Greek vegetables
Food
Toursi: The Greek Pickles
Pickles, kimchi, toursi: all names for one of the oldest known preparations. Pickles are a culinary tradition almost all over the world, thanks to the fact that it is one of the earliest methods of preserving food. Toursi then,...
Economy
Greek Fruit and Vegetable Exports Increase in First Half of 2016
Fruit exports surged in the first half of 2016, increasing by 47.4% in volume and 25.7% in value as 787,444 tons were exported bringing 413.939 million euros in revenue.
Vegetable exports increased by 23.5% in volume, reaching 152,822 tons, and...
Economy
Greek Fruit and Vegetables Export Value Reduced by 4% in 2014
The value of Greek fruit and vegetable exports has been slightly decreased between January and October 2014 and totaled some 765 million euros, almost 4% less compared to the same period last year. Despite the year's good start, which...
Greece
Greeks Eat Tons of Rejected Vegetables
Approximately 5000 Greeks have eaten more than two tonnes of fruit and vegetables rejected by food stores in an event that highlighted the waste of food in advanced societies.
People lined up in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on...
Greece
Greek Fruit and Vegetables Among the Safest in EU
Greek crops have been added to the list of the safest fruit and vegetables in the European Union, in regards to excessive use of pesticide residue, according to data released by the Food and Feed Safety Alerts (RASFF), for the...