As a puff of wind, the psyche leaves the body at the moment of death. Marble grave stele of a little girl, ca. 450–440 B.C (commons.wikimedia.org/) Then, either enjoying the easy life in the Elysian Fields or wandering as weeping shadow among the…
CHRISTMAS #3. PASTRY SWADDLING CLOTHES (Τα σπάργανα του Χριστού)
Thin ribbons of fried dough or strips having the thickness of a pencil… They are crunchy but fragile and melt in the mouth. It’s quite easy to make them; you just need flour and water or orange juice and sometimes…
CHRISTMAS #2. Pig killing & animal sacrifice
Large numbers of pig carcasses are hanging on hooks in butcher shops. Christmas day is near…. Because the pig is the traditional meat for the most regions in Greece. And the days before and after Christmas is the peak of…
PAPARA (Παπάρα)
Hard, old bread combined with milk or other liquid (sauce, olive oil, butter, stock, wine etc.) is found for centuries all over Mediterranean as a way of transforming leftovers into a dish in its own right. The ancient Greeks gave…
CULINARY MEMORY (?)
What has happened to the traditional cooking knowledge? A few days ago, I found some photos from earlier this summer of the 10th Agricultural August – Land and Culrure Fair. The Fair took place at the Venetian harbour of Chania…