S.G. Recipes

Politiko Tsoureki

Politiko Tsoureki

One of the most characteristic traditions during the Greek Easter is the making of the Politico Tsoureki and red eggs. Politiko Tsoureki is a sweet Greek bread that is made by Greeks during Easter. The Greek word tsoureki is taken from Turkish word çörek. others say...

Hilopitaki – Homemade Greek Pasta

Hilopitaki – Homemade Greek Pasta

A popular fresh pasta delicacy make in Greece, usually with fresh sheep milk. Every village has their own Hilopites to be proud about, with a small variance in the ingredients from place to place and according to each taste and technique. The art of course is in the...

Tyganopsomo (fried bread dough)

Tyganopsomo (fried bread dough)

Another traditional dish from the Lakonia region. Fried bread dough, served with local honey or cheese of your choice or even better… both!!! An easy and quick recipe made at any time of the day, loved by young and old folks!!! This recipe was made for Savor Greece by...

Kayiana (eggs with cheese and siglino)

Kayiana (eggs with cheese and siglino)

Traditional egg recipe from Lakonia, Greece. Almost like scrambled eggs, cooked with tomato, hard white local cheese and siglino; another traditional local cold meat made from brined, smoked pork and flavored with oranges. This dish was cooked for Savor Greece S1E12...

Riganada, a traditional Kefalonian snack

Riganada, a traditional Kefalonian snack

An every hour of the day snack, you can find it around Greece with a few variations and different ingredients. In this recipe Niovi Kampitsi Fotinatou gives us the traditional Kefalonian way. Ingredients Stale sour dough bread Olive oil Pomegranate vinegar Fresh...

Avrakoti – Traditional Kefalonian Cheese pie

Avrakoti – Traditional Kefalonian Cheese pie

A quick and easy cheese pie that took the name Avrakoti (with no pants) because of the fact that doesn’t have any phyllo pastry!!! Very plain which gives you the opportunity to combine any other ingredients you like with it. Ingredients Feta cheese 1cups broken to...

Bourbourelia, Kefalonian traditional dish

Bourbourelia, Kefalonian traditional dish

Bourbourelia is a mixture of various cereals and legumes which are traditionally cooked in Kefalonia on the day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (November 21). This custom is related to the fact that the feast of the Apparitions of the Virgin takes place exactly...

Bakaliaropita, Kefalonians bacalao-pie

Bakaliaropita, Kefalonians bacalao-pie

Another traditional dish from Kefalonia, the Bakaliaropita or bacalao-pie made by Voula Bayioti, Captains Table restaurant in Argostoli. Ingredients: For the dough… Four all-purpose 4cups Olive oil 1/2cups Salt 1tsp Water warm as much as it takes For the filling…...

Bakaliaros Pitsipitsardo, a Traditional Kefalonian dish

Bakaliaros Pitsipitsardo, a Traditional Kefalonian dish

One of the best recipes I’ve tested in my Savor Greece, season one rounds was that in Kefalonia… Bakaliaros Pitsipitsardo from Katerina Garbi, a real super cook full of flavor and aromas!!! Ingredients Bacakalao (salted cod fish) 1kilo (just over 2 pounds) Flour...

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...