Tombet or tumbet is a traditional vegetable dish from

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, consisting of layers of sliced

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es, aubergines and red bell peppers previously fried in

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. 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

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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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'' or the Catalan ''samfaina''. Influenced by those dishes, nowadays some people add

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to the mixture, but this is a vegetable that is not present in the original dish. Traditional ''Tombet''
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