Recent Posts Tagged With 'ancient'

• Mastic (Μαστίχα)

  Posted on Monday April 6th, 2009 at 22:41 in ancient, liqueur, chios, mastic

  From time to time, I like to mix a reflection or two in among my Greek food recipes. Today’s topic is one that really tickles my fancy. As far as spices go, there is surely none more unique or rarer than the mastic resin from the Greek island of Ch...

• Pan-fried Kalamari (Καλαμάρια Τηγανιτά)

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 11:41 in ancient, calamari, 1821, kalamari

  Those of you who have travelled to Greece or eaten at a Greek taverna will undoubtedly be familiar with this squid (kalamari) dish. Without question, this is one of the most recognizable Greek seafood dishes, and it is easily the simplest to prepare....

• Pasteli (Παστέλι)

  Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 09:32 in ancient, dessert, sesame, almond, pistachios, greek honey, pasteli

  Ever wondered what sorts of foods the ancient Greeks ate? Here is a recipe for a healthful chewy snack that has satisfied and pleased children and adults alike for millennia.My Pasteli triangles - Click to Enlarge Image.Pasteli, the mere mention of t...

• Tiganites: Greek Pancakes (Τηγανίτες)

  Posted on Sunday September 14th, 2008 at 23:42 in ancient, pancakes, tiganites

  Just like Grandma used to make! Click to Enlarge Image. What did the ancient Greeks eat? This question has been asked for centuries and it has spawned numerous scholarly, specialist, and dilettante studies on the matter. There have also been...

• Loukoumades, The Ancient Olympic Treat (Λουκουμάδες)

  Posted on Saturday August 9th, 2008 at 17:03 in ancient, dessert, olympic games, loukoumades

  The official ancient Olympic doughnut - Click to Enlarge Image The Olympic HymnAncient immortal spirit, pure father Of the beautiful, the great and the true, Descend, appear, and emblaze this place With the glory of y...

• The Apple in My Pie (Milopita - Μηλόπιτα)

  Posted on Saturday July 5th, 2008 at 15:39 in paris, athena, ancient, troy, mythology, zeus, hercules, atlas, hera, atalanta, helen aphrodite, milopita

  My Milopita fresh from the oven - Click Image to Enlarge Apples are among the earliest fruits known to Europeans. The ancient Greeks have left us numerous references to the apple both in literary and philosophical sources. According to a couple of a...

• Pythagoras Was NOT a Vegetarian!

  Posted on Saturday June 28th, 2008 at 20:05 in vegetarian, ancient, pythagoras

  The evidence in black and white, Latin and Greek - Click to Enlarge Image ...

• Rizogalo

  Posted on Monday April 7th, 2008 at 20:27 in ancient, dessert, rice, pudding, citrus

  Rizogalo... my Greek rice pudding recipe in all its glory Rice has been known and consumed in Greece since ancient times. The first mention I could find in the historiography is a reference to one of Sophocles’ lost (to us) plays. The Poet is qu...

• 23 Almonds a Day Keep the Doctors Away

  Posted on Wednesday February 6th, 2008 at 02:03 in greece, ancient, greek, dessert, almond, gastronomy, corfu, kerkyra

• The Path of Least Resistance

  Posted on Saturday February 2nd, 2008 at 23:43 in greece, ancient, greek, mythology, gastronomy, glutton