Large numbers of pig carcasses are hanging on hooks in butcher shops. Christmas day is near…. Because the pig is the traditional meat for the most regions in Greece. And the days before and after Christmas is the peak of…
PANIGHIRI.2
On 26th of July, there was the religious feast (panighiri) of Aghia Paraskevi, the patron Saint of the eyes, in the village Karano (Crete). As usual, panighiri started in the morning with a church service and ended just before noon. A meal with enjoyable food…
VASILOPITA, THE NEW YEAR’S PIE
Throughout Greece, breads and pies with a coin inside, have been established as a custom on the first day of the year, in the memory of the following event: In the 4th century, Cappadokia, a Byzantine province in Minor Asia, suffered…
An Easter carob cake
During the years of World War II a serious food crisis occurred in occupied Greece. The division of the country into three zones between which goods and people were not allowed to move, the depredation of rural production and livestock…
Blood in Food. Recipes
Vinegared blood. (Xidato aima. Chania of Crete) fresh blood from the pig’s neck 200 gr meat from the pig’s neck, 1 cm diced 1 onion finely chopped 3 tbs olive oil 3/4 cup vinegar ground salt ground black pepper Strain…