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Beef Pastitsada from Corfu Island

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης. Corfu is a beautiful Greek island situated in the north western part of Greece close to Albania. At its west lies the Adriatic Sea and at its east the Ionian Sea. Corfu is laden with battles and conquests and castles can be found in several key...

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Spinach Chicken Au Gratin

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης. The first Greek chef who wrote a complete, with clear directions cookbook was Nicolas Tselemedés. He lived between 1878 and 1958. In the beginning, he worked as a clerk in a notary’s office, but soon he dropped it to work at his uncle’s hotel, in the...

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Vanilla, Almond Ice Cream Topped with Caramel Sauce

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης. Odysseus, one of the most brave and clever Greek leaders of the Trojan war, after 10 years of fighting, he left Troy to return to his country, the Greek island of Ithaca. After facing many dangerous adventures, he and his men arrived at an unknown island....

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Chicken Yiaourtloù

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης. Once upon a time an old peasant lady had a rooster. The rooster came to the lady and told her that he was leaving her, to go and make a fortune. Next day he started his long travel. As he was walking, he met a fox....

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Marinated Sea Bream with Vegetables

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Being a country surrounded by sea and having over 4,000 islands, Greece is very rich in fish and seafood. In ancient ages, Greeks were very fond of fish consumption and they included them in their symposia. Fishing was a big source of richness especially in the...

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French Profiteroles with Mastic Cream Filling

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης. Pistacia lentiscus or mastic tree is, according to Wikipedia, a dioeciously evergreen shrub or small tree of the pistacio genus growing up to 4 m tall which is cultivated for its aromatic resin, mainly on the Greek island of Chios. Mastic trees are the Chios’ trademark...

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Greek Style Tabbouleh

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Around 4,000 BC a nation called Canaanites, from their city of origin Canaan, inhabited the coastal areas and forested mountains of East Mediterranean coast, exactly where Lebanon is found today. During ancient ages Canaanites showed a very intensive trade activity throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Back at...

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Soft Grape Molasses Cookies

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! The cultivation of vines in ancient Greece was quite significant not only to the local industry, but also to the growth of vine cultivation in all European wine producers. Its importance in ancient Greek society can be traced in a quote from the Greek historian Thucydides:...

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Pulled Beef Submarine

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! One of the twelve labors of Hercules, the tenth to be more presice, was the abduction of the Geryon’s Veals and their transfer to Eurystheus in Mycenae. Geryon was a monster with two feet but with three bodies, three heads and six hands and he was...

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Loukoumades (Greek Doughnuts)

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! It is said that Loukoumádes are the first written ancient recipe in Europe and belongs to Greeks. Ancient Greeks called them honey tokens. They had a round sharp shape like a disk and they offered them as a prize to the winners on the Olympic Games...