When we’ve come together to the US for the first time, Warsaw’s ethnic cuisine was still mostly restricted to kiosks with pseudo-Vietnamese fast-food. It was also the time when sushi was just coming into fashion. Coming here,…
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Pawpaw – a forgotten tropical fruit in the middle of America
It’s a mild, sunny September Sunday, when our friend, Connor, takes us for a trip at the border of Maryland and West Virginia. The goal is to look for wild pawpaw fruit (and no, this…
Alternative Crete — farmers cooperative and the best olive oil in the world
Something good may come out of any crisis, and the one troubling Greece now is no exception. Our Cretan hosts, socially-aware activists and lovers of good food, decided to start a food cooperative in reaction…
Horta hunters – Greek weed-eaters and foragers
What was the most interesting in Greece for a nature-lover and cook with pharmaceutical diploma and an affinity for herbs? Horta! It’s a a catch-all phrase that encompasses all kinds of edible greens that can…
Cretan Delight – How we collected and prepared snails the Greek way
If you want to try traditional Cretan food, snails will be on the menu. When the weather’s cool and wet, they can be found everywhere. We saw them every day, not only on our eco-lettuce and cabbage:…
On how we celebrated Greek Easter
Greek dishes are often plant-based and very varied, but come Easter, the most important celebration of the year, the exact opposite becomes true. The Easter menu boils (or, in fact, roasts) down to one thing only:…
Mulberry shake
The citrus season on Crete is slowly coming to an end. Now it’s time for despola (loquat) and mulberries. The only previous encounter we had with mulberries happened in Vang Vieng in Laos. There, they were…
Greek Lent, or when moussaka and tzatziki are a no-no
Isn’t it interesting how humanity introduces limitations or bans and then immediately gives in to its hedonistic nature and breaks them, finds a way around them or submits to the cravings as soon as the…
Citrus love
Some dream of riches, others of world domination. I am happy with moving from place to place with walks out of the house to pick something edible in between. Preferably my beloved fruit. A quick trip to…
Greek “spoon sweets” – a recipe for bitter oranges in sweet syrup
The first time we’ve tried these in Cyprus, from where I’ve also brought a jar of heavenly walnuts. They were made using whole, green, young nuts, whose shells hadn’t hardened yet. “Spoon sweets” (γλυκό του…