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MATCHING ANCIENT FOODS AND ANCIENT CERAMIC REPRODUCTIONS
Meal inspired by ancient Greek recipes at Thetis Authentics. It was perfectly matched the specific technologically authentic reproductions of ancient ceramic artefacts made by Thetis.Black glazed...
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THE PROS AND CONS OF GREEK CRISIS
Many things have been said about the Greek crisis in the last two years, most of them confusing. The fact is that manyGreeks suffer tremendously by the economic turmoil, while the political elite...
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BUY GREEK (?) PRODUCTS....
A citizens’ group, called “We consume what we produce” and a “buy Greek products” movement seek to promote the consumption of Greek products increasing the awareness of consumers, who are considered as...
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GREAT GREEK PRODUCTS, WORTH THE EFFORT TO FIND
The following list includes only a small part of high quality Greek products exported, so it will be enriched from time to time.Irini Olive Oil has been awarded several times in the last years,...
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Sparrows rooted in soil
Αre sparrows found rootedin soil?Greek word "strouthion" means literally "little sparrow", which doesn't not seem an unlikely name for the delicate Bladder Campion as its flowers resemble small...
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Traditional foods of Greece: hyacinth bulbs.
Yes, I am a bulb eater.And yes, wild blue hyacinth is my favorite bulb.Not feeling the enthousiasm?The bitter taste of bulbs (muscari comosum, Gr. volvoi) is much appreciated in Greece ever since...
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''...the only food they had was the spring swallows''
The Third Siege of Messolonghi was fought in the Greek War of Independence, between the Ottoman Empire and the Greeks, for almost a year. The people of Messolonghi attempted a mass breakout on the...
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Snails, Artichoke, Carrot and Fresh Pea Stew.
Delicate hearts hidden behind thorny leaves (the Cretan spiny artichokes) ~ fresh tender peas ~ sweet carrots ~ scallions and fresh garlic ~ wild fennel:a telltale sign that spring has arrived. Pair...
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Though the spit roasted lamb and kokoretsi are considered the traditional Greek Easter foods, in fact they belong to the tradition of central Greece. In islands people put their easter roasts and meat...
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Pig's tongue for the 1st of May
Spring by Yiannis Tsarouhis (detail)1st of May, beware of the snakes, bad spirits and dead returning to the earth. So, you didn't forget to put a garlic in the May day flower wreath, eh? And you didn't...
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Surprise spice wine and period dishes
The recreation of period dishes is a love story with history, adventure, test cooking and playfulness. And every time I cook, I always seem to find myself asking the same question: "How did it taste?...
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Ovens
And from a peculiar way of baking or roasting it, there is a loaf called ipnites (or the oven loaf) which Timocles mentions in his Sham Robbers, where he says — And seeing there a tray before me full...
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Fig spoon sweet with a twist
I am not a person who likes sweets but I am fond of fig spoon sweet which is made with immature male figs........ those that contain wasps and pollen and are not eaten raw.Sometimes I serve sweet figs...
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Food for the dead (2)
http://www.avlona-messinias.gr/images/ekdilosis_image/arous_02.jpgAn ancient Roman festival known as dies rosationis or rosalia in May or June, when family members brought roses to the graves of their...
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Best breakfast I have ever had
By the time of the classical period the early breakfast was called akratisma and, as the name implies, consisted of a piece of bread dipped in unmixed wine (akratos). Sometimes, figs, olives and...
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Mastic
Masticha drop (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gotaq.jpg)Much of Chios' mastic gum industry went up in smoke over the past week when a fire destroyed about the half of island's mastic trees....
View Article5500 live sheeps for Libya
The Cretan sheep cooperative farms "Kritika mitata" recently exported 5.500 live sheeps and lambs to Libya. Googling "Live sheep for Northern African Countries" I found out that there are inquires for...
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Ancient Greece, Cyprus and Wine
This 2000 b.C. ceramic jug came to light during archaeological digs in the necropolis of Pyrgos (a town on the northen coast of Cyprus) Its decoration shows what daily life was like in Cyprus over...
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Autumn passion
This old- fashioned grape must pudding (moustalevria)* is one of my favorites. It has such a flavor that makes you think of exotic faraway places.8 glasses clarified concetrated grape must1 glass...
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Mixing the kykeon*
One of the intriguing mysteries of ancient Greece is what is the nature of the nourishing, medicinal, magical and potentially dangerous drink that is known as kykeon.Kykeon made for "A gastronomic...
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