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Diana Farr Louis: Cucina Povera, Greek Style

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in Food on 7 February 2012, 10:56

Cucina povera, the Italian expression meaning the cuisine of the poor, is starting to have a new ring to it here in Greece. In times of plenty -- in other words, yesterday -- it meant the inspired cooking of times gone by, when meat was scarce, eggs were barter tokens and a chicken in every pot was wishful thinking. We didn't give it much thought as we piled our daily steaks, roasts, free-range chickens into our shopping carts and reached for the French cheeses, Belgian chocolates and... Continue reading »

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