A recipe from the Politiki Kouzina Purslane/ Ανδρακλή / Γλιστρίδες / Ξινίθρες – is a green often considered a weed in gardens and erroneously discarded. When my parents-in-law lived in Istanbul, Romani people collected purslane and wild weeds like chickory and “lapata” from the hillsides outside Istanbul. They walked through the neighbourhoods of Istanbul with […]
“What better way to end the MMOM than with a delicious cocktail! May I introduce you to the Magnificent Metaxatini. It’s inspired by my paternal heritage (Kefalonia), love of pomegranates and Greece’s most exported spirit – @metaxa.official – found in most Greek households. The marriage between the smoothest amber spirit under the Mediterranean sun, the tart pomegranate juice […]
A beautiful recipe shared by @melpomeni.matthews For the kataïfi base you will need… 4 sheets fillo pastry 200 g kataïfi pastry 100 g butter, (melted) 80 g pistachios, (chopped) 80 g walnuts, (chopped) For the syrup you will need… 1 cup sugar ½ cup water A piece of lemon peel ½ […]
What is the provenance of a dish? Who does the recipe belong to? Help me search for the answer… To me, food, recipes, dishes, cuisines represent a continuum – an ombré of flavours and textures from the far east to the far west. Cuisines are not discreet culinary scripts practiced within prescribed borders. Geographical borders are […]
Stella’s Barbounia are my favourite beans of all time. I love them for their uncooked fuchsia hues and their sweet and satisfying braised eating experience. Whenever my father-in-law delivered a bowl of these beauties to us, I would dance a happy dance inside me because I would not only get to enjoy eating them myself, […]
My parents-in-law were born and raised as Greeks in Constantinople/Istanbul. Living in a cosmopolitan, multi-cultural city and immersed in the cuisines of many, influenced their kitchen and that of others residing in that great city. This never-ending fusion of many co-existing cuisines over aeons has been termed “politiki kouzina” – food of the πόλη/city – although I prefer to interpret […]
Our final offering for Week 2 – “Starting your day the Greek way” is Antigoni’s Katsamaka – a dish my grandmother made for my mother and a dish my mother made for me! Polenta with fried onions and petimezi – such an unusual combination but it’s warm, comforting, sweet and soulful. This is a dish my […]
Our second offering for “Starting your day the Greek way” is Papara! Stale bread cut into chunks and served with warm milk OR loaded with lashings of creamy natural yoghurt… that is Papara. It is usually savoury and it’s enjoyed as a light meal or snack. The meaning of Papara also extends to the dunking of bread […]
Our 5th offering for “Starting your Day the Greek Way” is the Cycladic Pizza: LADENIA – which is shared by Fofi @fofimeli from the family of @ladi_biosas. “Ladenia is considered to be the oldest recipe for Pizza! It gets its name, ‘Ladenia’, from the olive oil used for the preparation and whose flavour dominates. Ladenia is a local taste […]
Our 6th offering for “Starting your day the Greek way” is Antigoni’s Strapatsada. My parents had a stall at the Prahran Market for over 20 years. In the early years, trading was limited to all day Tuesday and Friday; and Saturday till 1pm. The market was open to stall-holders on Thursdays to prepare their stalls […]