Greek & Turkish vine leave rice........

The first time I had vine leave rice was at Dhahran.
Afterwards also had from Greece and Turkey. Turkish Dolma also wraps raisins.
Greek one also tastes great. Some people dislike for tasting sour which Turkish one had lemon juice included. At first I thought the original leaves taste sour.
I love Greek spicy red pepper sauce very much, which is not spicy at all while having nice smell. Mediterranean Sawima tastes delicious as well.
When I was in Dhahran, friends invited me going to Istanbul together, didn't make by that time but I still want to go, not only for its food but also for its architecture and culture.

Thyme Zaatar

I love Mediterranean food very much. Onion, carrot, olive oil, garlic.....are my favorite. When dining outside Mediterranean restaurant would rank top of my preference.

Thyme Zaatar is my most favorite baked bread. Collected some information about making Thyme Zaatar, and had finally baked once by myself :-)

It resulted very nice taste with crispy, but through out the precedures, it was pretty tiring and long on massage flour :-) .....Combine the flour, salt and make a well in the center and pour in the olive oil, then mixing with hand until the mixture cleans the bowl and has come together into a slightly sticky dough...it was pretty tiring and long on massage flour :-)

Very nice taste with crispy :-)

Very nice taste with crispy :-)

I'm not a good cook, but I'm happy to make the Thyme Zaatar :-)

Japanese Lunch

I like Japanese food and Mediterranean food very much. Those food are loaded with vegetables, seaweed, seeds, grains, less oil, mainly from seafood.

Both of Japanese food and Mediterranean food are providing fiber or fruits for good health. Some of Japanese food with delicious sauce, like spring onion, sesame, vinegar with little sweet soy sauce, I feel happy whenever I taste these Fuji's food.