“Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes” is a Latin phrase that means “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts” The words, from Virgil’s epic The Aeneid, that were uttered by a Trojan, but would anyone in their right mind send away the bearer of gourmet gifts from Greece? Probably not!
For now, travel to Greece is difficult but there is a shortcut way to bring the flavours and and scents of Hellas to Australia. Grecian Purveyor, Australia’s purveyor of finest Greek foods, offers a way out of this difficulty with its range of Christmas hampers that feature some of the best that Greece has to offer as a gift to others or to your family.
“2020 wasn’t the year that we were able to travel to Greece, so let’s finish the year with some armchair travel via our taste buds with those luxurious gourmet Christmas hampers curated with Greece’s finest,” said William Dachris of Grecian Purveyor .
He said every item that is selected for the Christmas hampers has been handpicked from every corner of Greece “…from places that we love and have been to, or places that we never have heard of before”.
The selections are mouth-watering as they are also redolent of the best produce that Greece has to offer.
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Mr Dachris said there were four different types of hampers to choose from ranging in theme from “the Authentic one, to mothers’ favourite the Grecian De Lux Gourmet Hamper, the Grecian Masterchef Gourmet Hamper for all the cooking lovers and the Grecian Connoisseur Hamper for those with the most discerning tastes”.
The produce sourced for the Christmas hampers includes: Santorini’s best Assyrtiko wine, Kalamata’s artisan extra virgin olive oil, Chios’ mastiha liqueur, Epirus’ mountain tea, Florina’s Xinomavro red wine, truffles from Chalkidiki’s mountains, Messolonghi’s natural sea salts, or pure Greek honey from the islands of Evia and Crete.”
There is a range of other products that are available on the Grecian Purveyor website that include individual products and gift sets, as well as cookery books.
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