Importing dairy products from Greece into Australia is no easy feat, which is reflected in the numbers. The export of Greek dairy products to Australia was extremely limited from 2010 …

Over the years, Ikaria has gained notoriety around the globe as a Blue Zone, dubbed by Dan Buettner, one of the places in the world where people ‘forget to die’. …

Over the last decade, Assyrtiko from Santorini has gained great acclaim in the world of wine, and this has contributed significantly to the fame Greece has acquired as an emerging …

This recipe isn’t one that is normally done by quantities but by the eye. It means a lot to me as I, alongside my two younger brothers, used to eat …

New Year’s Day, also the feast day of St Basil, is a special day on the Greek calendar. Not only does it signal the start of a new year, it …

Kourabiedes first appeared in Persia in the 7th century shortly after the use of sugar became relatively common in the area, with the word kourabie derived from the Iranian and …

The word melomakarona is a compound word meaning honey (meli) and blessed honouring of the dead (makaria). They are a traditional egg-shaped dessert prepared during the Christmas holiday season, however …

Christopsomo means ‘Christ’s Bread’. Made a few days before Christmas, the sacred tradition dates back hundreds of years. Legend says that preparing this bread as a Christmas treat is linked …

Greeks don’t do eggnog for Christmas, but why do Anglo tourists drink this yellow-cream Yuletide drink? What are the roots of it? How did the drink and the Christmas holiday …

The word melomakarona is a compound word meaning honey (meli) and blessed honouring of the dead (makaria). They are a traditional egg-shaped dessert prepared during the Christmas holiday season, however …