The combination of ground cereal grains and milk or yogurt to produce a highly nutritious, storable foodstuff is a common practice among the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean. There are two Cretan variations under this category: xinochondros (sour ground wheat)…
FOOD & MEMORY
1. I begin with two anecdotes. a) When my friend Stavroula Markoulaki, archaeologist and president of the Historical, Folklore and Archaeological Society of Crete, ate a piece of fresh xinohondros during the Saturday branch of the 1 st Symposium of…
FOOD & MEMORY
1. I begin with two anecdotes. a) When my friend Stavroula Markoulaki, archaeologist and president of the Historical, Folklore and Archaeological Society of Crete, ate a piece of fresh xinohondros during the Saturday branch of the 1 st Symposium of…
DO NOT FORGET THE POOR, THE NEEDY, THE HOMELESS
Half of Greek population fear that they can wake up homeless next day due to factors beyond their control. It’s December 13 and finally the winter is here. No more hot weather and mosquitoes, no more sockless shoes and summer…