Harvesting Olives in Crete was much more of a work out than I had expected but the mountains, the breeze and the 100% organic lunch made it the perfect way to spend a weekend in the country side of Crete!
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Open market day in Heraklion, Crete
When I first moved to Heraklion, coming from a vibrant culture of going to open markets where vegetables are sold in little makeshift stalls by vendors...
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Kafenio: the Magic of Greek Coffee Shops
When I first came to Crete last year and was going around different villages for my thesis on the carob, I often noticed the older men...
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Grape Harvest in Crete
I followed picking of grapes to my list of farming activities after olive harvesting and this was a walk in the park, considering that the grape vines matched my height and were just lying docilely waiting to be picked 🙂
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Easter in Corfu
Gerald Durrell’s Corfu: A Greek Easter & Seasonal Kumquats I wanted to visit Corfu eversince I read Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals which was...
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Easter 2018 in Crete: Philoxenia Supreme
“Christos Anesti!” “Alithos Anesti”! Those are the two phrases I learnt as Easter approached because I didnt want to be the odd one out not knowing...
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Carob in Crete: Cup Cakes
The carob bean trade started around the 4th century BCE, making it one of the most sought after products around the Mediterranean. This pod which resembles a...
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Heritage Foods and Portokalopita (part 1)
I conducted a workshop on heritage foods in Ioaninna, Greece and had the most enthusiastic group of people, who made maps of heritage food, came back to cook the next day and generally absorbed the concept of food as heritage 🙂
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Heritage food and Bobota – Corn Bread for the Poor (Part 2)
Bobota told a story from when Greece was going through the pre WWII, depression era and food was scarce. We struggled to finish our helpings as the bobota spoke to us of the desperation of those times, while its bland, crumbly flavours made us reflect on our decision to make it.
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Prickly Pears
If you have ever shopped for Prickly Pears then you would know the agony of touching them with your bare hands then coming back home and...
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