Salt Flats in Mesolongi

Salt Flats in Mesolongi

Salt has played a crucial role in the history of civilization, enabling food to be preserved over the winters until the modern miracles of refrigeration and preservation. This is no less true in Greece, where the salt used in antiquity likely came from the salt flats...
Souvlaki “The Greek”

Souvlaki “The Greek”

Souvlaki The Greek… Perhaps the most basic delicacy of Greek gastronomy, but also one of the most famous ones! In Greek culture, the practice of cooking food on spits or skewers historically dates back to the Bronze Age. Archaeological findings and writings...
Vasilopita

Vasilopita

Vasilopita is a New Year’s Day bread or cake in Greece that contains a hidden coin or trinket which gives good luck to the receiver. It is baked and shared each year on January 1st and observed in honor of our St. Basil the Great, archbishop of Caesarea in...
Christopsomo – The Bread of Christ

Christopsomo – The Bread of Christ

Christopsomo according to tradition is the bread that women in Greece make in honor of Christ with special care and patience, on Christmas Eve. It is the blessed bread of the Christmas table, and it will represent the life of the master of the house and his family....