Savoro (Traditional Ithacan Fish Dish)
Ingredients: I kg white fish, 1/2 gls vinegar or to taste, 4-5 cloves of garlic sliced , 1 tbsp rosemary 250 grams black raisins, 1/2 cup oil for frying
Method: Clean and scale the fish, salt and leave for 1 hour. Dust fish with flour and fry till cooked. In clean oil, Stir-fry the sliced garlic, then add the vinegar and raisins, bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Place the fish in a tray and cover with the above mixture. Bon Apetite (The above dish can be kept for weeks, as the vinegar marinade works as a preservative. Turn the fish around often so the marinade can cover all sides.) In other areas in Greece instead of raisins they may use tomato paste. Thanks to Poppy Pagoulatou and Tasia Vasilopoulou.
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Rovani (Traditional Sweet)
Ingredients: 1kg honey, 1 kg sugar, 1 1/2 gls of oil, 12 gls water,1 kg ground rice.
Method: place all ingredients (except rice) in a pot and bring to the boil. Add the rice slowly making sure it does not go lumpy. With a wooden spoon, constantly stir the mixture until the colour resembles honey. Pour the mixture in an oil greased tray and bake in a moderate oven for aprox 1 hour. In the meantime make the syrup.
Syrup ingredients: 2 gls water, 1/2 gls sugar, 1/2 gls honey.
Method: Bring all the ingredients to the boil, simmer for 3 minutes and remove from heat. While the rovani is still hot, pour over the syrup, wait till it cools down before you slice. Enjoy. Thanks to Poppy Pagoulatou and Tasia Vasilopoulou.
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Flaouna
Dough mixed with sesame seeds and raisins, baked in the oven and before served it is soaked with "pikimezi".
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Riganado
Slices of bread dipped into water and then topped with oregano, olive oil, tomato and white local cheese. It makes an easy, inexpensive and delicious snack.
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