Apricots Spoon Sweet

The aromatic and tasty apricots can be a special Summer spoon sweet. With a few exceptions the procedure of the spoon sweets is the same for all the fruits. Some they need more sugar than others or some extra pectine etc The main thing is that you need a good quality of fruits and in this case ripe but firm apricots. The apricot spoon sweet is one of those that in the past they used to soak them in pickling lime but the version I give you today is the classic one without any

Strawberries Spoon Sweet

After that huge article about the Greek "Spoon Sweets" it's time to give you some of the nicest recipes related to them. Lets start with the tasty strawberries and soon you'll get more of that

Beef with paprika and yoghurt

A tasty and lightly spiced beef recipe from up North Greece. You can substitute with veal or pork (thigh or shoulder)

Baby eggplants Spoon Sweet

When you were reading the relative article probably you got surprised when I mentioned that we use even vegetables to make Spoon Sweets!!! I don't blame you because it does sound unusual- still though we do use some vegetables and the taste is very interesting. Here we have the baby eggplant as the prime material for this spoon sweet and believe me it is worth the effort

Pork and chickpeas in tomato sauce flavoured with orange

Another traditional Winter time recipe with minor changes depending on the region it comes from

Spicy octopus braised with tomatoes

Another tasty dish with octopus, this time with a kick!