With the autumn still in, quinces are in eating season…. And yes, I love quinces. Despite their declining in favour in modern times, I love their fine taste, the way they go into both savory and sweet dishes. Baked, cooked…
Bergamot orange (Pergamonto).
Bergamot Orange (Citrus aurantium subsp. Bergamia), is a small spiny tree, native to South East Asia, with fruit that resembles large lemon. Latest genetic research indicates that it is rather a natural cross between the sweet lemon (Citrus limetta) and…
Quince
The name of the first common Greek quince variety is kydonion melon, which means the apple from Kydonia. Kydonia was the principal Minoan city in the west of Crete and quince may have been indigenous to it. The kydonion melon is mentioned in…
Raisins, currants, sultanas
And Rhodes (send us) raisins and figs, sweet like dreams. Ermippos 63, at Athenaeus, 27e. The black raisin was well known in antiquity. The most famous raisin of classical years was produced in Rhodes island, however the raisins of Chios…
Strawberries…
The late nineteenth and early twentieth century recipes that appear in women’s newspapers and magazines and personal cookbooks introduced western (mostly french) elements into Greek home cooking. The following recipes reflect foreign influences on Greek sweets. Strawberries with cream: We take as…