Welcome to your source for the authentic and traditional foods of the Mediterranean in their cultural and historical context illustrated with hundreds of heirloom Mediterranean recipes fully-tested in the kitchen of Clifford A. Wright. This is the site for people for whom food is glorious and not fearsome, for people who watch their happiness before they watch their weight, for people who believe that behind every swallow is an insight into who they are. Here is your entry into the world of the most popular cuisines in the world, the world of all the culinary regions of the Mediterranean. You will find the culinary cultures of the Mediterranean offered with the same depth and balance of recipes and their histories as you would in a flavorful bouillabaisse.
Cuisine does not spring from nowhere and it does not spring from restaurants. Cuisine is a cultural phenomenon that evolves from real people in kitchens cooking to provide food for their families guided by culture, history, agricultural, and need and wants. Here you will find REAL food. We hope you enjoy the recipes and culinary history posted here.
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Ottoman Palace Soup
Saray Çorbasi
(Soups)
Enriched mushroom soup from the Ottoman sultans
posted: 07/27/2010
Swiss Chard in the Style of Málaga
Acelgas a la Malagueña
(Vegetables)
Swiss chard with raisins, garlic, and paprika
posted: 07/22/2010
Tunisian Salad
Salatat al-Tunisiyya
(Salads)
Salad of diced tomatoes, peppers, and chiles with tuna, olives, and hard-boiled eggs
posted: 06/20/2010
Bollito Misto
Bollito Misto
(Stews)
The Piedmontese stew of game hens, beef brisket, veal tongue, sausages and vegetables
posted: 06/17/2010
Black-eyed Pea Salad
Mavromakita Fasolia
(Salads)
Salad of black-eyed peas dressed with dill and scallions
posted: 05/27/2010
