Author(s): Valentina Sforza

COOKING

The Mediterranean diet is famed for its sumptuous flavors and health benefits. A collection of food-loving cultures including Italian, Greek, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, use the finest fresh ingredients and a little local know-how to produce this popular cuisine. Favorites like creamy carbonara and sweet and sticky baklava might seem daunting to the novice cook, but these traditional dishes - as well as their tasty contemporaries - are easy to recreate with the right recipe (and a good appetite). If your mouth is watering for succulent Sicilian shrimp or heavenly baklava, then this is the book for you. 500 Mediterranean Dishes is your source for the best tried-and-tested recipes from around the Mediterranean Sea, guaranteed to give delicious results every time. This addition to the 500 series demystifies the diverse cuisines coming from all over the Mediterranean. Collating the well-known dishes as well as more enigmatic meals from places like Morocco, Croatia, and Jordan, this book is packed with new and exciting ideas. It includes details on selecting ingredients and guidelines for perfect beef, chicken, and seafood the Mediterranean way. 500 recipes and useful and interesting variations give you the very best cooking experience with this much-loved cuisine.