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Lentils
Greeks have consumed lentils since prehistoric times. Hunter/gatherers who lived at Franchthi cave in Argolis about 11,000 years ago, long…
Tag: History
Bulgur wheat
Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, AUTh Bulgur has been described as the fast food of prehistoric times, since with very little preparation…
Pies
Soultana-Maria ValamotiPie, as a general category of recipe found today in many variations throughout Greece, also appears in various forms…
Grape Molasses
Soultana-Maria ValamotiThroughout antiquity, long before the advent of sugar, grape molasses – a sweet syrup made from grape juice –…
Bread
Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, AUTh The word artos (bread) appears as early as Homer’s Odyssey, in which Telemachus, son of Odysseus,…
REGION OF NORTH AEGEAN
The Region of North Aegean is perhaps one of Greece’s most vital, thanks to both its rich history and its…
SAMOTHRAKI
Samothraki is an island in the Thracian Sea, neighbouring Limnos, Thasos and Imbros in the Northeastern Aegean. The island’s name,…
PATMOS
Patmos, the ‘Holy Island’, belongs to the Dodecanese but was once considered part of the Southern Sporades. More precisely, it…
NISYROS
Nisyros is an island in the Dodecanese, situated northwest of Rhodes in the Southern Aegean. According to mythology, Poseidon created…
LEROS
Leros is located just northwest of Kalymnos in the southeastern Aegean and is part of the Dodecanese. It is a…