dessert
Culture
Spoon Sweets: A Historic Gesture of Greek Hospitality
The delicious age-old tradition in Greece of offering "spoon sweets" to visitors goes way back to the fourteenth century.
Greece
Alexander The Great and All Ancient Greeks Loved Ice Cream
How long have the Greeks had a love affair with ice cream? How about since at least one hundred years before Alexander the Great?
In fact, ancient Greeks were attracted to “ices” as early as the fifth century BC.
In those...
Greek Food
Baklava: The Dessert that has Greeks and Turks Fighting over Its Origin
Greeks and Turks have been at each other’s throats for centuries, but a rivalry seldom mentioned revolves around the origins of baklava.
Culture
Spoon Sweets: A Historic Gesture of Greek Hospitality
The delicious age-old tradition in Greece of offering "spoon sweets" to visitors goes way back to the fourteenth century.
Nostimo - Recipe
Semolina Halva Recipe
Here's a traditional recipe fro the delicious Greek desert Halva with Semolina.
Ingredients
250ml sunflower oil
14oz – 400gr semolina flour
5lb – 700gr sugar
1 Liter water
Method:
In a pot pour water (1lt), sugar (1.5lbs) and boil for 4...
Europe
Baking Workshops in London Making “Koulourakia of Ammouliani”
Want to know what’s next at Jamie Oliver’s “Recipease” store in Notting Hill, London?
The lucky ones who will get to be there will learn how to make koulourakia (a traditional Greek butter-based pastry). These koulourakia will be 100% Greek...