Mediterranean Seasoning
As in any type of cooking in Mediterranean cuisine people use seasoning, Mediterranean seasoning actually. Mediterranean cuisine is the food of the areas around the Mediterranean Sea, obviously. The fact is that the Mediterranean cuisine contains foods from varied cultures. Given the geography of the Medoterranean, these nation-states have influenced each other in time and the cooking process evolved into sharing common principles. Mediterranean cuisine is characterized by flexibility, a wide range of ingredients and many regional variations. The area has tended to favour the raising 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. Seafood is still prominent in many of the standard Mediterranean dish recipes. It is quite obvious that certain types of meats and fruit or vegetables, as it is the case with Mediterraean cuisine, ask for specific/typical seasoning, in this case, mediterannean seasoning. Mediterranean foods and dishes include barbecue or grilled meats, pita bread, hummus and falafel which normally ask for special seasonings which are to be found in the area of Mediterannean seasoning obviously.
Talking of mediterannean seasoning you must know that olive oil, though not necessarily a condiment, is produced in the Mediterranean countries – Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Italy and Spain, as well as others. An important ingredient in mediterannean seasoning is represented by garlic, which is used a lot throughout Mediterranean cuisine. Both the olive oil and the garlic used 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 Mediterannean 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.
In case you are interested in making Mediterranean dishes you will surely need Mediterannean seasoning for them, or you will not get real mediterranean food. You can simply buy different products which are labeled Mediterannean seasoning, from the stores across the country. However, my advice is for you to try to make your own Mediterannean seasoning as it is not difficult at all. To obtain a good Mediterannean seasoning you only need the right ingredients and a true Mediterranean seasoning recipe, like the one 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 use it for a quick dusting on grilled meat, or for a marinade: one part coriander, one part cinammon, one part cumin, one part dried mint, and one part Italian seasoning or oregano; Besides, add 1 part onion powder and 1 part garlic powder.