You will have to excuse me for having been a bit quiet of late. To be honest, I have been uncomfortable prattling on about lovely Greek food when the country is going through such a difficult time. I have really felt that it would be totally frivolous and flippant. I am not going to…
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Greek Food Myths No.2 – Lamb is not the only meat. Pork with leeks
It’s a given, of course, that lamb is definitely not the only meat. However, it seems to me that for most Anglo-Saxon food-writers and U.K. supermarkets, all people eat in Greece is lamb. Those of you who follow this blog will remember my hummus-rant – well, this is the next on my list of Greek…
A Greek Isle in London – ‘Isle of Olive’
Time was, that trying to cook Greek food in Britain was a bit of a challenge. Obviously a lot of vegetables were available at greengrocers and supermarkets but things like fresh dill were almost impossible to find and flat-leaf parsley, believe it or not, was positively exotic.Tracking down feta, filo pastry and the more unusual…
Another year, another post. Meatballs in kimonos aka Dolmadákia
So that’s it, Christmas is over. You’ve cooked yourself stupid with baking and roasting. You’ve made the vasilópita, melomakárona and kourabiédes, you’ve cooked Christmas dinner, made the celebratory meal for New Year’s Eve and then, after ALL that, you have to start again! This time, on the first day of the New Year, I wanted…
A Spoonful of Sugar – Preserving Goodness Spoon Sweets
There was a time, probably not so common now, that ‘visits’ (επισκέψεις) to a Greek home followed a series of conventions that, in some ways, were almost rituals. The visitors would be entertained in the ‘salóni’ – a room a bit like the British ‘front room’ -a place that the family rarely set foot…
Greek Food Myths No. 1 There’s no such thing as hummus!
As a sort of ‘Reality Check’, I feel I’m duty-bound to de-bunk some ‘Greek food myths’ and the first one is hummus – it’s one that really drives me nuts! THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HUMMUS. OK, I can hear you all running to your fridges and checking that your pot of hummus is…
Chop-Chop ! Athenian fast food – and a finding a new favourite….
There is nothing quite so engaging as stumbling across a new dish – and the possibility of trying out a new recipe. It is, of course, even more surprising when you meet the new in an old familiar place. I have been coming to ‘Telis’s’ for many, many years. To describe this place as…
A Last Taste of Summer – Postscript – Kolokythákia Me Avga
In the last post,as part of our marvellous lunch in Paros, I mentioned a dish of eggs and courgettes. Admittedly, it is not the most photogenic dish in the world – but it is very, very tasty and incredibley easy. Kolokythákia me Avgá – Courgettes with Eggs 2-3 medium sized courgettes 1 smallish onion, finely…
A Last Taste of Summer Ambelofásoula
It is a mystery to me that one of the most glorious of Greek summer vegetables seems not to have travelled outside the Aegean and, as far as I can ascertain, is unknown in the rest of Europe. It is a delicacy,usually in season from July through to September, which for me surpasses any…
Street Food Supreme – Spanakópitta
These are warm, golden autumn days in Athens. October has decided to dress herself up as summer and is making a pretty good job of it. The days are hot – hot enough to swim, if you can get to the coast. The evenings are quite cool and, for Athenians, there is that novelty of…
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