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Easter in Greece

Easter in Greece

Highlights of the most important holiday of the year It is difficult to describe the intense feeling of the Greek Easter. There are socially apparent and publicly displayed alterations of mood (from joyous to sad,... Easter eggs symbolizes Crucifixion

SWEET AND BALKAN

SWEET AND BALKAN

A very basic sweet treat in the Balkans is common; mostly fruit (and vegetable or flower) can be turned into preserves when boiled in thick sugar syrup. It’s the same principle as jam but in... a recipe from Chios for sour- cherry

Cradles – comfort and tradition

Cradles – comfort and tradition

A baby, a mother and a cradle… The cradle is the link in the divine communication between a baby and his mother. The story of the cradle began in the 1st century AD and is... a century old cradle

Fast, easy, traditional: potatoes and green tomatoes puree

If you love watching cooking channels, you must have noticed that their most popular shows are the ones presenting how to prepare quick, easy and simple meals with a few ingredients. It is understandable. Modern... Rich taste of poverty

Flija – irresistible traditional taste

Flija is one of the most favored dishes in Albanian cuisine. It takes only a few ingredients to make it, but this delicious dish depends on your baking skills so its preparation involves hard, painstaking...

Ozlem’s home made turkish delight-Lokum

Have you ever tried Turkish Delight? These delicately flavored, scrumptious sweets are one of Turkey’s hallmarks. They can be plain, sade, delicately flavored with fragrant rose water or dried fruits, nuts and desiccated coconut can be...

Malta – The Land of Wooden Balconies

Malta – The Land of Wooden Balconies

Balconies are not only open protuberant part of a house or a building that are used for having your morning coffee, a cigarette, a peek over the neighbour’s fence or taking out the laundry ....

Prayer Beads – “Chewing gum for the hands“

Prayer Beads – “Chewing gum for the hands“

Scientific research in the US has proved the benefits of carrying prayer beads -they alleviate anxiety, stress and normalize blood pressure. Prayer beads or prayer rope which have recently become a common accessory for men,...

Turkish Breakfast – “Kahvaltı”

Turkish Breakfast – “Kahvaltı”

According to nutritionists breakfast is the most important meal of the day and Turkey has restaurants specialized in serving breakfast so as to encourage people not to skip it. Visiting these restaurants with the whole...

Old Ramadan Bayram customs disappearing

Old Ramadan Bayram customs disappearing

Ramadan Bayram, the greatest of all Islamic holidays, is celebrated by Muslim believers round the world. After a month of fasting, during which the Islamic world abstained from food and drink each day from sunrise...

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