Sweet acorn tomatoes (spoon sweet cherry tomato–“acorn”)
The “sweet acorns” are cherry tomatoes. The name “acorn” refers to the shape of the fruit, while the word “sweet” describes their taste, as in the case of the cherry tomato. The acorn cherry tomatoes…
Kakavia (Fisherman’s Fish Soup)
Kakavia was the food of the fishermen whenever they stopped, either to rest or to take shelter from sudden bad weather. The etymology of the word comes from “kakavi,” the bronze cauldron, and “…
Myzithra Halva (Halva with Myzithra)
A different kind of halva, with a different kind of “trahanas” made from mizithra cheese and flour. The recipe for mizithra halva was brought by the women of Smyrna. They considered it their “special…
Dried broad beans with tomato
The grandmothers on Ai Stratis used to call the island’s famous broad beans “nevrodetes” (“nerve-binders”), because, whether fresh in spring or dried in winter, they “hold you up.” The special…