Greece paradise of natural products

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Greece-Paradise of natural products

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Athens-Capital of GreeceOlive tree-gift of goddess

Athena

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Οlive oil-olives-natural olive soap

Olive oil- λάδι Soap from olive oil-σαπούνι

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Feta-white cheese made by goat and sheep milk

feta- φέτα Greek salad-σαλάτα

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Herbs,hot drinks,cosmetics

Greek nature is full of aromatic herbs used in cooking

Herbs are also used in medicine and cosmetics

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