Lazarakia, small loaves of sweet bread, celebrate the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. I’ve made them yesterday (the day before Palm Sunday). As you can see, they are in the shape of a man wrapped in a…
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…
OF FAMINE & OF FEAST. AN APPLE BREAD & AN APPLE CAKE.
Until the 3rd decade of 20th century, shortages posed a continuing threat to many of the poorest areas in Greece. Things were getting worse during wars… In Graeco- Roman and Byzantine world famine was a weapon. Various theoritical works offered…