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A journey around Christmas and two New Year’s Eves in 15 days
Macedonia is “the land of the holidays”. Citizens of this small Balkan country love to celebrate with friends and family in a lively atmosphere round full tables. With about twenty public and religious...
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CARROT CREAM SOUP – FROM BRITAIN AND INDIA VIA GREECE!
Lessons learned by Greek students in British-Indian cuisine Several decades of living and studying in the U.K. has left an indelible mark to many generations of Greeks. Of course, the omnipresent...
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HRISTOPSOMO – Greek Christmas Bread
This round bread is indispensable at Christmas lunch, the most important meal of Christmas Day in Greece.Often you’ll find it topped by a B-shaped sign, which symbolizes the plough and whole walnuts...
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Mr Illy talks espresso and illycaffè
Andrea Illy: “The massive consolidation in the global coffee segment doesn’t worry us a bean” Andrea Illy: “The massive consolidation in the global coffee segment doesn’t worry us a bean” Elegant and...
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Food for the whole village – KESKEK
This tradition is on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage of Turkey. Several women from a small village in southeastern Turkey are singing songs around a huge stone mortar filled with grain....
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The Balkans are a fascinating gastronomic region – Balkon3 interview with...
“Eating only wholegrain cereal, some green leaves, drinking Evian water and running for 50 km a day. To hell with that! That’s not life” – Balkon3 interview with Zlatko Gall, a Croatian journalist,...
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SWEET AND BALKAN
A very basic sweet treat in the Balkans is common; mostly fruit (and vegetable or flower) can be turned into preserves when boiled in thick sugar syrup. It’s the same principle as jam but in this case...
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“Top Chef” Kevin Sbraga in Macedonia: Open your mind, there are ways to...
The U.S. Embassy hosted Bravo TV’s “Top Chef” winner Kevin Sbraga in Macedonia earlier this month. His visit was part of the U.S. Department of State’s Culinary Diplomacy Program. During his visit he...
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Great Beer masters revealed a unique exhibition of famous paintings
Art and Beer – A unique exhibition of Pivara Skopje The art of making beer is one of the most ancient endeavors of man. Any beer is made up of four ingredients: water, barley, hops and yeast. Despite...
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We all have a delicious cuisine but who eats the most?
Sometimes we argue whose dish musaka, sarma or baklava is, or whether it’s called doner or giro. In the end we come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter who invented them, what matters is they...
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Wintertime holiday season a la Greek
To some it is the need to escape for a while from the gloominess of winter and the increasing difficulties of everyday life. Others see it as a spiritual uplifting occasion and a return to...
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Easter in Greece
Highlights of the most important holiday of the year It is difficult to describe the intense feeling of the Greek Easter. There are socially apparent and publicly displayed alterations of mood (from...
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Macedonian chef cooks Viking food in Norway
Explore the culinary delights of the Viking food with chef Trajce Kralev from Sveti Nikole, Republic of Macedonia How did you come up with the idea to leave for Norway? It is not a country on the top...
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BOZA AND SALEP: BEST DRINKS FOR COLD WINTER NIGHTS
Boza and salep are traditional drinks with specific, familiar flavors. They do not require expensive advertisements and advertising agencies. Their customers are regular, and can’t wait for wintertime...
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It’s pepper time!
From prehistoric times to the present, people have been on the quest for spices and condiments which add that special taste and smell to their food. A quest that contributed to the integration of man...
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