Grandma, may I have a kourabiedaki? (kourabiedaki is the diminutive of kourabies) This was my pre Christmas refrain as a child. A kourabiedaki, as if the diminutive word could make the kourabies look smaller and the result of eating it…
Ensuring abundance of food~ Polysporia
November sowning seeds. Manuscript, 1346, Vatopedi monastery Religious rituals and symbolic practices in which food is used to secure the future harvest are still important in Greece. Their parallels are found in very ancient times, when fertility and food security…
Lead poisoning in the ancient world
.. Lead is one of the seven metals known in ancient times. It has been mined and used by man since at least the 4th millennium BC despite the fact that it is very toxic. When the body is exposed…
Sun dried tomato paste- My precious.
Sun dried tomato on a slice of bread… .. or how a poor man’s food can turn to a delicious and provocative appetizer. All I- and you- need are: sun dried tomato paste (I make it every year), homemade bread…
Recording food culture of Amari Valley, Crete
A few years ago, I gave an interview about food culture of Amari Valley (Crete).Since we are two weeks before the 2nd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy, which will be held in Amari, you might be interested in reading it. History,…