Traditions Archives - Kouzounas Kitchen https://kouzounaskitchen.com/tag/traditions/ "Let your taste buds say OPA" Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:04:51 +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 Traditions Archives - Kouzounas Kitchen https://kouzounaskitchen.com/tag/traditions/ 32 32 246072276 Saturday’s Food For Thought: Fun Greek Facts https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2014/05/17/saturdays-food-for-thought-fun-greek-facts/ https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2014/05/17/saturdays-food-for-thought-fun-greek-facts/#comments Sun, 18 May 2014 05:17:36 +0000 http://kouzounaskitchen.com/?p=14999   Saturday’s Food For Thought: Fun Greek Facts Greeks consume more olive oil per capita than any other group of people.  Ancient Greeks ate dinner while lying on their sides. The majority of ancient Greek people made their living from farming. Making wine was done by treading and kept in jars to ferment. Olives were...

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]]> https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2014/05/17/saturdays-food-for-thought-fun-greek-facts/feed/ 4 14999 New Video On Youtube!! https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2014/03/04/new-video-on-youtube/ https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2014/03/04/new-video-on-youtube/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:17:57 +0000 http://kouzounaskitchen.com/?p=13397 I am very excited to announce that I posted our first video on YouTube. I would love to share this with all my WordPress friends, and viewers. The video is on Lagana Bread recipe, and this bread is made once a year on Clean Monday, at the start of Lent. Enjoy this video and please...

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]]> https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2014/03/04/new-video-on-youtube/feed/ 6 13397 Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2014/03/03/kathara-deftera-clean-monday/ https://kouzounaskitchen.com/2014/03/03/kathara-deftera-clean-monday/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:32:22 +0000 http://kouzounaskitchen.com/?p=13377 LET’S GO FLY A KITE! Kathara Deftera, also known as Clean Monday, marks the beginning of Lent in Greek Orthodox tradition. Celebrated with outdoor festivities, family gatherings, and a variety of plant-based dishes, it is a day of renewal and reflection. A highlight of the day is flying kites in Filopappou Hill, where locals gather...

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