Spanish or chub mackerel with pinkish, oily flesh, large eyes and spotted skin. It has a lot of fat so it is best grilled, and fresh.
A Middle Eastern salad made from bulgur (cracked wheat) and vegetables. The original tabbouleh was made with bulgur and parsley, with a little fresh mint and lemon juice.
Tahini. A paste made of toasted sesame seeds, rather similar to peanut butter. It is a major ingredient in hummus and other dishes from the Middle East where it is also a popular condiment for meat and vegetables dishes.
The wide-bottomed coffee pot, narrowing to a long and graceful neck used throughout the Middle East and Turkey. Very fine coffee powder is added to the pot with sugar and water. The flavour is subsquently dictated by the ingredients combined with the number of times it comes to the boil, bubbling and foaming up. Sometimes spices are added.
Ortanique. A sweet, tender citrus hybrid, a cross between a tangerine (or mandarin orange) and an orange, with few pips and thin skin, easy to peel, grown under a number of names, depending on the place of origin. This name, ortanique, is made up from the letters at the beginning of the words "orange" and "tangerine" and at the end of "unique".
