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June's Recipe:
Péstrofes me Voútiro
(Trout with Butter)
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Ingredients:
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- 4 medium trout
- A little all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups / 300 g butter
- 8 sage leaves
- 1 scant cup / 200 ml dry white wine
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 bunch flat-leaved parsley, finely chopped
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
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Preparation:
Cut the trout along the underside, clean and
wash them thoroughly, and toss in the flour. Melt
the butter in a skillet, add the fish, and fry on
both sides until golden brown. Season with salt and
pepper, and place the sage leaves on top of the
fish. Add the white wine and leave the trout to
braise over a low heat until they are cooked. then
transfer them to a large plate, pour over the juice,
and garnish with the tomatoes, lemon slices, and
parsley.
Boiled potatoes and vegetables go well with this
dish.
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 Excerpts and Photography from:
Culinaria Greece
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June's Article: |
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Cretan Nutrition and the Mediterranean Diet |
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Herbs - Vegetables - Fruits
of Crete
EIGHT BASIC POINTS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
1. High
ratio of monounsaturates (olive oil) over saturated
lipids (butter, lard).
2. Moderate consumption of alcohol (1-2 glasses of
red wine / day).
3. Large consumption of greens / vegetables.
4. Large consumption of cereals (including whole
grain bread).
5. Large consumption of fruits.
6. Large consumption of herbs.
7. Low consumption of meat and related products.
8. Low consumption of milk and dairy products.
Individuals who abide by the above eight points are
considered to be proportionally closer to the
Mediterranean diet and a healthier living.
THE ANTIOXIDANT QUALITIES OF HERBS
- OLIVE OILS WITH HERBS -
Vegetable oils scented with herbs and spices were
extensively used in antiquity, but we have no
knowledge of their application in the kitchen. We do
know, however, that owing to their inherent
qualities, vegetable oils were used for body care.
Selected herbs were added to vegetable oils to lend
them valuable curative, styptic and antioxidant
qualities.
 During
the reign of Byzantine emperor Constantine "the
purple-born", lefist Cassianos Vassos is credited
with a number of recipes for scented olive oil. Some
of these recipes provide instructions for improving
medium and low quality olive oils with the addition
of aromatic herbs. For example, rancid olive oil
improves with the addition of dill and foul-smelling
olive oil with the addition of coriander or raisins.
A popular practice in the villages of the province
of Pediada, Crete, was to add 2-3 oregano sprigs in
the large earthenware jars used as olive oil
containers.
There has been a lot of research in the plant
kingdom for substances with antioxidant qualities,
particularly in herbs and aromatic plants, the main
sources of antioxidants. Independent investigation
results concur on the significant antioxidant
qualities of the rosemary and oregano.
In 1952 Chipault noted that consumption of salted
meat should be combined with infusions of rosemary,
sage and thyme. In addition, he claims that oregano
in mayonnaise offers excellent antioxidant
qualities. Modern research is under way by the
Aristotelian University with regard to the stability
of olive oils mixed with rosemary, oregano, garlic
and thyme.
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Do You Speak Greek? |
Did You Say Dance?
Come on my boy! And so begins perhaps some
of the most moving music ever written.
Zorba, a man for all seasons, for all
eternity, leads his English-born disciple,
whose knowledge lay mostly in his "damn
books". Slowly and serenely, the dancers
share a mood that is rarely experienced, as
the bouzouki weaves a majestic
tapestry. The pace quickens, the
πεννιές. become διπλοπεννιές
and soon there is a
frenzy of excitement that I have felt in few
works of music. Prokofiev's stirring
"Battle On Ice", written for Eisenstein's
epic Alexander Nevsky, comes to mind, as
does Beethoven's Wellington's Victory. But
why speak of battle? Because, dear
readers, that's what it's all about. The
χασάπικο in days of old was a war
dance.
It was adopted from an ancient shepherd
dance of the Macedonian-Thracian region,
and it became a training exercise for the
soldiers in the army of Alexander the
Great. The soldiers were prepared for
battle. Silently and stealthily they moved
as
they approached the enemy: signals were
transmitted by touch. Contact was made with
the foe, commands were shouted -the dance
gets faster. Presto, prestissimo, the
speed becomes almost unbearable, and only
the hardiest can endure. And finally,
victory.
The ancient name for the dance appears to
have been lost; συρτός is the only dance
found in the Greek inscriptions. The term
χασάπικο means, of course, "of a
butcher", from the Turkish kasap, a word of
Arabic origin. It is called by this name
because the butcher's guild of
Constantinople adopted it in the Byzantine
period.
In those days it was known as the
makellarion dance for μακελλάρης
was then the
word for "butcher", from the Latin
macellarius (or "meat seller"), itself from
the
Greek μάκελλον (or "enclosure"), a
word found in the Greek inscriptions some
years
after the birth of Christ. (Incidentally,
the macellarius shop in the Roman Empire
was called a taberna, which meant "something
covered" in general; the word τείνω,
which as early as Homer meant "to spread" as
of a covering, is also related to it,
as is the Latin tabula, meaning "plank",
where the English "table" comes from. The
Greek word ταβέρνα, meaning "inn",
comes from the Latin taberna, as does the
English "tavern". During the Turkish
occupation, the Janissaries (Christian
Greeks
who were taken from their parents and
trained to fight in the Turkish army), or
γενίτσαροι, from the Turkish
yeni-ceri. meaning "new (or young) army",
danced the
χασάπικο, as did the
αρναούτιδες or "Albanians", from the
Turkish arnaut, and the
dance called αρναούτικο. Over the
centuries, the dance separated into two
parts - a
slow and a fast (at about twice the speed);
the acceleration and the merging
disappeared, as did the frenetic coda. The
latter form is found throughout southern
Europe and the Near East. In Arabic it is
called Debka in Armenian, Soorch Bar; in
Ukranian, Arkhon; in Rumanian and in Hebrew,
llora: in Bulgarian. Kasapsko Oro and
in Yugoslavia, Kasapsko Kolo.
The fast version before the war, especially
in the United States, was called simply
χασάπικο. The only χασάπικο
that Lambelet chose to include in his famous
anthology,
published in Athens in J934, was marked
"allegro" in 2/4 time. It would be
ludicrous to consider this the slower
version. The refugees who survived the 1922
slaughter by the Turks brought with them a
slightly faster and liltier version than
the slow; this was called πολιτικό
χασάπικο, i.e., "of the city", meaning
of
course, Constantinople. (By the way, did you
know "Istanbul" comes from the phrase
εις την πόλιν, meaning "in (to) the
city"?) But songs were also being written in
the slow version during the years before the
war, by Dragatsis, Tountas,
Vamvakaris, Papaioannou - even Hiotis and
Tsitsanis wrote them. (Arhontissa was
first recorded in 1939). They were called
both (βαρύ) χασάπικα (according to
older
musicians) as well as ρεμπέτικα, the more
generic title, from ρεμπέτης, meaning
"vagabond", probably related to the Slavic
rebenok, meaning παλικάρι ("brave
young
man").
However, knowledgeable musicians
notwithstanding, I have yet to find one
record
pressed before the war that includes the
entry (βαρύ) χασάπικο to describe the
slower version of the dance, although
recordings marked ρεμπέτικα are legion.
Perhaps some of you readers have been more
successful. The music was regarded as
being solely for the lower classes - the
downtrodden and the disenchanted, the
drifter, the bum, even the fugitive from the
law - not unlike jazz in its early
days. Some old-timers tell me the dance was
done face to face with knives
brandished; others remember seeing the
dancers arm in arm (as it is done now),
sometimes wearing hats with raised brims; a
few tell me the participants were
pelted with eggs as they were acting in a
vulgar fashion. You or your father might
have a better recollection, as documentation
is virtually nonexistent.
The dance did not become popular in the
States until after the war, probably the
late forties. It was introduced in its
present from, but with many variations. The
slow version was depicted, at least on this
shore, as being a particular favorite
of the sailors of Piraeus, and thus it began
to be called ναυτικό (sometimes
ναύτικο), "the sailor's dance", from ναύτης,
meaning "sailor", a word used in the
Iliad, from ναυς. a "ship", where
we get the English "nautical" as well as
"nausea", as the latter meant "seasickness".
The word quickly lost its currency in
Greece (in fact, some swear they never heard
it) as the artistry of Tsitsanis,
Mitsakis, and later the triumvirate
Hatzidakis, Theodorakis and Xarchakos, began
composing fantastic music with lovely words.
The dance became sanctified.
It is now called simply χασάπικο, and it
often does accelerate to a crescendo, not
unlike its worthy ancestors. A variation has
been dubbed συρτάκι, which,
somewhat
paradoxically, means "little syrtos". The
faster version became known as
χασαποσέρβικο, that is "Serbian"
χασάπικο, and indeed some
authorities (e.g.
Petropoulos) do contend that the faster
version is probably of Slavic origin. In
the United States, however, many
Greek-Americans still retain the older
names, much
to the chagrin of native-born Greeks. But
whatever it is called, the flowering of
this musical expression has been acclaimed
around the world, and the Greeks now
have a laic music to be truly proud of and
to call their very own, like jazz in
America.
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Featured Destination: Islands of the Saronic & Argolic Gulf - Salamis (part
1 of 5) |
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The islands of the Saronic
and Argolic gulf are located between the northeast
shores of the Peloponnese and the west coast of Attica,
being referred to as the islands of the Argosaronic gulf
for brevity. They are Salamis, Aegina, Hydra, Poros, and
Spetses, all of which attract a considerable number of
visitors, especially at weekends and during the summer
months. There are several boats a day from Piraeus as
well as from the Argolid, most convenient for those
visitors wishing to spend a few hours of peace and quiet
in their soothing environment.
The main features of all these islands are their pretty
villages, delightful beaches, dazzling white houses
retaining elements of vernacular architecture and narrow
cobbled streets. Their past is rich in mythological and
historical tradition, intimately associated with the
sea. Yet each has a personally distinctly its own.
Salamis - at the entrance to the gulf of Elefsis - is
renowned for the epoch-making naval battle (480 BC),
between the Greeks and Persians. Aegina, with its
ancient nautical tradition, first capital of the
newly-established Greek state, has idyllic beaches and
many monuments. Poros, in antiquity the island of
Poseidon, is famed for its verdant vegetation. Spetses
combines its special place in Modern Greek history, on
account of its illustrious maritime tradition and past
glory, with its old world tranquility and golden sands.
Hydra, equally famous for its prowess in seafaring, with
its impressive mansions attesting its former prosperity,
also has a unique terrain.
 GEOGRAPHY
Situated in the gulf of Eleusis (Elefsis), 95 sq. km. in
area, length of coastline 104 km. population 28,574.
Capital Salamina (Koulouri). There are connections
between the island and Piraeus but most of the car and
passenger ferries ply the route from Perama to Paloukia
(the island's harbour), from 05.00 hours until midnight
every day. There are smaller harbours in the south and
ast of the island, Selinia, Kaki Vigla and Peristeria.
Salamis is a rather flat island with a few mountainous
eminences (highest peak Mavrovouni, 365 m. a.s.l.) and
the population is mainly engaged in agriculture and
seafaring. Since it is so near Athens, Salamis is
popular with visitors, especially at the weekends, who
mainly congregate on the south side of the island.
HISTORY According to mythological tradition the
island was named after the nymph Salamis. From the
ancient sources it is known to have participated in the
Trojan War and, in historical times, was a bone of
contention between the Athenians and Megarites. the most
famous event in its historic past was the naval battle
fought in its waters in 480 BC, between the Greeks and
the Persians Wars and Greece's independence.
 SIGHTS-MONUMENTS
In the small Archaeological Museum at Salamina, the main town, finds associated with
the island's past, going back to Mycenaean times, can be
seen. From Salamina one can visit various other parts of
the island, such as the Phaneromeni Monastery, about 6
km. away on the northwest coast, which attracts many
pilgrims. The tiny church preserved within the monastery
is actually the original building, founded in the 11th
century. The present katholikon, built in the 18th
century, houses several valuable icons. The Monastery of
St. Nicholas, also of 18th century date, on the west
coast near Moulki and the Byzantine chapel of St. John
Kalyvitis. This village is also known as Aianteio, since
it is the location of the city of Aiantas, hero of the
Trojan War. On the northeast side, at Ambelakia, there
are some traces of the Classical acropolis, for the
island's capital was evidently in this area in those
days. Most visitors converge on Moulki in the west,
Ambelakia in the east and Selinia, the leading summer
resort. There are refueling facilities for boats in the
harbour, as well as some hotels for the accommodation of
visitors.
Next month:
The Islands of the Saronic and Argolic Gulf, Part 2 -
Aegina
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June
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2nd Tuesday after Pentecost
Justin the Philosopher & Martyr and his Companions
Pyrros the Hieromartyr
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2nd Wednesday after Pentecost
Nikephoros the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
Erasmos of Ochrid & his Companion Martyrs
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2nd Thursday after Pentecost
Lucillian of Byzantium, 4 martyred Youths & Paula the Virgin
Athanasios the Wonderworker
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Metrophanes, 1st Patriarch of Constantinople
Mary & Martha, the sisters of Lazarus
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2nd Saturday after Pentecost
Dorotheos the Holy Martyr, Bishop of Tyre
Holy Martyrs Nicandrus, Gorgus and Apollonus and those with them
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2nd Sunday of Matthew
Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery
Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt
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3rd Monday after Pentecost
Theodotos, Bishop of Ankyra
Our Righteous Father Panagis (Paisios) Basias
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Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander
Kalliope the Martyr
Melania the Righteous
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3rd Wednesday after Pentecost
Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria
3 Virgin-martyrs of Chios
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3rd Thursday after Pentecost
Alexander & Antonina the Martyrs
Timothy, Bishop of Proussa
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3rd Friday after Pentecost
Bartholomew and Barnabas the Holy Apostles
Revelation of the Hymn Axion Estin to a monk on Mt. Athos by the Archangel Gabriel
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3rd Saturday after Pentecost
Onouphrios the Great
Peter the Athonite
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3rd Sunday of Matthew
Akylina the Martyr of Syria
Triphyllos the Bishop of Nicosia
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Elisha the Prophet
Methodios the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
Cyril, Bishop of Gortyna
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4th Tuesday after Pentecost
Amos the Prophet
Our Righteous Father Hieronymus
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4th Wednesday after Pentecost
Tychon the Wonderworker
40 Martyrs of Rome
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4th Thursday after Pentecost
Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens
Manuel, Sabel, & Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia
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4th Friday after Pentecost
Leontios, Hypatios, & Theodoulos the Martyrs of Syria
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Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle & Brother of Our Lord
Holy Martyr Zosima
Our Righteous Father Zenonus
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4th Sunday of Matthew
Methodios the Martyr, Bishop of Olympus
Kallistos I, Patriarch of Constantinople
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5th Monday after Pentecost
Julian the Martyr of Tarsus
Terentios, Bishop of Iconium
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5th Tuesday after Pentecost
Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata
Zenon the Martyr & his servant Zenas of Philadelphia
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5th Wednesday after Pentecost
Agrippina the Martyr of Rome
Holy Martyrs Aristocleus the Priest, Demetrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Reader
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Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist
St. Elizabeth, Mother of the Forerunner
Panagiotis the New Martyr
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5th Friday after Pentecost
Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Foreunner John the Baptist
Prokopios the New Martyr
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5th Saturday after Pentecost
David the Righteous of Thessalonika
Appearance of the Icon of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin
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5th Sunday of Matthew
Sampson the Innkeeper of Constantinople
Joanna the Myrrhbearer
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6th Monday after Pentecost
Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries
Pappias the Martyr
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Peter and Paul, the Holy Apostles
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Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles: Peter, Andrew, James & John the sons of Zebedee, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude the brother of James, Simon & Matthias
Michael the New Martyr of Athens
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