World cuisine

Where to eat the best pizza in Athens

We owe pizza, at least as we know it today, to the lazzaroni, the poor Neapolitans who were so nicknamed because their ragged appearance recalled the biblical story of Lazarus' resurrection and emergence from the tomb. Since the lazzaroni were always on the road looking for work, they needed a cheap and easy meal.

Only one month a year

Ramadan is all about fasting, but also about feasting. Abstaining from eating during the day, from dawn to sunset, not even having a sip of water, the reward is often lavish tables with the best and the best of all the food available. Some of the most special dishes are prepared during Ramadan, there are always regional favorites for this holy month when the focus is always on food.

Serve the soup!

Recently, News Hour programs in Turkey have been swept with the news of a soup list. The breaking news was that a widely popular Turkish soup was entitled to be in the list of "20 of the World's Best Soups" which was compiled by CNN Travel. The proud winner soup from Turkey was Yayla Çorbası, literally Highland Soup, a yoghurt-based soup with rice seasoned with crushed dried mint.

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