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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Sri Lanka – Ayubowan! Part 1
From one island to another, I visited Sri Lanka recently and felt right at home being back on an island, after my experience of living in...
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Sri Lanka – Ayobuwan (Welcome) II
In my last post I left you with breakfast at the World Heritage Site of Sigiriya, where the sun tanned my skin and the climb drained me of energy!
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An Armenian-Greek Wedding in Athens
A very dear friend got married last year and I had the pleasure of being there and enjoying all the rituals. Now, as this was a private affair, please excuse the lack of pictures as I obviously do not want to post pictures of my friend’s special day, publicly, without informing her! 🙂
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The Lakkos Project -Old Heraklion
The island of Crete has 4 major cities and the one I live in, Heraklion, is its capital. So, like all capitals, it has a rather...
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Strawberry Fields are Forever
Strawberry fields are forever was possibly one of the strangest songs I had ever heard growing up and I could never understand why it was called...
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World Cup Recipes (part 1)
World Cup fever grips the world as we draw to the finals and like a true lover of this huge sporting event, I am already feeling...
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World Cup Recipes (Part 2) Finals
The finals have FINALLY arrived and I totally wish Croatia wins over France, simply due to the fact that I want to see a new team...
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Baishakhi Recipes 2018
I write a recipe column in Bangladesh’s English newspaper The Daily Star’s weekly magazine called Lifestyle. The recipes are mostly mine unless I choose to feature...
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