My Greek Odyssey is a landmark Television series that takes viewers to some of the most spectacular and unique islands in Greece. But don’t go thinking it’s just another travel show – This is far from the ordinary! My Greek Odyssey is centred around the charismatic and larger-than-life character of Peter Maneas. His story is […]
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Born and raised in the Sydney suburb of Bondi Junction to Kytherian Greek immigrants, my memories of living at home were of both my parents working at Grace Brothers Bondi Junction, and my mother working second and third jobs to give her three children whatever they needed to succeed in life. Until we were old […]
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Flavored with the flagship product of Chios, mastic, “masourakia” is a typical sweet of Chios that the locals would traditionally make for weddings, engagements, and other festive occasions. Chef Kyriako’s mother comes from the island so of course we had to make it! Ingredients 1 pack of filo pastry 150g butter For filling 400g Masticha […]
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Well, that’s a tough question. It depends on what you define as an island. For the sake of avoiding debate, lets just call it any landmass bigger than a few square meters, surrounded by water. If that’s the case, then we’re talking somewhere in the vicinity of 6,000 islands or islets, all dotted about the […]
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Sarmadakia or Dolmadakia are tiny handmade stuffed vine leaves that you can find it in many variations all over Greece. In Thassos and Northern Greece they make them small and with no minced meat in them. Truly mouthwatering! They’re definitely one of the most popular meze dishes in the country. Ingredients 250g vine leaves 400g […]
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With series three of My Greek Odyssey focussed on islands in the Dodecanese Group, I thought it might be a good idea to give you a little bit of background information about this part of the world. While the name might have you thinking there’s only ten islands there, that couldn’t be further from the […]
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When travelling through Greece, there’s a style of dining that you can’t miss, meze (meh-zeh). It’s the communal meal experience enjoyed with friends and family, where everyone sits around the table, laughing, debating, drinking and indulging in tasty morsels of food. It’s not hard to spend several hours, munching away as plate after plate is […]
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