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tsigarídes

τσιγαρίδες

tsigarides

In rural Crete, after the pig was killed on Christmas eve, pieces of fat were fried with spices to create tsigarides, a calorie rich snack to eat with bread and a glass of red wine, or while out in the mountains, harvesting the olives.

Crete

Meats and poultry

Text © Dana Facaros

Image by acanadia