which of the following is used in italian mediterreanean and mexican dishes
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Mediterranean cuisine [SEP] Introduction
Mediterranean cuisine is the foods and methods of preparation by people of the Mediterranean Basin. The idea of a Mediterranean cuisine originates with the cookery writer Elizabeth David's book, "A Book of Mediterranean Food" (1950) and was amplified by other writers working in English. Many writers define the three core elements of the cuisine as the olive, wheat, and the grape, yielding olive oil, bread and pasta, and wine; other writers emphasize the diversity of the region's foods and deny that it is a useful concept. A common definition of the geographical area covered follows the distribution of the olive tree.