{"id":13705,"date":"2026-07-27T13:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/?post_type=story&#038;p=13705"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:09:19","slug":"kykladiki-diatrofi-i-gefsi-tis-paradosis","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/kykladiki-diatrofi-i-gefsi-tis-paradosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycladic nutrition through the ages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-1536x1152.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-1536x1152.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-2048x1536.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"One of the last cattle farmers in Mykonos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-2048x1536.jpg\" alt=\"Cycladic nutrition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mrs-koula-taking-care-of-her-cattle-recent-photo-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOne of the last cattle farmers in Mykonos\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>Once upon a time, Mykonian nutrition was all about putting what you had to good use. Living on an island with a finite amount of foodstuffs meant that a delicious meal depended on the island\u2019s collective dietary pace. Come fall, the locals heavily relied on a variety of hand-picked greens to supplement their diet, along with the sacrificial slaughtering of a well-fed pig. These culinary rituals were an integral part of Mykonian life, setting the tone for the rest of the year. Hand-reared piglets reached maturity at the end of the summer and, once the clouds had settled in, it was time to return what nature had abundantly given.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section EmphasisText  \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>Up until the 60s, when refrigerators weren\u2019t a part of people\u2019s domestic existence, butchers would put up announcements every time they slaughtered a pig, to make sure the entire animal would be consumed before it went bad.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up until the 60s, when refrigerators weren\u2019t a part of people\u2019s domestic existence, butchers would put up announcements every time they slaughtered a pig, to make sure the entire animal would be consumed before it went bad. Nowadays, Mykonians no longer make brushes out of pig hair, but everything else is most definitely edible. There are recipes for every single part of its body, while lard, its most important byproduct, was kept in the pantry year-round.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"2\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t two-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958-1536x1152.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958-1536x1152.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cycladic nutrition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-0958.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1081px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-1536x1152.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-1536x1152.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-rotated.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Cycladic nutrition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-3528-rotated.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1081px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the springtime, lard was cooked with chickpeas and fennel in a popular local casserole and later on added, in smaller quantities, to a variety of dishes to bring out the flavor. Nowadays, the most common byproduct of the traditional pig slaughter, which is still preserved by certain farming families, is louza, a cured meat with local herbs, and sausage, both of which are widely available on the island of Mykonos and nearby Tinos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another notably less bloody cornerstone of Cycladic gastronomy is the beloved pie. Onion pies and honey pies were intricately entwined with a housewife\u2019s identity, as each woman would create a signature crust decoration instantly associated with her household. The local pies went hand-in-hand with cheese-mongering, another traditionally female chore, as they were made with tyrovolia, a soft cheese that tasted equally delicious combined with onions as it did with honey and cinnamon.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-1536x812.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-1536x812.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-2048x1083.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"Traditional preparation of tyrovolia (fresh whey cheese)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-2048x1083.jpg\" alt=\"Cycladic nutrition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9892-2048x1083.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTraditional preparation of tyrovolia (fresh whey cheese)\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are four local cheese varieties on the island, tyrovolia being the simplest to prepare, which has nourished Mykonos since cyclopes roamed the earth. Save for a few innovations, the process hasn\u2019t changed at all for hundreds of years. Xinotyro and vrasto are two other minor delicacies but the ultra-famous kopanisti certainly trumps them all. Kopanisti is essentially salted, kneaded tyrovolia resulting in a particularly tangy and thoroughly recognizable variety that falls squarely into the blue cheese category. The taste changes with the seasons and it is traditionally consumed with mostra rusks and tomatoes drizzled with oil. It is no coincidence that the traditional cheese-mongering practices of the Cyclades were inscribed in Greece\u2019s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"2\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t two-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-4664-1536x1152.jpg\" 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href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least, the Aegean has enriched the Cycladic dietary habits with a steady stream of fish that entered people\u2019s kitchens in all shapes and sizes. Bogues and combers would happily sizzle on the grill, while rockfish went straight into the pot for a fisherman\u2019s delight called kakavia, a dense soup made with whatever was left over in their finishing nets. Cod was oven-baked with potatoes, chard and garlic, while yesterday\u2019s fish was marinated in oil, flour, garlic, rosemary and vinegar and could last up to a week. In fact, it was the only fish people took on trips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mykonian nutrition has certainly come a long way since then, but once winter descends upon the island, the few remaining locals close ranks and retrace their past through culinary tradition and the taste of memories.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock withDivider\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"3\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t three-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mastic: Nature\u2019s tears<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_.jpeg\" alt=\"The mastic tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-1024x655.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-1536x983.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_-2048x1311.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMastic: Nature\u2019s tears\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The aromatic tears of a unique variety of mastic tree have been linked to the cultural identity of southern Chios for centuries, as it happens to be the only place in the world where mastic is systematically produced.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12  col-md-4 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/charoupi-apo-tapeini-zootrofi-se-sygchrono-superfood\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Carob: From humble animal feed to modern superfood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1.jpeg\" alt=\"Green carobs on a carob tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1024x655.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1536x983.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-2048x1311.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarob: From humble animal feed to modern superfood\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Dominant in the wild Cretan landscape, the carob tree aspires to play an important role on the Mediterranean table, ushering traditional forms of agricultural cultivation back into the spotlight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12  col-md-4 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/rineia-to-nisi-pou-xechase-o-chronos\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Rineia: The island that time forgot<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9939-s.jpg\" alt=\"Rineia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9939-s-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-9939-s-1024x539.jpg 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