Parameters
Temperature
°C to °C range
Time
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Sensory Profile
Wine Analogy
Similar concentration effect to sun-dried grapes becoming raisins
Coffee Analogy
Like the caramelization process in dark roast coffee beans
Perfume Analogy
Comparable to the deepening of rose absolute during solvent evaporation
Origin & History
Civilization
Mediterranean people
Era
Ancient times, with evidence from ancient Greece and Rome
Region
Southern Europe and the Middle East
Spread Path
Trade routes along the Mediterranean Sea