Recipes From Mani Archives - Kouzounas Kitchen https://kouzounaskitchen.com/category/recipes-from-mani/ "Let your taste buds say OPA" Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:26:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/kouzounaskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cropped-cropped-cropped-Kouzounas-Kitchen-Logo-1-Photoroom.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Recipes From Mani Archives - Kouzounas Kitchen https://kouzounaskitchen.com/category/recipes-from-mani/ 32 32 246072276 Maniati Food Week- Diples Recipe https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/07/maniati-food-week-diples-recipe/ https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/07/maniati-food-week-diples-recipe/#respond Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:26:50 +0000 https://kouzounaskitchen.com/?p=52200 Diples I saved the best recipes for last in our Maniati Food Week! When you’re in Mani, you’ll see these beautiful, delicious diples everywhere. But what are diples? They’re thin, crispy, rolled pastries that are fried until golden, dipped in warm citrus syrup, then drizzled with honey and topped with toasted walnuts and cinnamon. Yes,...

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]]> https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/07/maniati-food-week-diples-recipe/feed/ 0 52200 Maniatiki Salad with Orange & Smoked Pork https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/05/maniatiki-salad-with-orange-smoked-pork/ https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/05/maniatiki-salad-with-orange-smoked-pork/#respond Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:31:40 +0000 https://kouzounaskitchen.com/?p=52170 Maniati Food Week: Maniatiki Salad with Orange & Smoked Pork   What Makes Maniatiki Salad Unique So, what is one of the favorite fruits in Mani? Orange! You can find oranges in so many recipes, and I’ll admit…I may have secretly picked one from a main-street orange tree. But to be fair, it was still...

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]]> https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/05/maniatiki-salad-with-orange-smoked-pork/feed/ 0 52170 Maniati Food Week : Lakonian Lalagia Recipe https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/03/maniati-food-week-lakonia-lalagia-recipe/ https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/03/maniati-food-week-lakonia-lalagia-recipe/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:53:26 +0000 https://kouzounaskitchen.com/?p=52140 How’s it going? I can’t believe we’re already in December! It’s been tough adjusting back to California time again, but I think I’m finally getting back on track. Alright—time for our next Maniati recipe. As some of you may already know, this recipe is quite popular in my second cookbook, A Drop of Ladi &...

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]]> https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/03/maniati-food-week-lakonia-lalagia-recipe/feed/ 0 52140 Maniati Foods (Tsouchti) Pasta with Eggs https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/01/maniati-foods-tsouchti-pasta-with-eggs/ https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/01/maniati-foods-tsouchti-pasta-with-eggs/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:41:42 +0000 https://kouzounaskitchen.com/?p=52090 Kalo Mina! Hello December! About Mani I’m so happy I get to introduce my family’s own region of Greek food: Mani! Located in the southern part of the Peloponnese, roughly three hours south of Athens, it’s a place unlike any other. Mani is full of beautiful stone homes, historic towers, and endless stretches of wild...

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]]> https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2025/12/01/maniati-foods-tsouchti-pasta-with-eggs/feed/ 0 52090 Soutzoukakia Maniatiko Style Recipe https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2018/12/30/soutzoukakia-maniatiko-style/ https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2018/12/30/soutzoukakia-maniatiko-style/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2018 17:00:38 +0000 https://kouzounaskitchen.com/?p=23581 Maniati Food Week  One of my all-time favorite Greek comfort foods is soutzoukakia. Soutzoukakia are tender, melt-in-your-mouth meatballs simmered in a rich red-wine tomato sauce. The dish originated in the early 20th century in Smyrna, a region that was once part of Greece and is known today as Izmir in Turkey. Traditional soutzoukakia are seasoned...

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