Food
Food
When Potatoes Were Introduced to Greece
The introduction of potatoes to Greece by first Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias after the liberation from the Ottomans is a story rich in lore.
Business
Greek Olive Oil: The Challenges of Global Warming and High Prices
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At the 2024 Food Expo in Athens, hundreds of Greek olive oil company representatives joined other food and drink professionals to exhibit products and connect with buyers.
They also talked with Greek Liquid Gold about the Expo’s usefulness, their companies’...
Food
The Greek Recipe for Hake (Bakaliaros) and Skordalia Eaten on March 25th
On March 25, the most important day in the calendar, Greeks traditionally eat fried hake accompanied with a garlic puree called skordalia.
Food
Carnival Delights: The Culinary Traditions of Greek Apokries
As the vibrant parades of the Greek Carnival, or "Apokries," flood the streets of the nation, this festive season brings with it a storm of culinary traditions that are as colorful and rich as the celebrations themselves.
Apokries marks the...
Ancient Greece
Treat Yourself With Bread From Ancient Greece
Modern chefs have been recreating bread from ancient Greece that has been intricately woven into human history for thousands of years.
Bread, one of the oldest foods, started being prepared as a dish in ancient Egypt, coinciding with the rise...
Diaspora
Manhattan’s Oldest Chocolate House Started by a Greek
Li-Lac Chocolates, Manhattan’s oldest chocolate house, was founded by Greece's George Demetrious.
The history of Li-Lac starts in 1923, when Demetrious, a Greek native who studied the art of chocolate making in France, emigrated to New York and opened his...
Food
Genetically Modified Purple Tomato Makes Its Way to US Gardens
A new genetically modified purple tomato is now available to home gardeners in the U.S. It took twenty years to develop, borrowing color genes from snapdragon flowers. Moreover, the tomato is rich in anthocyanin, a beneficial compound.
The Purple Tomato is...
Food
Feta Pasta TikTok Video Recipe Goes Viral World Wide
Feta, Greece's most famous cheese, has become viral world-wide thanks to a food blogger who recently created an easy and tasty recipe of feta with pasta.
Food
People in World’s ‘Blue Zones’ Live Longer – Their Diet Could Hold the Key to Why
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Centenarians living in the world’s ‘blue zones’ such as the Greek island of Icaria share a surprising number of similarities when it comes to their usual diet.
By Justin Roberts, Joseph Lillis & Mark Cortnage
Ageing is an inevitable part of...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Reveal How Ancient Roman Wine Would Have Tasted
Archaeologists recently uncovered the secrets of how Romans preferred their wine two thousand years ago. It is widely known that the ancient Romans really liked wine. It was part of their stories and pictures, as well as others things...
Food
How to Spot Fake Olive Oil
Olive oil, the gem of Greek cuisine and a real liquid gold for longevity, is often the target of fraud and substituted by other inferior oils. In order to spot instances of olive oil fraud, there are certain things...
Ancient Greece
Eat Like an Ancient Greek Philosopher: The Aristotle Menu
According to Aristotle, the world was based on five elements—earth, fire, water, air, and ether. Culinary professor Giorgos Palisidis has now created what he calls the "Aristotelian Menu," based on foods and ingredients from northern Greece, the birthplace of...
Food
The Ancient Tree of Magna Graecia that Produces White Olives
White olives known as leucocarpa, or leucolea, is a rare variety of olive tree, mainly found in the south of Italy, in the region historically known as "Magna Graecia," or Greater Greece.
Derived from the Greek words for white (leucos),...
Europe
Leonidas Kestekides, The Greek Confectioner Who Conquered the World
The story of the world-famous Leonidas chocolates and pralines is as rich as the confections themselves. It all began with a Greek chocolatier Leonidas Kestekides, who created the great confections because he ultimately just "wanted to spread some happiness."
The...
Ancient Greece
Rice, Alexander the Great’s Gift to the Western World
Rice is one of the most important foods worldwide, with everyone aware of its value all over the globe, but this pearly white cereal took a long time to become part of ancient European cultures, with many years passing...