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In Greek cooking, many dishes, breads, salads, dressings, and sauces are flavored with a variety of herbs, greens, and spices unique to this country’s combination of tastes. Some of the most common are oregano, mint, dill, basil, cinnamon, cumin, and coriander. Many of the flavors combine well with olive oil and other particular items that have traditionally been a part of Greek cooking for hundreds of years. There can be a lot of citrus flavors,
Gathering herbs has been a Greek habit since ancient times, given their use as a raw material in medicine, perfumery, fabric painting and the kitchen.
For the Greeks, meze is a way of life: small plates with delicious appetizers, served with wine, ouzo or raki, enjoyed with friends in a festive, warm and cheerful atmosphere. The variety of meze is great, while the inspirational skills in its preparation unlimited!
Greek pastries are considered unique in that they achieve the unbelievable combination: that of indulgence and good health. Made from simple ingredients (fruit, honey, dried fruit, spices, olive oil and rarely butter, using methods and techniques that have passed down through generations and keep the natural properties of the ingredients almost unaltered, Greek pastries excite your taste buds.
The word cosmetics derives from the Greek "cosmetic art" (kosmetikē tekhnē), meaning "technique of dress and ornament". It shows that the history of herbal cosmetics in Greece began thousands of years ago and that the ancient Greeks considered them the tools to an art.
