Sarikopita

Sarikopitakia: Crispy Cretan pastries filled with sour mizithra or feta, resembling a turban. Enjoy plain or with honey, a savory delight from central Crete.

Traditional Christmas sausages: Ground pork or beef with spices, shaped cylindrically, wrapped in edible membrane. Historically made from Christmas-slaughtered swine, preserved for festive tables until Lent.

Savoro

Savore is a sauce made with olive oil, vinegar, garlic, flour, rosemary. Invented when refrigeration did not exist, to preserve fish for roughly one week.

Schinopsomo

Schinopsomo: Patmos island’s delight, Pistacia fruit bread with sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Soft or crunchy, a traditional treat with diverse uses.

Seker pare

Sekerpare: Turkish delight featuring almond-based pastry balls baked and soaked in zesty lemon syrup. A sweet treat translating to “a piece of sweet” in Old Turkish.

Semolina Halva (simigdalenio)

Halva simigdalenio, a Lenten sweet, made with semolina, butter, and sugar, is a nutritious Greek delight with various flavor options.

Sfakianopita

Sfakianopita is a special pita recipe that is neither fried nor pan-baked. Made of very thin dough, and filled with mizithra.

Sfela

Peloponnesian goat-sheep cheese, semi-hard, aged in brine. Spicy, versatile grill, snack, or pair with drinks.

Sfougato

Sfougato: Greek delight from Lesvos, featuring whipped eggs, sautéed zucchini, onions, and herbs. Enjoy hot or cold, with yogurt and salad.

Sikomelo

Sikomelo: Fig-based Middle Eastern sweetener, a natural, versatile delight. Use in sauces, desserts, or as a digestive. Rich in iron and antioxidants.

Singlino

Singlino: Smoked pork from Peloponnese & Cyclades. Stewed, preserved in oil. Enjoy fried or in dishes. Bold flavor, sometimes with orange peels.

Siron

Siron: Pontic pasta, thin dough strips folded into rolls. Enjoy as chips or boil for a soft pasta dish with unique paskitan sauce.

Siropiasta

Enjoy Siropiasta: Greek pan-baked sweets, featuring thin pastry, nuts, and sweet syrup. Includes baklava, galaktoboureko, and more.

Sisira

Sisira or Tsigarides: Greek pork delicacy from Syros, Andros, Tinos. Boiled pig skin cubes fried to perfection, a festive treat with a lemony twist.

Sitaka

Sitaka: Soft sweet cheese from Kasos, Karpathos. Made from goat and sheep milk, stirred for hours, enjoyed fresh on bread or kouloura.

Skaltsounia

Skaltsounia: Cretan Lenten sweet, stuffed with walnuts, dried fruit, mizithra, or apple-cinnamon filling. A delicious tradition!

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