Knossos Herbs and Spices for a Healthy Life.
The use of herbs in cooking is widely used today in Crete, you to can try these old recipes yourself. See below or visit mybigfatgreekrecipes.eu.
Cooking with Herbs & Spices
BASIL: BASILIKOS (Basil) (Ocymum basilicum). Fragrant, Mediterranean-scented Basil brings sunshine and sparkle to the kitchen. From fresh pesto to tomato soup, many recipes depend on this bright herb to transform the ordinary into the gourmet.
Basil: Fresh pesto is completely different to the manufactured type that you can buy from the chiller cabinet. In Italy, home cooks are fiercely defensive of their own pesto recipe – and some villages celebrate special pesto-making festivals. This simple sauce is one of the very finest ways to dress good pasta – a perfect summer lunch. It’s absolutely worth giving this a try.
Greek Herb Cooking Tips
Basil is one of the most well-known and well-used herbs in the UK. It is used as a key ingredient in Italian dishes including pizza and pasta. It is the main ingredient in pesto and it is delicious fresh in salads.
Basil originates in India, where it is considered sacred. It now grows wild in the Mediterranean, and is a popular herb in Mediterranean cooking
Pizzza, Bolognaise, Chilli, Saganaki, Meatballs, Greek Salad, Tomato Sauce, Greek Style Mushrooms, Broad Beans with Oil, Country style Pork Chops, Meze, Pork Chops in Wine, Roasted lamb, Kokoretsi, Bifteki, Fish, Rabbit Stew, Duck with Peas.
Buy Online Herbs & Spices
Visit our online shop for your own taste of Greece where you can order Knossos Aromatic Dried Herbs and Spices delivered straight to your door.
NOSTIMO
( Tasty)
Supplied by post in sealed cellophane bags ready to refill your existing spice
and herb jars. We have for instance: Oregano,
Marjoram, Sage, Rosemary,
Thyme, Camomile, Basil, Mint
(two types) and also Cretan specialist herbs like Oregano Dictamus which only
grows on Crete..