Mycenae is an ancient city located on a small hill between two larger hills on the fertile Argolid Plain in Peloponnese, Greece. Mycenaean civilization played a vital role in classical Greek culture. Mycenae was also prominent in Greek mythology and inspired poets, writers, and artists throughout the centuries, though it was ultimately abandoned more than...
Yogurt’s history goes back to the Neolithic period when people at that time where breeding animals that gave them milk. Probably its invention was an accident. In the area of today’s Turkey or Iran somebody must have left a clay pot filled with milk that somehow got warm and started thickening to yogurt. Apart from...
Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and presides over grains and the fertility of the earth. Although she was most often referred to as the goddess of the harvest, she was also goddess of sacred law and the cycle of life and death. Demeter was the daughter of Cronos and Rhea. She was the...
Time passes so fast! Do you realize that in less than three weeks we have Christmas? Oh my God! I have to start organizing things otherwise I am going to be drowned! What are your plans for Christmas? Are you spending them with family or going on a trip? I have no clue what we...
Aristophanes was the most important Greek comedian writer during ancient years. He was born in 446 BC in Athens and died in the same city in 386 BC. Apart from a great comedian writer, he was also a poet. He is the only satiric poet whose several plays are saved almost intact. From the 46...
Pasticcio in Italian means “mess” and indeed Pastitsio is a dish that combines pasta, ground meat and bechamel. The name was established during 17th century in Italy. There are several variations of pastitsio that include dough, pasta and meat ragù. Pasticcio alla Ferrarese is a type of calzone which is stuffed with pasta, meat, mushrooms...
Zucchini, like all squash, has its ancestry in the Americas. However, the varieties of green, cylindrical squash harvested immature and typically called “zucchini” were developed in northern Italy, long after the introduction of cucurbits from the Americas. It appears that this occurred in the second half of the 19th century, though the first description of...
Cyprus is a small island with a long history and a rich culture that spans 10,000 years, making it one of the oldest civilizations in the Mediterranean. Situated at the crossroads of three continents – Europe, Asia and Africa – the island’s unique geographic position has played an important part in its turbulent past since...
Pesto originated in Genoa Italy, many, many years ago. The definition of the word Pesto means any sauce that is made with the grinding motion of a “Mortar and Pestle”. Real authentic Pesto is made with Fresh Basil and is called “Pesto alla Genovese”. There is also a wide variety of other Pesto flavors available...
Throughout the years there were several dishes that culminated in the Athenian culinary scene. One such dish was Mushrooms a la Crème. During the 80’s and 90’s every restaurant that respected itself, included in its menu this particular dish as an appetizer. It was really very famous and if one observed carefully in a restaurant...
