Lent With the Greek Breakfast: Flavors of Fasting and Tradition
Citrus fruits are evergreen trees. Greek mythology states that citrus fruits were the wedding gift that Gaea offered to the father of Gods, Zeus when he married Hera. The divine gift that was kept in the gardens of the Hesperides, far from the mortals, was cultivated in the plain of Chania. The Hesperides, nymphs of ancient Greek mythology who were daughters of the Night and the Ocean, guarded this land. Not trusting them, Hera also placed in the garden an immortal, never-sleeping, hundred-headed dragon named Ladon as an additional safeguard to watch over the “golden apples”.
Citrus fruits, symbols of richness and wealth, are sometimes sweet and others sweet and sour, offering juices rich in vitamins while their flesh and peel, their flowers and leaves are used in perfumery and pastry making. They give aromatic marinades, sweeten roasted meat but they are a common home remedy for the cold flu.
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1 cup olive oil
2 ½ cups coarse semolina
1 cup seedless raisins
1 cup whitened and roasted almonds, cut in the middle
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Sweet
Easy
Kalamata Olive is a variety of table olive. This specific term is used for table olives cultivated within the regional unit of Messinia, where cool summers and mild winters prevail.
Local Product
Avgerinou Estate is located in Amfikleia, in the region of Fthiotida, at the foothills of Mount Parnassos.
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Peloponnese
Peloponnese
Peloponnese
Peloponnese
Thymissi
Central Greece
Gia…giamas Beverages
Central Greece
Gerousis coffee
Macedonia
Maleas Foods – Greek Mountain Tea
Central Greece
Kalamata – Where sea, flavor and history come together
Kalamata lies between the Messinian Gulf and the slopes of Mount Taygetos, a city shaped by a constant dialogue between nature and tradition.
The Old Town unfolds around the castle, with narrow streets, neoclassical houses and small squares that host everyday life. Among churches and historic buildings, the city remembers its past without being trapped in it. Below, modern Kalamata stretches along the coast, offering one of the most lively seaside walks in the Peloponnese.
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