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tastes of Pelion are relative with its nature. Famous
is the pilioritic bean-soup, that you can find in the
whole of Pelion and especialy in Hania. Special taste
has spetzofai, which is cooked with green peppers and
local sauceges. Delicious and popular is the pilioritic
boiled goat.
Strange salads from
Pelion's rich vegetation are tsitsiravla, vergia and
kritama, that are found only in Pelion.
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Spetzofai
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The
direct contact with the clean and deep waters of Aegean
Sea would have been impossible not to influence the gastronomic
customs of Pelion's inhabitants. So, you meet a great
variety of fish (almost any kind that exists in Greece;
from sardines till swordfish),
shells and other sea animals, cooked in the oven, fried
or grilled. ( It would be good to avoid eating swowrdfish
because it faces the threat of extinction.) |
There are
two main drinks in the pilioritic meal: the red wine ("strawberry")
and tsipouro. Almost every family makes wine out of local
red grapes ("stawberry" variety). Tsipouro is made
by boiling the grapes that rest (the so called "tsipoura")
and adding anise. Some makers add figs as well.
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As
desert the pilioritic housewives
make syrup sweets ("glyko koutaliou") with any
fruit of the area (cherry, fig, apple, lemon, orange etc.)
boiling it with sugar and water. Do not forget to taste
the famous baklavas and nuts-pie based on walnuts with
syrup. |
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Glyko
koutaliou
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