Author and cook Maria Benardis, founder of Greekalicious, shares a recipe for cheese, grape and walnut truffles.
Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest grape plantations were in the east of Iran and Georgia. It is believed that the first vineyards planted were in Greece in about 4500 BC. Ancient Greeks played a big part in spreading the knowledge about grapes in the whole Mediterranean. Greeks were also the first nation to celebrate the grapes and wine as a divine drink. Their wine God was Dionysus. The Greeks then taught the Romans how to grow and cultivate them. The Ancient Greeks also adored the vine leaves and enjoyed wrapping ingredients with them.
We hear of many drinking parties in Ancient Greece or symposiums as they were called. Thucydides also tells us that "the peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine".
The Greeks also made grapemust from the grapes called petimezi. This was one of the main sweeteners in ancient times.
Although the below is not a traditional Greek dish, it is one of the many ways that I enjoy eating grapes.
Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest grape plantations were in the east of Iran and Georgia. It is believed that the first vineyards planted were in Greece in about 4500 BC. Ancient Greeks played a big part in spreading the knowledge about grapes in the whole Mediterranean. Greeks were also the first nation to celebrate the grapes and wine as a divine drink. Their wine God was Dionysus. The Greeks then taught the Romans how to grow and cultivate them. The Ancient Greeks also adored the vine leaves and enjoyed wrapping ingredients with them.
We hear of many drinking parties in Ancient Greece or symposiums as they were called. Thucydides also tells us that "the peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine".
The Greeks also made grapemust from the grapes called petimezi. This was one of the main sweeteners in ancient times.
Although the below is not a traditional Greek dish, it is one of the many ways that I enjoy eating grapes.