Mediterranean Breakfast
A Mediterranean breakfast travels — pa amb tomàquet in Catalunya, fool medames in Cairo, simit in Istanbul. Lorenzo Russo will tell you bread is not optional, even in summer.
Featured mediterranean breakfast recipes
- Pa amb tomàquet — Pilar Núñez · Valencia, Spain · Pilar: bread, raw garlic rubbed on, tomato pressed into it, oil, salt.
- Fool medames — Iris · Cairo, Egypt · Slow-cooked fava beans, lemon, cumin, olive oil, parsley. Pita to scoop.
- Simit, sesame ring — Iris · Istanbul, Turkey · Bread ring, dipped in molasses water, sesame coat. Eaten on a ferry.
- Shakshuka, tomato eggs — Iris · Tunisia · Tomato, pepper, harissa, eggs poached in. Bread to dip. Skillet to share.
- Menemen, Turkish scrambled — Iris · Istanbul, Turkey · Tomato, pepper, scrambled egg, soft and saucy. White cheese on the side.
- Olive oil toast, sea salt — Lorenzo Russo · Palermo, Sicily · Lorenzo: bread, the year’s best olive oil, sea salt. Bread is not optional.
- Cigar börek, feta and dill — Iris · Istanbul, Turkey · Phyllo cigars, feta-dill filling, hot oil. Breakfast or apéro.
- Yogurt with fig and honey — Iris · Levant · Strained yogurt, fresh fig, walnut, dark thyme honey. Five minutes.
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