History

History of the Greek Countryside

Almond trees

Soultana-Maria Valamoti Almond trees have been indigenous to Greece for millennia. Early bloomers, these fruit-bearing trees are some of the…

Wine cookies

Soultana-Maria Valamoti Wheat and wine have been staples of Greek cuisine since time immemorial. A large variety of grains were…

Garlic

Garlic has been used in and around the Mediterranean since antiquity, though direct archaeological remains, such as cloves or heads…

Sambucus or koufoksylia (elderberry)

Soultana-Maria Valamoti The small, dark fruit of the elderberry tree is used to make marmalades, while cultures from the Balkans…

Black-eyed peas

Soultana-Maria Valamoti The first agricultural communities in Greece cultivated a wide variety of legumes, including lentils, peas, lathyrus clymenum, ervil…

Cornelian cherries

Soultana-Maria Valamoti Cornelian cherries are indigenous to both Greece and Europe. Archaeobotanical remains of Cornelian cherries, specifically their pits, have…

Σπόροι κριθαριού που έχουν φυτρώσει με την παρουσία υγρασίας. Κατά την παρασκευή βύνης, του απαραίτητου συστατικού για την παραγωγή μπύρας, ο σπόρος φυτρώνει για περίπου 7 ημέρες και στη συνέχεια, με θερμική επεξεργασία, διακόπτεται η διαδικασία βλάστησης του σπόρου. Φωτογραφία Σ.Μ.Βαλαμώτη, 2021.

Beer

Soultana-Maria Valamoti Greece and the Hellenic world in general have been closely associated with vineyards and wine since antiquity; according…

Fried doughs

Soultana-Maria Valamoti – Professor, AUTh The cereals cultivated in Greece since the 7th millennium BC formed a basic component of…

Tiganites

Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, AUTh The frying pan, a utensil we are very familiar with today in both Greek and other…

Raisins

Soultana-Maria Valamoti Vineyards have been intrinsic to Mediterranean agriculture and have played a crucial role in Greece and its culture…

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