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Food souvenirs: the Med

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Country-by-country shopping list
    France:
  • Regional cheeses and pâtés, like pâté de foie de canard, or pâté d’oie (goose) from the Périgord
  • Tins of confit of duck or goose
  • Garlic braids (rose garlic from Provence)
  • Cooking chocolate with 70% cocoa solids
    Italy:
  • Parmesan cut from the block
  • Aged balsamic vinegar: only buy bottles marked ‘tradizionale’ from Modena – proof that it’s genuine
  • Dried porcini
  • Salted capers
  • Salted anchovies
  • Dried borlotti and cannellini beans – they’ll be from the most recent crops
    Spain and Portugal:
  • Membrillo (quince cheese)
  • Saffron
  • Almonds
  • Oil
  • Old Rioja or Dao wines. (Look for BSE white wine from Portugal. It tastes fine but you’re buying it for the name)
  • Port from Portugal. It’s much cheaper. You can buy really good 40-year-old port for £25 – even in the resorts. White Port is also worth a try because it’s very hard to get hold of over here.
      Greece and Turkey:
    • Wild oregano
    • Olives
    • Oil
    • Bravo coffee
    • Hunza apricots
    • Pistachios
    • Dried fruits
    • Ground sumac and kofta spices
    • Mint or apple tea
      Morocco:
    • Harissa paste
    • Pressed apricot paste
    • Olives in spiced macerations
    • Spices – look for Ras El Hanout, the king of spice mixes, essential for hareera (Morocan chickpea soup) and tagines
    • Henna (for wonderful hair at your next dinner party …)
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