Aegean : recipes from the mountains to the sea

Leivaditaki, Marianna2020

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Marianna Leivaditaki was brought up in Chania on the Greek island of Crete. Her father is a fisherman and she spent most of her childhood evenings in her family's seafood restaurant, standing on a chair peeling sacks of potatoes and gutting and de-scaling the day's catch. By day she would carry her blue notebook, writing down the recipes she would like to prepare for her family and the kitchen wisdom of the Greek grannies she knew. In Crete, the water gives fish and seafood that is cooked simply, the land bears fruit and vegetables that are served as main meals and the mountains offer game and herbs that are an irresistible delicacy. Aegean features sunny dishes that marry the sea and the land with the region's wild foods, but also reflects the fact that Marianna lives and works in London, and embraces ingredients and influences that come from the wider Mediterranean. Like eating at Morito, where the emphasis is on making people feel welcome, the recipes are approachable and homely, for sharing with friends and family.