History of Greek Food

With the autumn still in, quinces are in eating season….   And yes, I love quinces. Despite their declining in favour in modern times, I love their fine taste, the way they go into both savory and sweet dishes. Baked, cooked or poached they reveal a devine aroma and take a beautiful deep pink color.                                                
The [...]

According to our knowledge, the Minoans introduced the quince to Crete and Aegean from Near East; from there the fruit traveled to Greek mainland. The name of the first, common, Greek quince variety is kydonion melon, which implies the apple from Kydonia (Chania) of Crete. The kydonion melon is mentioned in Greek poetry of 6th [...]