Pastries
Turkish chefs savor sweet success with world record baklava
A group of chefs in Turkey claimed a world record for the largest baklava on March 22 with a giant tray of the pastry dessert weighing over half a ton.
Lidl says sorry for removing crosses from Greek churches on packaging
Supermarket chain Lidl has apologized for airbrushing Christian crosses out of images of the Greek island of Santorini on some of its food packaging, after being hit by criticism on social media.
78-meter-long künefe dessert eaten in 20 minutes in Turkey's Hatay
A 78-meter-long künefe dessert was prepared on July 23 for an event held to commemorate the 78th year the southern border province of Hatay, the dessert's homeland, joined Turkey.
Some 1.5 tons of the heavy dessert was eaten in 20 minutes by participants.
İzmir's Judeo-Spanish pastry boyoz to open up beyond borders
A band plays lively music on İzmir's Kıbrıs Şehitleri Street, a smaller version of Istanbul's İstiklal, in front of the Alsancak Bakery.
'Neighborhood spirit' against polarization
The title is surprising, but it comes from a column printed in the United States. The U.S. is suffering to a certain extent from the issue of political polarization on the street - the kinds of which we are unfortunately very familiar with. The column in the New Yorker magazine asked this question "You have a Clinton sign on your lawn. He has a Trump sign on his. Can you get along?"
- Read more about 'Neighborhood spirit' against polarization
- Log in to post comments
Whole-wheat cinnamon rolls with insanely fragrant glaze
Love to –roll– you, baby! Everything you crave in a cinnamon roll, in a more spicy and fragrant version! Remember: whole-wheat flour adds a healthy dimension to these beautiful rolls…
Serves: 8 Preparation time: 25′ + 1:30h waiting Bakes in: 20′ Ready in: 45′
Ingredients
Cream cheese filo rolls with honey, cinnamon and walnuts
The perfect nibble! These crispy bites drizzled with a rich, sweet syrup add a taste of Greece to any tea party or coffee break…
Serves: 24 Preparation time: 20m Cooks in: 15m Ready in: 35m
Galaktoboureko with kataifi
Different dough gives the traditional Greek sweet a different texture.
Serves: 1 full dish of 36 cm in diameter Preparation time: 20m Cooks in: 55m Ready in: 1h 15m
An alternative to the classic recipe using different filo pastry. Kataifi dough gives the sweet a different texture.
- Read more about Galaktoboureko with kataifi
- Log in to post comments
Baklava, the favorite pastry for Turkish feasts
Baklava is one of the most popular sweets in Turkey, as well as in the Middle East and Balkan countries, and seduces locals and tourists alikeThe cuisine of Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep earned praise in December 2015, as it was added to UNESCO's list of "The Creative Cities Network" on gastronomy, a network that launched in 2004 and comprises 116 cities worldwide.
- Read more about Baklava, the favorite pastry for Turkish feasts
- Log in to post comments
Times study sends Greeks wild over cheese sex: Twitter buzzes with #tyropita!
The Times report to a reported study that found that Greek students sell their bodies for tyropita (a type of layered cheese puff pastry) went wild on social media even after professor Gregory Lazos denied the article.
Greeks viewed the erroneous reportage with good humor and without underestimating the value of the mouth-watering humble tyropita.
– Hi, I’d like a #tyropita.