Tag Archives: food

The Carnival season ended on Sunday evening, Monday morning Greeks sharpen knives and forks for the traditional Clean Monday meal with delicious lenten food. The Clean Monday lunch consists mainly of appetizers full of protein, yet no meat or chicken and no meat products like butter, eggs, cheese or sausages. …

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Famous British chef Nigella Lawson loves Greek Food. In her recent visit to the island of Mykonos, Lawson could not hide her excitement about Greek street food delicacies: Kokoretsi roll, made of  lamb intestines wrapped up in spicy offal and grilled. She described it as “an offal-lover’s dream.” Souvlaki with wrapped …

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Despite the economic crisis and the impoverishment of millions of Greeks, prices for consumer goods and services remained high also in 2017. According to a Eurostat report issued on Friday Though Greece slipped to 24th place on the list of the wealthiest countries in the European Union in 2017 from …

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Food, water and basic needs items are being collected at the Municipality Shop of Nea Makri, Marathonos Leoforos/Avenue 104. Who ever wants to offer the above mentioned items, can do it the Municipality Shop. These items for the citizens hit by the fires, who can go to the shop and …

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The Greek annual inflation rate grew 0.6 pct in May this year, after a zero change in April, and an 1.2 pct rise in May 2017, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday. The statistics service, in a monthly report, attributed this development in the consumer price index to price …

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2018 is witnessing an influx of new flavors invigorate the taste buds as imaginative chefs, aspirational start-ups, and a competitive established market vies for your attention. But consumers aren’t just wary of cost, our appetites increasingly whet by originality, convenience and, importantly, a more health-conscious approach to our diets. That’s …

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New customs?…. Tourists walked into a restaurant on an island bringing their own food. When the waitress approached them, they ordered just water! According to local media, a group of tourists walked into a restaurant in Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete on Tuesday. They sat at a table, …

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350 dogs at the municipality shelter of Preveza are at risk of starvation, local animal welfare organizations have denounced. “The dog food has not be supplied in time, the dogs are at risk to starve, volunteers have nothing to feed the dogs with,” local organization “Intervention for the animals – …

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A group called “Black and Greek Commanders” claims that they have poisoned several drink and food items and will put them on supermarket shelves. In an announcement posted on a anti-authoritarian website on Tuesday morning, the group claims it has poisoned the items with hydrochloric acid and will put back …

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The Municipality of Mandra in West Attica has issued a call for help for the flood victims. Food, drinking water, medicine, clothing and footwear but also sleeping bags and blankets are needed for the thousands of families affected by the floods, exposed in cold and decreasing temperatures in houses and …

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A Greek food festival in Athens: Delicious Greek flavors, a festive atmosphere. More than 100 selected Greek small producers with their best products. Famous chefs, workshops and cooking lessons. Taste and shopping.  Contests with gifts. Jazz and Swing. Activities for kids. May 5-7 2017 in the venue of Technopolis of …

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In crisis-hit Greece, some people suffer silently. In the empty four walls of their homes, isolated from the society, the poverty victims feel the pain of the unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Their plight is revealed the moment things have reached bottom. The drama of a family was exposed when one of …

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Austrian authorities would not have to provide food and accommodation to migrants who are denied asylum and refuse to leave the country, under a draft law approved by the government Tuesday. The bill aims at encouraging asylum seekers to leave voluntarily. “The first thing is basically that they don’t get anything from the …

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As if it was not enough that supermarket prices get higher each and every week, now new Value Added Tax hikes will skyrocket thousands of products – food items not excluded – and services making daily life even more expensive. According to a proposal made by the Greek government to …

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Now I am really angry! My face has turned red and grey smoke comes out of my ears and nostrils. My blood pressure has skyrocketed and I walk up and down in my flat like a maniac. I am about to explode – literally. But before that, I plan a …

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More than 40,000 food items are been sold with a poisonous 10% Value Added Tax hike as of today and expect to burden the average Greek household with at least 55 euro per month.Beef, coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, sugar, oils – except olive oil, ice-creams, chocolates, but also condoms and …

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The coalition government submitted a draft legislation to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Greece. The measures will benefit impoverished households unable to access to three basic goods: electricity, housing and food. The draft contains measures among others for free electricity, rent- and food allowances. But also free access to health …

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I am so glad that somebody sat down and summarized what KTG has been reporting about for the last three years. Τhat is all the reporting about taxes and more taxes, and regular and emergency taxes that become permanent taxes. Not to forget the social security contributions and the income …

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When a picture says 1,000 words, no further explanation is needed. However many times there is an interesting background. The picture below shows a young boy digging in a garbage bin in Heraklio, Crete. It was not clear who shot the picture but a school yard fence seems close. Neither …

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A law suit has been filed against against Deputy Mayor of Heraclea in Serres, Northern Greece, who allegedly stole large quantities of food destined for needy. However his aim was not the personal consumption but the distribution of these food items to those picked up by the elected local politicians. …

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