Greek food
Culture
Ten Dishes to Add That Greek Flavor to Your Christmas Dinner
Greece is a country with deep religious traditions, a strong sense of family, and a very festive spirit. And those are all the necessary ingredients to make Christmas one of the most important celebrations of the year.
As with any...
Food
Greece’s Healthy Trahana Soup Will Warm You Up this Winter
Trachanas is a staple Greek recipe ready in minutes, filling, and full of vitamins. However, the process of making it actually takes months.
Greek Food
Greek Food Products Going Mainstream in the USA
Greek products are going mainstream in the USA gaining distribution and consumers way beyond the Greek American market.
In major supermarkets, one can nowadays find a wide variety of Greek products such as olive oil, yogurt, feta cheese, gyros, and...
Greek Food
Eleven Greek Cheeses Win at the 2023 World Cheese Awards
The international cheese competition World Cheese Awards 2023 ended in Norway with the announcement of the final results. This year, 4,502 cheeses from forty-three countries on five continents were judged and tested by more than 260 international judges.
Greece achieved...
Culture
How Greeks Brought 50 Kinds of Pie to America
Although Greek food is known and loved around the world, one specific type of traditional food, the Greek pie, holds a special place in the country’s cuisine, as it is among the oldest, simplest, and most delicious dishes found...
Europe
The European Program that helps Greek Rice
Rice was not always a part of everyday European cuisines. It was Alexander the Great and globalization that allowed this staple to cross borders. In fact, rice might even be seen as "Alexander's greatest gift to Western civilization."
Due to lack...
Canada
Canada Owes Regina Pizza to Four Greek Immigrant Brothers
In Canada, pizza aficionados have to thank four Greek immigrants for the country’s own unique pizza, known as Regina Pizza.
Greek Food
Kythera Sea Salt Gaining Popularity Due to Health Benefits
The natural sea salt that comes from the Greek island of Kythera, once considered an exclusive delicacy, is now gaining renewed attention for its nutritional value.
The harvesting process for this salt is notably demanding, requiring both endurance and patience....
Ancient Greece
The Longest Greek Word Is Actually an Ancient Recipe
When one hears about "the longest word," whatever language it is, absurd adjectives or ancient names of forgotten princes come to mind. Surely not a recipe; but as often happens, the Greek language surprises us once again.
By Giorgio Pintzas...
Ancient Greece
Meze, the DNA of Greek Food
Meze, or Mezedes are the very DNA of Greek food.
By Giorgio Pintzas Monzani
A sip, a bite, a word. For those who know the world of meze closely, you can easily find yourself in this sentence. For those who are...