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Monday, 15 February 2010

Lagana (Λαγάνα)


lagana bread for the start of great lent

... but not today with your lagana!

The start of Great Lent is the only day in the year that lagana (flat bread) is sold in bakeries. Unfortunately, it goes stale quite quickly, so it's best eaten within two, maximum three, days.

Happy Sarakosti everyone!

Here's a picture of Mrs Sarakosti with her seven legs, each one representing one week of the fast. As each week (ie Sunday) passes, one leg is chopped off. This was one of the earliest forms of a calendar used in Greek homes. When only one leg remains, then it's Easter Day.

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17 comments:

  1. Kali Sarakosti, as always with the time difference, you've gotten off to a head start.

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  2. Maria, such a pretty looking bread. Are the black seeds Nigella seeds?

    Sending care and huggles, Michelle

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  3. Flat bread is to be welcomed this time of the year.

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  4. How is made, and what with? I don't think I've come across this on my travels - but then, that's probably because I've not been there at the right time of year.

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  5. Είμαι άχρηστη με τις ζύμες, ζηλεύω πολύ τις υπέροχες λαγάνες σου!
    Και του χρόνου, Καλή Σαρακοστή!

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  6. επίσης και στα δυο
    εγώ είμαι ακόμα πιο άχρηστη με ζύμες - οι λαγάνες είναι πάντα αγοραστές στο σπίτι μας!!!

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  7. Maria...I LOVE lagana. We had it with a variety of salads, bought 3...have some left for tomorrow. I hope you had a great weekend! :):)

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  8. Σήμερα ήταν Καθαρή Δευτέρα;;; Πω,πω, ξέχασα! Κι'έλεγα να κάνω τραπέζι σε φίλους φέτος. Ε, του χρόνου. Καλή Σαρακοστή! Πηγαίνε σε παρακαλώ να ρίξεις ματιά στο μπλογκ μου, έγραψα συνταγή για μια υπέροχη καλοκαιρινη σούπα.

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  9. Πολύ ωραία Μαρία μου. Τι έγινε και χάθηκες δια παντός;

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  10. Ωραίες οι λαγάνες σου. Δυστυχώς δεν βρίσκω πια τις πραγματικές σχεδόν άζυμες λαγάνες. Όλοι τις φτιάχνουν σχεδόν σαν ψωμί.

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  11. Interesting about the leg calendar, and the bread looks good. It's nice having special occasion food that you save up for certain events - it makes them seem more important.

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  12. Καλημέρα, καλή εβδομάδα και καλή Σαρακοστή!

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  13. This bread tastes incredibly!!! :-D
    Did you fly a kite? :-)

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  14. Μαρία Καλή Σαρακοστή! Και του χρόνου!

    I'm so glad you gave me the chance to discover your blog by visiting mine. Your recipes are wonderful!!

    I adore Crete and especially Chania. It's so beautiful. I've been there innumerable times and the Cretan cuisine is so unique.
    From New Zealand to Crete, what an adventure, what a leap, to change your life like that!
    Magda

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  15. Just noticed your 2nd comment on my garden - yes, is a pelagonium - the lemon scented one which has pretty little pink flowers and an incredible aroma. I must rescue it by striking some new cuttings.

    This variety is grown in Northern NZ to repel wasps!

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  16. Kali Sarakosti Maria. i hope you enjoyed your lagana with loads of taramosalata!

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