dessert

The long-simmering culinary rivalry between Turkey and Greece over the origins of baklava is heading to the international stage. Ankara has formally petitioned UNESCO to recognize the iconic layered pastry as part of its national cultural heritage. The application, which...

Greeks and Turks have been at each other’s throats for centuries, but a rivalry seldom mentioned revolves around the origins of baklava.

The delicious age-old tradition in Greece of offering "spoon sweets" to visitors goes way back to the fourteenth century.

Researchers have discovered that "dessert stomach," the second wind one gets when consuming sweets, is real and in your head. A study published in the journal Science from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, Germany, has found...

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...

The delicious age-old tradition in Greece of offering "spoon sweets" to visitors goes way back to the fourteenth century.

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...

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...