Recipes by symposio

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	Imam Bayildi Recipe by symposio This is an easy recipe for Imam Bayildi - a Turkish dish, which has for a long time also been part of Greek cuisine. You need to use the long eggplants, not the round ones, and if you can get the striped eggplants, they are even better.IngredientsPreparationRemove the stems from theeggplants and deeply score each one 3 times…	1 vote 765 views
	24 Popular And Easy Greek Mezes And Side Dishes by symposio A meze is a small dish - an appetizer or side dish -and it is very popular here for people to eat a selection of these aslunch or dinner. More often than not they are accompanied by ouzo or tsipouro. There is something quite idyllic about sitting by the sea, listeningto the waves lapping onto the shore and nibbling at your mezes…	1 vote 2771 views
	How To Make Your Own Greek Filo (Phylo) Pastry by symposio A lot of Greek recipes - mainly the pies - use filo (phylo) pastry. You can buy this from the shops, but it's so much better if you can make it yourself. So in this post you can see how to do this. I've used the example of spinach pie (spanakopita) here, but the process applies for any other type of pie. You can see the full recipe…	1 vote 1136 views
	Greek Prawn Saganaki by symposio If you like seafood and/or prawns, then you'll love this dish! It can be served as a starter or a side dish and is actually quite filling. The Greek drink ouzo is used as is Greek feta cheese, but you should be able to obtain both of these quite easily wherever you live. It is served in the individual ceramic bowls you can see in the…	1 vote 611 views
	Greek Sweet Orange Pie (Portokalopita) by symposio A delicious, refreshing pie for the hot summer months! It can also be served warm, but I much prefer it cold. It can also be served with ice cream. Mmmm!IngredientsPreparationLeave the sheets of filo pastry out, separated and uncovered, to dry for a few hours.Crumble the sheets of filo.Put the olive oil and eggs in a mixing bowl and…	1 vote 535 views
	How To Make Corfu Tzitzibira (Ginger Beer) by symposio This is the recipe for Corfu Tzitzibira. When the British were on the island of Corfu in the first half of the 19th century, one of the things they introduced was ginger beer. After they left, it remained a traditional drink here and the name became tzitzibira.It's a delightfully refreshing drink in the hot summer and also extremely…	1 vote 248 views
	Greek Christmas Bread (Christopsomo) by symposio This is a traditional bread eaten at Christmas and right up to New Year. The name Christopsomo means Christ's Bread. We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and peace and happiness in 2012!IngredientsPreparationDissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water.Melt the butter and add the milk to it and then addthe salt, sugar, anise and…	1 vote 363 views
	Greek Panorama Triangles (Trigona tou Panoramatos) by symposio How to make 'Triangles' from Panorama. This sweet is absolutely delicious! It gets its name from the shape, obviously, and also from the fact that it is a speciality of a district just outside Thessaloniki called Panorama.Making them is rather time-consuming, but absolutely worth it. Whoever you serve with these will love you for it!…	2 votes 1 review 527 views
	20 Delicious Greek Pies You'll Just Love! by symposio Greeks love making pies! There are hundreds of different recipes, depending on the part of Greece and the ingredients. Most people outside Greece just know of Spinach Pie (Spanakopita) and Cheese Pie (Tiropita) but there are countless varieties of those two as well as many other different types.So we've put together a small list of 20…	1 vote 606 views
	Greek Taramosalata by symposio This is another dish that is traditionally eaten on Clean Monday at the beginning of Lent before Easter. It is also well-known worldwide. It is made from taramas, which is the fish roe from cod (mosy common) or carp. You may know Taramosalata as being bright pink in colour, but this is usually due to food colouring being added. It…	2 votes 677 views