I’d add: more fresh food cooked from ‘real’ ingredients and very little processed cr*p. I lived in Italy for a bit when I was 21, and my only experience of living away from home was at Uni. I went to a supermarket on my first day and had no idea what to do as there were no ready meals etc. I...
Not strictly Mediterranean but the Ottolenghi Simple cookbook is my most used cookbook. His veg and salad side dishes are amazing. It will look like a long list of slightly odd ingredients (someone has already mentioned the Rose Harissa which he uses a lot) but once you start doing them you...