Greek Cookbook by Tess Mallos

  • Pickled octopus (Oktapodi toursi) (page 29)

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    • Categories: Chutneys, pickles & relishes; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead; Greek
    • Ingredients: octopus; garlic; olive oil; vinegar; cocktail picks
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  • Spinach pie (Spanakopita)

    • rhonda_86pwsq on April 14, 2026

      This recipe has been a part of our family for over 30 years. There have been some alterations along the way however this is the book I turn to every time I cook spanakopita and the core recipe when I share my variation with others. 20 years ago we stayed in a small village on the Greek island of Kythera and this was the book I had with me and cooked from.

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  • ISBN 10 0727101161
  • ISBN 13 9780727101167
  • Published Jan 01 1977
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Summit Books

Publishers Text

Greek cookery, historically a forerunner of Western cuisine, spread its culinary influence -- via ancient Rome -- throughout Europe and beyond. The breadth and variety of Greek cooking will astound the uninitiated who so wrongly believe it limited to lobster, lamb and olive oil.

This book explains, in succinct step-by-step methods, more than 100 recipes to suit every course and occasion. The contents are: appetisers, soups, sauces, meats, seafood, poultry, pasta and rice, vegetables, salads, pastries, cakes and cookies, preservers, breads and wines. They collectively confound the mischievous myth that Greek cooking is too rich, too spiced or too oily.

The author, intensely proud of her Greek heritage, explains the historical and provincial origins of the widely different food styles, some of which date back to the early Olympiads when victors were showered with honey cakes and other delicacies as tribute. All recipes are described by both their Greek name and the English equivalent.

The Greek Cookbook is more than an exciting ethnic repertoire, it is creative all-seasons cookery at its best -- based on experience that reaches as far back as classic Greece itself.

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