Traditional Cretan Kakavia soup

Traditional Cretan Kakavia soup

Kakavia is a soup made traditionally by the fishermen in the boats after their fishing. They use the fish that don’t sell easy at the fish market, the use of sea water, onions and potatoes that are easy to bring with maybe some lemons and eaten with chunks of bread to...
Kakavia soup (traditional fishermen soup)

Kakavia soup (traditional fishermen soup)

Kakavia is Greek traditional soup of the fishermen, usually cooked out at sea using sea-water and fish collected after cleaning their net, small shellfish, easy to bring with vegetables like onions and potatoes, flavored with lemons and eaten with only bread and your...
Portuguese Caldo Verde

Portuguese Caldo Verde

Caldo Verde means “Green Stew” made with potatoes, onions garlic and Churizo sausage and for the “Verde” leaf cabbage or kale. I chose to make it into a smooth veloute but you don’t need to.  In South Africa I bought the leaf cabbage shredded and dried so you...
Frumenty and tomato soup (Trahanas)

Frumenty and tomato soup (Trahanas)

One of those tasty and wonderful soups that make Greek cuisine so exciting and nutritious. Here I give you one of my favorite soups with a little twist that gives away my taste and style of cooking. By: Tony Kavalieros Ingredients:1 cup frumenty (trahana) find it...