A Day Around the Mediterranean

The Mediterranean is not one cuisine but a shared table stretched across many shores. This journey walks a single day around that table, starting with eggs in Turkey and ending with warm cheese pastry in Lebanon. Cook them in order for a themed feast, or pick the stop that suits your hour.
5 stops
Stop 1 Menemenİzmir (Aegean), Turkey · easy · 30 min
Start in Turkey with soft eggs simmered in tomato and pepper, the way the day begins across the eastern shore.
Stop 2 HummusTel Aviv, Israel · easy · 1 h 15 min
Cross to the Levant for a bowl of hummus, the mezze that anchors every shared lunch here.
Stop 3 Chicken SouvlakiAttica (Athens), Greece · easy · 45 min
Move west to Greece for charred, lemony souvlaki, the food of the afternoon grill.
Stop 4 Paella de Verduras (Valencian Vegetable Paella)Valencia, Spain · medium · 1 h
Reach the western basin in Spain, where a Valencian vegetable paella becomes the evening centerpiece.
Stop 5 KnafehBeirut, Lebanon · medium · 1 h
End back in Lebanon with knafeh, syrup-soaked cheese pastry to close the day on something sweet.
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