One of the most important ingredients in all of the culinary arts, garlic nevertheless seems to defy or transcend, attempts to define it in any but the most literal of terms. In that sense, then, garlic, like onions, shallots, and leeks, is a member of the lily family. Intensely and uniquely flavorful and aromatic, garlic is used in virtually every cuisine in the world, including nearly every form of Asian, European, African, Latin American and North American cooking.
Mediterranean Climate. a subtropical climate with hot dry summers and mild rainy winters. It occurs in the countries of the Mediterranean region; in the USSR such a climate is found on the Southern Crimean Shore and along the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus northwest of Tuapse.
U.S. NAVY MARINE CLIMATIC ATLAS OF THE WORLD (Ver 1.1 August 1995) MEDITERRANEAN The first section provides a seasonal overview of weather hazards to navigation along the major shipping routes in the Mediterranean Sea. The second section provides a eneral summary of the Mediterranean climate, includingg local wind terminology. Weather along the Mediterranean routes is controlled by complex interactions of Asiatic, European, African and Atlantic air masses. The sea itself cools hot air masses from Africa in summer and warms cold air masses from Europe in winter. Added to this are the local influences on winds, waves, and weather of complex topography,a including numerous islands. While weather along the Mediterranean routes is often fair, hazardous conditions can