An aubergine cooked correctly doesn't need to pretend to be meat.
The Mediterranean is the cuisine that tells you cooking doesn't need to be complicated.
What defines it isn't geography.
The ingredient we think about the most is olive oil.
The technique worth knowing about is what fire does to a vegetable.
How it's cooked at home is different from how we cook it here.
The everyday menu has three — the flatbread, lamb, and wood-roasted aubergine.