In London my favourite place to do my shopping was a middle eastern supermarket called the Continential Exchange on Leytonstone High Road. It was a mecca of ingrediants and definitly a big driver for my focus into Middle Eastern cuisine for a few years along with some trips to Turkey, Tel Aviv, Jordan, UAE and Oman. Infact when I was living in my share-house in my twenties and everyone would head to McDonalds after a night out, I would run over the road to the local Turkish grocer and get what my mates called a 'Petey Mezze Mashup' instead!

I love everything from the grilled meats, salads, dips to breads. Nothing better that putting on a huge middle eastern platter!

 Adana Kebab

Chicken Shish kebab

Lamb kofta

Lamb or Chicken Shawarma

Smoked lamb ribs

Slow smoked baharat lamb leg/shoulder
Rotisserie Za'atar Chicken
Fresh falafel

Hummus
Smokey Baba Ganoush

Flat breads

Tzatziki/Cacik

Fattoush Salad

Honey and pomegranate and tahini roasted carrots
Middle eastern grains, herbs and pomegranate
Fire roast cauliflower and tahini dip

Tabouli