Snow-white truffles "mandarinato"

A cute and delicious little sweet with the fresh aroma of the mandarines which will be a great treat to your guests or a very nice gift for Christmas or any other occasion. Mandarines are very popular in Greece and one of the most bought Winter time fruit. Try to get unwaxed mandarines so to get most of the flavour and the aroma

Classic rice pilaf flavoured with zafora

"Zafora" is the greek word for the "saffron" and the best quality comes from the area of Kozani in Northern Greece. I have said before a few things about Greek saffron and how important has become again in the Greek cuisine. Here today we have a nice and simple rice pilaf but full of taste and aroma thanks to this precious spice. You can serve the dish accompanying roast or braised meat, poultry and even fish. This version of the dish is an idea of Mrs V. Alexiadou, one of the most popular Greek chefs

Pork fillet with pasta, sundried tomatoes and anthotyro cheese

The idea maybe is not as traditional as other Greek recipes in the blog but most of the ingredients definitely are. Normally we would use the long version of "hylopites". A special type of pasta which is very popular in Greece and resembles a lot the italian "tagliatelle". A delicious recipe which will keep yours and your guests' interest high until the last bite

Shrimps in ouzo and saffron sauce

This is a delicious dish which you can serve as a meze along with ouzo or tsipouro but it can also be served as a main dish along with steamed potatoes or plain rice pilaf

Little savoury pies with nettles, spearmint and myzithra cheese

Home made phyllo for these little traditional pies makes them even more delicious. Little pies like these are always welcomed at home since they can be served anytime and in any occasion or season. Nettles are not the most popular or common ingredient for pies in Greece but lately I discovered that there are actually many traditional recipes around Greece using this, not so famous, green

Classic yellow split peas mash (Greek Fava)

Traditional recipe from Santorini island where the best Greek fava beans (yellow split peas) can be found. It can be served as a meze along with other similar dishes and in Greece is, also, one of the favourite Lenten period delicacies