The word Bouyiourdi originally meant the written order from an official of the Ottoman Empire (under Turkish occupation) usually for tax collection. Today it means the official document, of an unpleasant financial content: The phrase is known as: did the “Bouyiourdi”...
Greece ranks 15th among all the countries of the world, with 5,5 kg of annual coffee consumption per capita. But drinking coffee in Greece is not just a habit. It is a daily ritual that you can enjoy alone while reading a newspaper, with friends in a busy café, in the...
The Greek Caviar method for preserving the egg roe sacs of grey mullet, is thought to have originated with the Phoenicians, who spread it to Egypt, where the first documentary evidence of the practice is said to be found. I say “said to be found” because...
TGC.us note: I found this very interesting article in foodandwine.com about the huge profits cell phone apps are making from restaurants and take out places. They advertise that it is a free service… to you, but they don’t tell you how much they charge the...
Almost every island has some type of Skaltsounia, in Samos my good friend pastry Chef Rena Kostoglou, gives her version with Samian Ouzo and filled with Loukoumia Ingredients200 grms sunflour oil150 grms orange juice150 grms Ouzo2 tbsp sugar600 grms flour about1 tsp...
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