A Book of Mediterranean Food

only two years ago that I think
there is scarcely a single
ingredient, however exotic,
mentioned in this book which
cannot be obtained somewhere in
this country, even if it is only one
or two shops. Those who make an
occasional marketing expedition to
Soho or to the region of Tottenham
Court Road can buy Greek cheese
and Calamata olives, tahina paste
from the Middle East, stuffed vine
leaves from Turkey, Spanish
sausages, Egyptian brown beans,
chick peas, Armenian ham,
Spanish, Italian, and Cypriot olive
oil, Italian salame and rice, even