A peculiar localization has transformed the usual pita-souvlaki (skewer) in the picturesque town of Laconia, where some enjoy it on the go and others at a table.

Unique local products, many of them fresh, seasonal ingredients, a wise simplicity in combinations and a philosophy of sharing are the four things you need to remember if you want to look at food through Greek eyes.

How, what and where people eat has to do with how they live, what their lives are like and where they live: it has to do with their culture, land and history. Three elements that Greece has in abundance…

There are many traditional Greek sweets, other than melomakarona and kourabiedes, that are just as delicious

A list of traditional products from all over Greece (Part II)

With all the vitamin goodness of dried fruit, nuts, cereal, honey, and citrus fruit

When the weather is cold, certain foods can help increase body temperature.

Roasted chestnuts are a classic winter flavour - but they are also a nutritional treasure