Ingredients 600g blackcurrants stripped off the stalks about 400g white caster sugar or granulated sugar juice of ½ a lemon Method step 1 If you don’t have a cooking thermometer, put a saucer in the freezer. Sterilise the jars you want to use. Tip the blackcurrants into a heavy-based saucepan with about 100ml of water. …
Ingredients 2 tbsp guacamole (from Cajun grilled halloumi, see ‘goes well with’) 2 slices rye bread 2 tomatoes each sliced into 4 4 slices (125g) Cajun-coated halloumi cheese (from Cajun gilled halloumi, see ‘goes well with’) squeeze of lime Method step 1 Heat the grill. Line a grill pan with foil and place the halloumi …
Ingredients 1 white or brown baguette 3 tbsp fresh green pesto 1 beef tomato 1 ball mozzarella (about 200g) 2 handfuls baby spinach leaves handful basil leaves 6 slices salami Method step 1 Slice the baguette in half lengthways and hollow out (make crumbs from the bread centre and save for another recipe). Spread the …
These lambs are born of ewes of indigenous Greek breeds, and are fed exclusively on their mother’s milk. The antioxidants in the aromatic plants the sheep graze on give the ewe’s milk and, consequently, the lamb’s meat a distinctive flavor that makes it very popular among gourmets. The meat comes from lambs that are …
The delicious Pierias kiwi was first grown in 1973 on the Pierian plains, and it showed an amazing adaptability to the microclimate of this region nestled between Mt. Pierus and Mt. Olympus. The soil composition and cultivation techniques are the two most important factors contributing to the high quality of this fruit and its ability …
These apples come from trees of the Malus domestica Borkh species that grow within the borders of Portaria, Makrinitsa, Zagora, Agria, Artemida, Mouresi, Milies, and Afetes. It is a famous small- to medium-sized apple with an elongated shape. Due to its small size, Firiki is not easily damaged by the sun. It can be recognized by …
This exceptional Greek delicacy, which was first referenced in writing in 1668, is made from whole roe of the gray mullet. The fish are caught in the shallow waters of the lagoons of Messolongi-Etolikos, Kleisova and Bouka between the estuaries of the Aheloos and Evinos rivers in western Greece. The production of this so-called ‘Greek caviar’ takes …
This meat is taken from goat kids raised in Larissa prefecture that are 30 to 55 days old and weigh between 5.5 and 9.0kg. The name katsikaki Elassonas can only be used if both parents come from the indigenous Capra prisca breed (or cross-breeds of this breed with males of the skopelos breed) that have lived in the aforementioned area for at least …
These dried grapes (sultanas) are produced exclusively from Sultanina grapes. This variety replaced the local Cretan varieties of grapes in the early 20th century, when refugees from Asia Minor arrived and began cultivating Sultanina grapes using their traditional skills and knowledge. Due to the island’s low level of precipitation and long hours of sunshine in July and …
The Greek island of Alonnisos is renowned for its excellent tuna known as tonos Alonnisou. The fish is sourced from the waters of the Aegean Sea surrounding the island by local fishermen, and it mainly consists of white albacore (alalunga) and yellowfin tuna. Immediately after it’s been caught, the tuna goes through a process of …
Mila Zagoras Piliou are apples obtained from the Starking Delicious variety in Zagora, Makrirahi and Pouriou on the eastern side of Pilios. The systematic cultivation of these apples started in the 1960s under the supervision of the Zagora Agricultural Cooperative. They owe their distinctive characteristics to high altitudes where they are grown, special weather conditions and the use …
Ingredients 2 pork chops 2 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves skin-on and bashed ½ lemon cut into wedges 30g butter 2 thyme sprigs For the Jersey Royal & broad bean smash 300g Jersey Royal potatoes scrubbed but not peeled 1 mint sprig 250g podded broad beans 4 spring onions finely sliced pinch of dried …
Ingredients 225ml vegetable oil plus extra for the tins 300g self-raising flour ½ tsp baking powder 300g golden caster sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 2 cardamom pods cracked open and seeds finely crushed whole nutmeg for grating 2 very ripe bananas mashed 3 medium eggs beaten 150g pineapple chunks from a can, drained and chopped …
