Lenten dishes, ideal both for periods of fasting -which is a common thing in Greece- or cleansing of meat and also for vegans.
Lentils with orange peel. This “humble” food, apart from very tasty, is one of the oldest foods of humanity and has beneficial properties for our health! Protects from coronary and cardiovascular diseases, rich in fibers, and 500 grams of lentils contain more proteins than 500 grams of beef! They are very popular for their high iron […]
“Kolokithoboureko” or Boureki from Chania. The word boureki comes from the Turkish börek which can be translated internationally as “filled pastry”. Small variations of this word are used by most Balkan countries to describe their respective pies. So our “kolokithoboureko” is a delicious zucchini pie, which is primarily found in Chania. It’s prepared in many different ways throughout […]
The artichoke is a perennial plant native to Africa but came to us from Sicily, where it is used more as well as in the Italian cuisine in general. In France it was used in the past as a pharmaceutical drug and the cultivation was encouraged by Catherine De Medici who -it is said- was “addicted” to them. It is […]
In Cretan restaurants and «kafeneio» you will see them called «Hohli Boubouristi» which is the name in Cretan dialect. One of the most favorite delicacies in Crete and famous now both in the rest of Greece and beyond our borders. Surely the most popular way of cooking snails, especially in the taverns (kafeneio) of the island […]
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