As the days become warmer and longer, I can’t wait to dust off my picnic basket. Picnicking is the perfect way to relax and socialize with your loved ones, while enjoying good food in the great outdoors. Picnics have soared in popularity since the pandemic hit. With restaurant closings and dining inside being deemed “unsafe,” even people who weren’t fans of eating outdoors all of a sudden had to do so. In the countries around the Mediterranean basin, however, picnics have always been enjoyed, both as a pleasure and a necessity. What we think of as a picnic, a meal packed up to be enjoyed in the open air, has long been practiced by shepherds, farmers, and fishermen who needed to pack food with them to work, since they often couldn’t leave their animals, fields, or the sea to come home at mealtime. In fact, when I look for inspiration …