And from a peculiar way of baking or roasting it, there is a loaf called ipnites (or the oven loaf) which Timocles mentions in his Sham Robbers, where he says — And seeing there a tray before me full of…
Surprise spice wine and period dishes
The recreation of period dishes is a love story with history, adventure, test cooking and playfulness. And every time I cook, I always seem to find myself asking the same question: “How did it taste? Can we ever know what an ancient dish tasted like?”Some of the difficulties…
Pig’s tongue for the 1st of May
Spring by Yiannis Tsarouhis (detail) 1st of May, beware of the snakes, bad spirits and dead returning to the earth. So, you didn’t forget to put a garlic in the May day flower wreath, eh? And you didn’t forget to add an olive tree branch…
Easter ovens
Although the spit roasted lamb and kokoretsi are considered the traditional Greek Easter foods, in fact they belong only to the tradition of central Greece. In islands people put their easter roasts and meat pies in ovens. In Cretan villages the use of ovens is essential year round; hence almost…
Snails, Artichoke, Carrot and Fresh Pea Stew.
Delicate hearts hidden behind thorny leaves (the Cretan spiny artichokes) ~ fresh tender peas ~ sweet carrots ~ scallions and fresh garlic ~ wild fennel:a telltale sign that spring has arrived. Pair with snails and you’ll have a great dish. Hard to believe that…