olive tree's history from the first prehistoric olive presses to the 21st-century agrotechnological revolution, passing through Greece, Rome, Al-Andalus, and our own civilization. With the rigor of a historian and the soul of a novelist, the author weaves together past and present to show us how it has seasoned our dishes and our lives.