Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Benefits Of Cooking With Mediterranean Food Seasoning

By Ferdinand Emy

As in any type of cooking in Mediterranean cuisine people use seasoning, Mediterranean seasoning actually. Apparently, the food of the areas surrounding the Mediterranean sea is the Mediterranean cuisine. The truth is that the Mediterranean cuisine contains foods from different cultures. These nation-states have influenced each other in time and the process of cooking developed into sharing common principles. Mediterranean cuisine is characterised by flexibility, a wide range of ingredients and many regional variations. The area has tended to favor the rearing of goats and sheep.

Fish dishes are also very common, although today much of the fish is imported since the fisheries of the Mediterranean Sea are no longer what they used to be. In many of the standard Mediterranean dish recipes, seafood is still dominant. It is quite evident that certain types of meats and fruit or vegetables, as it is the case with Mediterranean cuisine, demand for specific/typical seasoning, in this case, Mediterranean seasoning. Pita bread, barbecue or grilled meats, falafel and hummus are among the Mediterranean foods which normally demand a special seasonings which are found in the area around Mediterranean seasoning evidently.

Talking of Mediterranean seasoning you must know that olive oil, though not necessarily a condiment, is created in the Mediterranean countries " Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Italy and Spain, as well as others. An outstanding ingredient in Mediterranean seasoning is represented by garlic, which is utilized a lot throughout Mediterranean cuisine. Both the olive oil and the garlic employed in Mediterranean seasoning and cuisine in general, add to the distinctive taste of food. Besides, it is unanimously believed that the ingredients in this kind of cooking and in Mediterranean seasoning, and we have in mind especially the olive oil, are a major contributor to the longevity and good health state of the Mediterranean people.

You will no doubt require Mediterranean seasoning if you are interested in making Mediterranean dishes, or you will not achieve real Mediterranean food. You can simply purchase different products which are labeled Mediterranean seasoning, from the stores across the country. Nevertheless, my advice is for you to try to make your own Mediterranean seasoning as it is not trying at all.

To obtain a good Mediterranean seasoning you only require the right ingredients and a true Mediterranean seasoning recipe, like the 1 below. This combo is what I call Mediterranean seasoning. It doesn't matter how much you use " just combine the ingredients in the following proportions in a bowl, whisk, and pour into a shaker. Put it in a container and place it in the fridge and there it is when you want to employ it for a quick dusting on grilled meat, or for a marinade: 1 part coriander, one part cinammon, one part cumin, 1 part dried mint, and one part Italian seasoning or oregano; Besides, add 1 part onion powder and 1 part garlic powder.

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