Tombet or tumbet is a traditional vegetable dish from
Majorca, consisting of layers of sliced
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
es,
aubergine
Eggplant ( US, Canada), aubergine ( UK, Ireland) or brinjal (Indian subcontinent, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. ''Solanum melongena'' is grown worldwide for its edible fruit.
Mo ...
s and
red bell peppers previously fried in
olive oil. It is available at almost every local restaurant on the island.
Tombet is often served along with fish or meat, but on its own it makes a good
vegetarian
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Vegetariani ...
dish.
Preparation
The aubergines and red peppers should not be peeled.
The whole is topped with tomato fried with garlic and parsley and presented in a way that it looks like a pie without a crust.
Tombet is the Majorcan version of the
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''
ratatouille
Ratatouille ( , ), oc, ratatolha , is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables which originated in Nice, and is sometimes referred to as ''ratatouille niçoise'' (). Recipes and cooking times differ widely, but common ingredients include ...
'' or the Catalan
''samfaina''. Influenced by those dishes, nowadays some people add
zucchini
The zucchini (; plural: zucchini or zucchinis), courgette (; plural: courgettes) or baby marrow (''Cucurbita pepo'') is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested when their immature seeds and epicarp (rind) are st ...
to the mixture, but this is a vegetable that is not present in the original dish.
Traditional ''Tombet''
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See also
*Ratatouille
Ratatouille ( , ), oc, ratatolha , is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables which originated in Nice, and is sometimes referred to as ''ratatouille niçoise'' (). Recipes and cooking times differ widely, but common ingredients include ...
* Balearic cuisine
* Catalan cuisine
* List of stews
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*Spanish cuisine
Spanish cuisine consists of the cooking traditions and practices from Spain. Olive oil (of which Spain is the world's largest producer) is heavily used in Spanish cuisine. It forms the base of many vegetable sauces (known in Spanish as ''sofrit ...
*Valencian cuisine
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References
Eggplant dishes
Potato dishes
Vegetarian cuisine
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Spanish soups and stews
Catalan cuisine
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