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What to eat with Ouzo

26. May 2008

Friends from abroad often ask me how we drink ouzo. Many think it’s a long drink to be taken with peanuts like some pubs serve beer. But that’s not the case at all. Both ouzo and tsipouro are meant to be accompanied by food. Usually, that’s not a big portion, but meze (plural: mezedes) , [...]

Greek Easter food

29. April 2008

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Tsoureki (sweet bread) Greek Easter is full of drama and the food follows in the same line. Throughout the Holy Week, we are supposed to abstain from meat and dairy and on Good Friday we don’t even have olive oil (other oils are ok although many older people just eat soups boiled in water). Mageiritsa soup After Easter [...]