Every Greek has a memory involving this dessert. It's a dessert associated with family celebrations and happiness. As far as I can remember, in the family the aunt that made the best karydopita, as I beleive it was her trademark dessert, was my grandfathers sister, our thia Koula. I remember visiting her often as a … Continue reading Karydopita
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Lamb Klephtiko
Lamb Klephtiko is a legendary Greek dish that at least dates back to the days of the Ottoman occupation of Greece. The klephts were Greek warriors who fought the Ottoman Turks to free Greece from 400 years of occupation, or “sklavia”, which we considered to be slavery. So that they would not be detected up … Continue reading Lamb Klephtiko
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