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Skordalia or skordhalia or skorthalia (Greek: σκορδαλιά [skorðaˈʎa], also called αλιάδα, aliada/aliatha) is a thick purée in Greek cuisine, made of garlic in a base of potatoes, walnuts, almonds or liquid-soaked stale bread mixed with olive oil in to make a smooth emulsion, to which some vinegar is added.
Ancient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality for most, reflecting agricultural hardship, but a great diversity of ingredients was known, and wealthy Greeks were known to celebrate with elaborate meals and feasts. [1]: 95(129c)
The origins of agliata date to ancient Rome. [1] It has been described as a social-class crossover — typical peasant food also used by upper-class people. [2] The Venetian, a 14th-century cookbook, stated that agliata can be served "with all kinds of meat", [2] as reported by the Liber de Coquina, first published in the 13th century, where it is stated it can be used to "accompany any kind ...
Lagana (Greek: λαγάνα, from λάγανον [1]) is a Greek flatbread traditionally baked for Clean Monday, the first day of the Great Lent. Traditionally, it was prepared unleavened (without the yeast), but leavened lagana is nowadays more common. [2] It is typically flat, oval-shaped, with surface decorated by impressing fingertips. [3] [4]
The modern version of the dish was created by the Greek chef Nikolaos Tselementes in the 1920s Makálo (μακάλο) Various dishes (usually meatballs) with garlic sauce from the region of Macedonia. Mydia (μύδια) Mussels: Paidakia (παϊδάκια) Grilled lamb chops with lemon, oregano, salt and pepper. Pansetta (πανσέτα) Pork ...
Using large sheets of parchment paper, Stewart’s method requires wrapping the turkey entirely and then stapling the parchment paper shut. Then, toss that big bird in the oven, and when the ...
Tracta, tractum (Ancient Greek: τρακτὸς, τρακτόν), also called laganon, laganum, or lagana (Ancient Greek: λάγανον), was a kind of drawn out or rolled-out pastry dough in Roman [1] and Greek cuisines. What exactly it was is unclear: [2] "Latin tracta... appears to be a kind of pastry.
Garum is a fermented fish sauce that was used as a condiment [1] in the cuisines of Phoenicia, [2] ancient Greece, Rome, [3] Carthage and later Byzantium. Liquamen is a similar preparation, and at times they were synonymous. Although garum enjoyed its greatest popularity in the Western Mediterranean and the Roman world, it was earlier used by ...