Chef and food writer ... thyme and stureja (which is from the rosemary family). All of these spices are found in the Middle East naturally, so it’s a sort of curry of the north.

This recipe is inspired by my time in the Middle East, travelling and working with people from across South Asia who used a lot of different spices in their cooking, as well as local Arabic-style ...

Chef Shane Delia travels to Malta ... where the aromatics and spices of the Middle East mingle with European traditions of the Mediterranean.