History of Greek Food

On 26th of July, there was the religious feast (panygyri) of Aghia Paraskevi, the patron Saint of the eyes, in the village Karano (Crete). As usual, panygiri started in the morning with a church service and  ended just before noon. 

A common meal with enjoyable food followed the Liturgy: free range chicken cooked with olive oil, lemon juice and flavored with [...]

The panygyria (plural: panygyria, sing.: panygyri) are religious festivals honoring the Saint to whom the church is dedicated. In Greece, a festival, either private or public, without food is unthinkable. Thus every panygyri continues after the Church service with celebratory meals and in many cases with music and dance. In the past the panygyria were [...]