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24 March 2018
Salt cod, called bakaliaros, is the fish most Greeks eat on March 25th. Discover how this ocean fish found its way to the Mediterranean and try some of the delicious dishes Greeks prepare with it.
12 March 2019
Salt cod, or bakaliaros pastos, is sometimes referred to as the fish of the mountains. Cod is not native to the Mediterranean, but to the North Sea and Atlantic. Itinerant merchants would travel inland to sell preserved (salted or air-dried) cod and the tradition of cooking it has remained constant to this day. It is eaten most most notably ...
24 March 2013
Try something new for March 25th, the day Greeks eat saltcod. This traditional dish from Santorini is one of the most unusual regional recipes for saltcod.
16 March 2012
Cod fritters are a classic on the Greek table throughout the year but especially celebrated on Palm Sunday and March 25th. Serve them with plenty of skordalia, the Greek garlic dip, and a simple green salad.
3 April 2023
This lemony fresh cod and chickpea stew will have you coming back for more and dipping great crusty sourdough bread into all the thick lemony pan juices! It’s filling, healthy, easy to make and nutritious, a great example of the many ways beans and legumes are used in the traditional Greek kitchen. It’s a recipe that is inspired by ...
16 August 2022
ABOUT HALKIDIKI OLIVES: Halkidiki, situated in Northern Greece, to the East of Thessaloniki, is among the northernmost growing regions for olives in Greece. The Halkidiki olive variety is a large, crunchy, fleshy green olive that has a pleasantly light bitterness to it. You can use any good green olive for this recipe.
20 July 2022
THE CHICKPEA-SPINACH CONNECTION Chickpeas and spinach cooked together are a combination found throughout the entire Mediterranean, in all traditions – Christian, Judaic, and Muslim. Indeed, here in Greece, there are a few very old recipes (chickpeas are, in fact, one of the oldest cultivated legumes, endemic, to the Eastern Mediterranean) from the traditions of the Romaniote Jews, who settled ...
29 September 2020
There are many simple one-pot fish stews and soups in the Mediterranean Diet, and the combination of fish and vegetables is a common one. Adding economical, seasonal vegetables to an expensive protein--fish—was one way to make a meal stretch farther.
15 May 2020
This is a perfect Mediterranean Diet recipe, replete with fish, veggies, extra virgin Greek olive oil and a twist! Raisins and salt cod have always made an easy pairing in the traditional cooking of the Peloponnese. Raisins used to be one of the region’s main commodities, and salt cod, while not of Greek origin, was once a very cheap ...
21 March 2018
Salt Cod, The Greek Mountain Fish I am writing this upon arrival back to Greece, landing on a grey March day, the latest in a string of chilly, wet days that have made it seem like spring will never come. I just finished an exhausting trip to the States, on and off airplanes between NY, Boston, and San Francisco, and ...
