Since the 5th century B.C., bread was made from barley here in Greece since the morphology of the land discour

I think that the most famous and well known Greek food is probably souvlaki. And it has every right to be, as

Hephaestus was among the twelve gods the ugliest and less fortunate one. He was the son of Zeus and Hera and l

Atalanta was the daughter of Iasus (or Mainalos or Schoeneus, according to Hyginus), a Boeotian, or an Arcadia

Pygmalion, according to mythology, was king of Cyprus and an excellent sculptor. Annoyed by the morals of his

Food blogging has widened my cooking knowledge so much and brought close so many different and delicious kitch

When we think of pork, we all have in mind the cute pink ones with the circular tail and the enormous fatty b

Leeks were a vital ingredient of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian people even from second millennium B.C. Ancient

In Greece, it used to be a custom, children to take the names of their paternal grandparents. For example, my

Pasta e Fagioli is one of the most famous Italian dishes. It is considered to be among the “national” Ital

Greek pastries were very limited before 1922 when the Greeks of Asia Minor came as refugees in Greece. The cou

A few days ago, was my Name Day. You can check all about this custom of ours here. I am crazy busy these last

Tínos is a beautiful island close to Greek mainland that has a history starting from ancient ages. It played

Santorini island is basically what has remained after a massive volcanic eruption that destroyed all previous

Thessaly is a large area in the central part of Greece. It was very important during ancient ages as there was

Back in the old days families used to go to church every Sunday morning. In those days, there was no televisio

Santorini is the most amazing Greek island. It is essentially what remains after an enormous volcanic eruption

One of the things I really enjoyed while I was living in the US was Boston Cream Doughnuts. Before I headed to

Curcubita maxima or as is known squash comes from South America and came to Europe from Portuguese explorers d

Mushrooms have been consumed by humans since ancient times and were considered to be a very special food due t

As I have mentioned before, Greek kitchen has borrowed many of its dishes from that of the Middle Eastern and

Cyprus is a small island with a long history and a rich culture that spans 10,000 years, making it one of the

My second degree was in Business Administration and I took it from the American College of Greece. While stud

Aegina is an island very close to Athens, located in Saronic Gulf. Because of its proximity to the capital, it

Rabbits are symbols of fertility and also animals that do not harm anyone. They are cute and non-violent. For

Zakynthos  is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Zakynthos is a

I was reading in the news the other day that a Chinese company, in order to increase its sales and punish its

Cronus father of Zeus and some of the other gods, in order to save his throne from his descendants, devoured h

One of the major figures of the Greek revolution against the Turkish domination was Theodore Kolokotronis. He

When the Trojan War ended with the victory of Greek army over Troy, all heroes returned back home. Agamemnon w

Summer holidays for Greeks are like the Holy Grail! They don’t want anything or anyone to disturb them and t

In 1885 the 37 year old merchant and tavern owner Spyros Metaxas along with his brother Elias take the immense

An anchovy is a small, common salt-water forage fish of the family Engraulidae. It can be found in the Atlanti

As a child I was a very picky and difficult to please person. My mother spent hours and hours trying to feed m

Along with China, that had a bulletin that was delivered among government officials, Romans at a very early st

Scientists have found mushroom debris that date from 400 million years. In ancient Greece mushrooms were consi