Melomakarona are traditional Greek Christmas spiced cookies that are moist, syrupy and extremely flavoursome. They are prepared in Greek households over the Festive Season and as they are Nistisima (lent friendly) they are perfect for entertaining during the Nativity Fast.
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The laiki agora, or outdoor neighbourhood market, is a wonderful adventure to explore any time…
Gigantes Plaki is a classic Greek vegetarian and vegan dish that can be found in…
Should you travel to Greece with your family? The answer is a resounding “Definitely, YES!”. Kids Love Greece is a travel agency focusing exclusively on family vacation to Greece, helping families to create amazing memories that last forever.
Mary is a Greek-American food blogger who turned her passion for veganism into an entire…
Greek yoghurt has a reputation of being a health food ingredient and can be used in a variety of dishes, cooked or raw, savoury, or sweet. Making Greek yoghurt at home is simple with our easy homemade Greek yoghurt recipe.
Greek Halva (Χαλβάς σιμιγδαλένιος) is a semolina pudding that is sweetened with syrup and studded with nuts and raisins. Its semisweet, nutty flavour and crumbly, fluffy texture are what make it a uniquely delicious treat.
Greek City Times speaks to Marialena Terzi, the woman behind the Greek Mama Chef and winner of the Βήμα Gourmet Food Blog Awards for the Best Greek Cooking in English.
Baklava is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey. It was one of the most popular sweet pastries of Ottoman cuisine and is sold in Greek bakeries, pastry shops and restaurants around the world.
Like spanakopita, tiropita is also a savoury Greek pie encased in a filo crust, however instead of a spinach, herb and feta filling, tiropita is filled with a mixture of cheese and eggs.
Greece is widely known for its mouth watering food and one of its most popular dishes is Papoutsakia which means ‘little shoes’.
This rich and delicious chocolate, biscuit and walnut dessert is a very well known and…
Deliciously satisfying all year round, Giouvarlakia is a simple and traditional Greek soup featuring meatballs in a creamy egg-lemon sauce. Enjoy our Giouvarlakia recipe for the whole family.
The artichoke abounds in almost every part of Greece as well as the culinary imagination of Greeks from all over the country, so it is very easy to incorporate this healthy vegetable into your diet – such as our easy Greek Arnaki with Artichokes recipe.
Akis Petretzikis: Shares Photo With Partner Konstantina Papamichael on First Vacation with Their Son
Although very active on Instagram, Greek celebrity chef Akis Petretzikis takes care to keep his personal life away from the limelight. Recently, however, he posted a photo, for the first time, with his bikini-clad love, Konstantina on their first vacation together with their baby son.
Pastelli is Greece’s famous honey sesame bar, which is a sweet snack that can be…
With some of the most iconic Athens landmarks so close you could almost touch them, SENSE Athens, is undeniably one of the most romantic rooftop restaurants in the world. Read on to explore the creative realms of classic Greek gastronomy in a breathtaking setting.
The latest trend on Tiktok, that is taking the world by storm, is cooking pasta chips! The trend has become so popular that the #pastachips has more than 366.6M views and the original video, only posted a week ago, has over 21.8M views. Cook up your own Greek-inspired pasta chips with a side of tzatziki with our latest recipe.
For those who think that eating less gluten means that you can’t enjoy beautiful Greek dishes anymore, think again! There are so many gluten-free Greek dishes you can still enjoy.
Dean Giannakis is the man who pioneered the ‘Greek donut’ craze in Australia. He reveals the keys to the success behind his brand St.Gerry’s, as well as his secrets to making the best ever golden, bite-sized pieces of heaven, that we call loukoumades.