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Lemon oil dressing
Serves/Yields: 1 1/4 cup
Season: All seasons
Greek: Ladolemono
This dressing is usually used on any kind of vegetable, especially on boiled courgettes, potatoes, carrots. It is also
commonly used on grilled fish.
Semolina and Almond Cake
Serves/Yields: 8 persons
Season: All seasons
Greek: Halvas
The traditional golden formula for halva is counting 1, 2, 3, 4. What this means is 1 cup olive oil, 2 cups coarse semolina, 3 cups sugar and 4 of water. Nowadays, people reduce the amount of sugar from 3 to 2 cups and also instead of olive oil they may use sunflower seed oil.
Oily dishes (general recipe)
Greek: Lathera
The portion of olive oil you will use depends on how oily you wish to cook the meal. In Greece we use to dip bread on the oily sauce that oily dishes have.
Rooster in wine and tomato sauce
Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons
Difficulty: Medium
Season: All seasons
Greek: Kokkoras krasatos
Rooster with thick macaroni, also called “Matsata”, is the traditional dish of Folegandros island. This recipe is slightly different from “Matsata” but still very tasty! The picture shows a rooster served with fried potatoes and should not be confused with “Matsata”, served in Folegandros.
Meat and wheat pulp
Serves/Yields: 6 persons
Difficulty: High
Season: Summer
Greek: Keskek
Keskek is a traditional meal served in the festivals of Lesvos island.
Spicy Braised Beef from Corfu
Serves/Yields: 6 persons
Difficulty: Medium
Season: All seasons
Greek: Pastitsada
Pastitsada is usually served in Corfu with beef or rooster as the pictures show. You can also find pastitsada served with octopus or lobster. Prefer the thick macaroni with the hole in the middle (tubes)
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