It's time to get the kalitosunia ready for tonight...
... and to get rid of our lenten food to make way for Easter lamb. We bought these made-in-Greece seafood sausages (containing NZ squid and Greek octopus) on a whim.
Interestingly, they are a Greek product which is made for exporting, mainly because the idea of eating a sausage not made with meat is not really a Greek concept. It is a popular idea in countries whose cuisines are more open to such novelties, hence this is an export product. Even the labelling is purely non-Greek - a sticker has been pasted on the back over the English wording. The appearance of such novelty products is a sign of the times: creativity in times of need, the mother of invention.
Although it seemed quite expensive at €7.76 for four pieces, I believe that this kind of product will be popular in its destined market (USA). They were tasty, I can't say otherwise, but I probably wouldn't buy them again, because I have no need to avoid meat. Perhaps in countries where the food chain is very long, there is a greater need for such products, including vegetarian sausages, when you want to avoid eating unethically grown/raised meat products. Then again, the consumer is relying on the labelling and the trust that they have in the origin of a product.
Greek food has always seen some level of confidence invested in it, so companies like FRESKOT are bound to do well in the foreign market. It's a matter of finding the right niche, as with the seafood sausages - they may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I envisage that there are people outside Greece who would buy such products. I also envisage a huge demand for vegetarian Greek products. Again, Greeks aren't vegetarian in general, but the non-Greek market is ripe for 100% vegetarian Greek products, especially after the recent food scandals. And Greek food has generally enjoyed a good reputation.
Things are looking up for the Greek economy. Slowly, the optimism will trickle down to the people too, but there is a lot more work to do in that sector. Happy Easter to everyone, Καλή Ανάσταση.
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... and to get rid of our lenten food to make way for Easter lamb. We bought these made-in-Greece seafood sausages (containing NZ squid and Greek octopus) on a whim.
Interestingly, they are a Greek product which is made for exporting, mainly because the idea of eating a sausage not made with meat is not really a Greek concept. It is a popular idea in countries whose cuisines are more open to such novelties, hence this is an export product. Even the labelling is purely non-Greek - a sticker has been pasted on the back over the English wording. The appearance of such novelty products is a sign of the times: creativity in times of need, the mother of invention.
Although it seemed quite expensive at €7.76 for four pieces, I believe that this kind of product will be popular in its destined market (USA). They were tasty, I can't say otherwise, but I probably wouldn't buy them again, because I have no need to avoid meat. Perhaps in countries where the food chain is very long, there is a greater need for such products, including vegetarian sausages, when you want to avoid eating unethically grown/raised meat products. Then again, the consumer is relying on the labelling and the trust that they have in the origin of a product.
Greek food has always seen some level of confidence invested in it, so companies like FRESKOT are bound to do well in the foreign market. It's a matter of finding the right niche, as with the seafood sausages - they may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I envisage that there are people outside Greece who would buy such products. I also envisage a huge demand for vegetarian Greek products. Again, Greeks aren't vegetarian in general, but the non-Greek market is ripe for 100% vegetarian Greek products, especially after the recent food scandals. And Greek food has generally enjoyed a good reputation.
Things are looking up for the Greek economy. Slowly, the optimism will trickle down to the people too, but there is a lot more work to do in that sector. Happy Easter to everyone, Καλή Ανάσταση.
©All Rights Reserved/Organically cooked. No part of this blog may be reproduced and/or copied by any means without prior consent from Maria Verivaki.
Καλή Ανάσταση Maria! All the best!
ReplyDeleteI know I sound ignorant now. Why is Easter in Greece at a different date than the US or other countries?
ReplyDeleteI did not realize that until reading your last few posts.
it's basically got to do with the different calendars that are used to calculate when easter falls - so the catholic christians just the gregorian calendar and the eastern christians (known as orthodox) use the julian calendar; this year, for the first time, the Pope allowed the catholic chrisitans to celebrate easter in the Holy Land together with the Orthodox christians because of the mass confusiuon it causes in families where both easters are celebrated (mixed marriages) - i think this was also applied to greek catholics who are clustered in certain areas of greece (eg the island of Syros) and they wanted to celebrate their easter in a more homogeneous manner with their orthodox counterparts
DeleteFrom 2015, it will be the norm to cellebrate it together in the Holy Land using the julian (ie orthodox) calendar - but i dont know about the rest of christianity (i thinkj they will stick to celebrating easter on two different dates according to the church, ie catholic or orthodox)
http://www.romereports.com/palio/catholics-in-the-holy-land-change-calendar-to-celebrate-easter-with-the-orthodox-english-8173.html#.UYX6EqIqxIE