Milk

Animal milk is known to have been used first as human food during the secondary products revolution around 5,000 BC. Milk byproducts found inside stone age pottery from Turkey indicate processed milk was consumed in 6500 BC.

Rice

Rice was first domesticated in the region of the Yangtze River valley. Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. The earliest remains of cultivated rice in India have been found in the north and west and date from around 2,000 BC.

Flour

Flour is a powder that is made from grains. It is the main ingredient of bread, pasta, crackers, many cakes and many other foods that are made using flour. Wheat flour is one of the most important foods in the world. Wheat is one of the first cereals known to have been domesticated. The archaeological record suggests that this first occurred in the region known as the southeastern of Turkey. Recent findings narrow the first domestication of wheat down a small region of southeastern Turkey, has been dated to 9,000 B.C.

Wine

Wine was probably first made in the region of Anatolia, perhaps 9000 years ago. The first wine trader might have lived in one of the cities of Sumer, in south-eastern Anatolia. Wine spread rapidly throughout the Mediterranean cost. Wine had become popular well before the time of Romans Caesar.

Today, as wine became the daily drink, a natural relationship grew between wine and different styles of food.

Herbs

Herbs are a combination of herbs that forms a mainstay of Mediterranean cuisine:
Parsley, oregano, thyme, mint, paprika, cayenne, black pepper, cumin, sesame seed, tarragon, chervil, chives,

Olive Oil and Vegetables

The vegetables are unquestionably king in Mediterranean cuisine. A very popular way to cook vegetables is in olive oil. Olive trees had long been cultivated along the Mediterranean coastlines by the early indigenous peoples. It's mean Olive trees from sun kissed Mediterranean.