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Eggplants with sesame paste sauce
Serves/Yields: 2 - 3 persons
Difficulty: Medium
Season: Summer
Greek: Melitzanes me tahini
Pie from Ceasaria
Season: Autumn/Winter
Greek: Pita Kesarias
This pie is also called “Pastourmadopita”. The scent of pastourma is strange and not admired by everybody. Some people say that the best pastourma is made from camel’s meat but this is not true. The best pastourma is from the beef’s saddle and is made in Ceasaria. Pastourma is also made in Instabul. It can be found in large super market stores. This is a traditional recipe from the Greeks of Constantinopolis.
Mostra
Serves/Yields: 1 piece
Season: Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter
Greek: Mostra from Mykonos island
Mostra resembles the Cretan Dakos. The major difference is in the use of cheese. Instead of “feta” or “mitzihtra” “kopanisti” is used. Kopanisti is a strongly piquant pale white cheese, which is easily spreadable. Kopanisti of Cyclades island complex is famous. Mostra can be accompanied with ouzo. The strong – piquant taste of the cheese accomodates drinking.
Stuffed eggplants
Serves/Yields: 3 persons
Season: Autumn
Greek: Yemistes melitzanes
Stuffed Eggplants can be baked along with stuffed tomatoes and peppers in the same baking pan.
Fried rissoles with zucchini blossoms
Serves/Yields: 4 - 5 persons
Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Season: Autumn
Greek: Tiganites me kolokytholoyloyda
Cheese and onions pie
Season: Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter
Greek: Kalasouna
Kalasouna is the traditional cheese pie of Folegandros island.
You can also use frozen filo, purchased from the super market. The taste of home made filo is much better.
Ancient charcoaled swordfish with zucchini and mushrooms
Serves/Yields: 6 persons
Season: All seasons
Greek: Arxaios ksifias me kolokythakia kai manitaria
Source: http://www.sintagigiagias.gr/recipes.asp?id=43
Tartori
Season: Autumn
Greek: Tartori
Source:
http://www.sintagigiagias.gr/recipes.asp?id=16. You can make a nice soup out of this appetizer if you dissolve it by adding some water and then adding some drops of vinegar and some cucumber slices.
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