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Relief for Greeks: ‘The EU is Not Banning Gyros or Kebab’

The European Commission has denied reports it plans to ban gyros and kebab. A spokesperson reacted to the media reports on the use of phosphates in food and told New Europe: “Let us be clear. The EU is not banning...

Greek Gyros in Jeopardy after Potential EU Kebab Ban

The gyros, the most popular fast-food delicacy of Greeks around the world, may be in danger after an EU Parliament vote to ban phosphate in frozen kebab meat. The European Union's legislature is moving to ban the phosphates used in...

The Greek Village Where Christians and Muslims Live in Harmony

Platani is a beautiful village on the Greek island of Kos in the Dodecanese complex, where Christians and Muslims coexist in harmony. The village has remained untouched through the years and continues to attract visitors with its diversity. A Jewish...

The History of Gyros, the Famous Greek Delicacy

The history of gyros, Greece's most popular fast food delicacy today, is lost in time. Recently it was named among four Greek delicacies that have made it to the top 50 foods of the world for 2022 according to TasteAtlas,...

A Holy Lunch with Greek Nuns at Meteora for Gordon Ramsay

 The Greek adventures of Gordon Ramsay have now led him to the spectacular site of Meteora -- where he enjoyed a lunch with Greek nuns. It was the latest cultural adventure in a series of such during the shooting...

Can Gordon Ramsay Beat the Greeks for the Best Souvlaki?

Gordon Ramsay's television adventures in Greece have been full of hilarious incidents, but the show featuring his dare to the famous chef by a souvlaki maker in Athens stands out among all of them. Ramsay's ITV cooking and traveling show...

Abandoned Historic Train Station Turns into a Tavern in Greece

Vyroneia, a small village of the Serres prefecture in northern Greece, is steeped in history. Standing at the foot of the Belles mountain and near the rare biotope of Kerkini, Vyroneia went into the history map as the place...

BBC Explains Grexit in Tasty Greek Food Terms [Video]

Those imaginative folks at BBC business news found a rather tasty way to explain what Greece's exit from the euro zone would mean by using gyros, or kebab, as they call it in Britain. In the three-minute video BBC reporters have prepared,...

Greek Restaurant Menu Included Escort Girls!

A restaurant in Northern Greece offered much more than just food, including escort services.  Aside from a menu that includes chops, souvlakis and kebabs, customers could also select an escort girl. A forty-five year old man in Ioannina owns the...

Turkish Cuisine Comes to Athens

Due to its geographical position, at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, Turkey has many culinary influences which make its cuisine irresistible, as the country itself. For this reason, distinguished chefs from the Sheraton Istanbul Maslak Hotel will come to...

Souvlaki: The Origins of Greek Fast Food

Greece is well known for its delicious cuisine and healthy Mediterranean diet, but what about its fast food? Everyone who has visited the country has tasted at least once the famous “souvlaki” or “souvlaki with pita” or “pita gyros,”...

Survey Says! Germans Most Respected, Greeks Least Respected

ATHENS -  As Greeks prepare to commit political suicide at the June 17 elections – a bullet in the head courtesy of the New Democracy Capitalists - PASOK Anti-Socialists who created the economic crisis and favor more austerity, or...

Illegal Immigrants Intercepted at Greek-Bulgarian Border

A total of 17 illegal immigrants were found crammed in a car pulled over for a routine inspection at the Kulata crossing point on the Bulgarian-Greek border on Wednesday. The vehicle had a Polish license plate and was supposed to...