Posted on 16/06/07
A summer flavour with a hint of darkness
When the mercury rises, I crave the Mediterranean foods of the Middle Eastern bazaars at Lawrence and Victoria Park. Nasr's trays of ripe figs sell for a small fraction of the prices downtown, and Arz Bakery makes tubs of fresh baba ghanouj, the eggplant still discernibly smoky from its turn on the grill. But most of all, I crave the spring-green, delicate taste of mildly bitter young fava beans.
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