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Greece-Paradise of natural products
Athens-Capital of GreeceOlive tree-gift of goddess
Athena
Οlive oil-olives-natural olive soap
Olive oil- λάδι Soap from olive oil-σαπούνι
Feta-white cheese made by goat and sheep milk
feta- φέτα Greek salad-σαλάτα
Honey-beeswax candlesHoney is a popular natural product because of the rich greek flora with a high nutricious value- μέλι
Natural beeswax is ideal for making candles - κερί
Mastic tree-mastic productsMastic is an exclusive product of Chios,a greek island.It is the resin of the tree and its droplets are collected and used for sweets,gums ,cosmetics and medicine-μαστίχα
Vanilla or Mastic Submarine is a nugget of vanilla or mastic flavoured sugar paste dipped in a glass of cold water- γλυκό υποβρύχιο
Krokos Kozanis-Greek saffronKrokos Kozanis is a variety of saffron cultivated in the area called Kozani It is a purple flower and we use the red strings it has-κρόκος
Κrokos is used as a spice for the aroma and the golden colour that adds to food-κρόκος
Greek natural spongeThe natural soft bath sponge belong to animal kingdom and lives deep into the bottom of the sea of Kalymnos,a Greek island.
The living tissue is dried,washed and it becomes a soft,smooth,flexible sponge.In the old days people were diving into the sea wearing heavy metallic costumes to collect these sponges-σφουγγάρι
Grapes-wine-raisins-tsipouro-moustalevria-moustokouloura
Moustalevria is a traditional Greek kind of pudding made of grape must.Moustokouloura are cookies made of grape must
Raisins-(dried grapes)σταφίδες,tsipouro(a strong alcoholic drink)-τσίπουρο
Ouzo-traditional alcoholic drinkOuzo is an icy –cold drink made of grapes and it is flavoured with amise
We drink ouzo together with Greek mezedes
Spoon sweets,jams,loukoumi
We have a great variety of spoon sweets made of fruit.They are served in a spoon as a gesture of hospitality in Greece
Loukoumi is a jelly-like sweet usually cut into cubes and covered with icing sugar
Nuts-almonds,pistachio, dried figs, pasteli
We use nuts,almonds and pistachio in many recipes
Pasteli ,a traditional sweet made of sesame seeds,honey and almonds
Herbs,hot drinks,cosmetics
Greek nature is full of aromatic herbs used in cooking
Herbs are also used in medicine and cosmetics
We hope you like our products !!!!!