BRING ME THE MOST EXPENSIVE DRINK

BRING THE MOST EXPENSIVE DRINK

BRING ME THE MOST EXPENSIVE DRING ( FERTE MOU NA PIO TO AKRIVOTERO PIOTO )

It is a song sang by one of the best singers ever in Greece ( Kazantzidis ). It asks people to bring the singer the most expensive drink because he is in love, but his love is vain. He wants to drink to forget his love and he is determined to even kill and be sent to jail for her beautiful eyes. It is a very popular song and the dance is Hasapiko. Greeks always need to eat, drink and dance with friends to show love, passion or when they are desperate. Nowadays we are more desperate than ever but we still can find ways to blow off steam no matter what crisis means to us. I don't know until when.

No questions for this post ...............................

TARAMOSALATA

FISH ROE SALAD

Fish Roe Salad  (Taramosalata)

Ingredients:
100 grams of fish roe4 slices of bread1 very small onion, finely chopped½ cup of oil2 juicy lemons 

Fish Roe salad is mainly eaten during Lent. Soak the bread well and remove crust. Mash well and add the fish roe. Taking care to work the mixture until it becomes smooth. Then, add the oil and lemon juice alternately drop by drop. If you want, add a little pepper. Pace on small plates and garnish to your particular taste with olives or capers or pickles.Variation: Instead of bread, you can, if you wish, use 4-5 medium-sized potatoes (boiled and mashed), or, if you prefer, instead of onion, 2 cloves of garlic, crushed.

1. Fish roe salad is mainly eaten during ................
a. Lent
b. festivals
c. summer
d. Christmas

2. You need ................. to make Taramosalata.
a. meat
b. fish
c. fish Roe
d. cheese

3. Instead of bread you can use ............... to make Taramosalata.
a. lettuce
b. cabbage
c. potatoes
d. peas

4. The potatoes must be ..............
a. boiled and mashed
b. fried
c. roasted
d. steamed

STILL LIFE WITH PEACHES by GEORGE IAKOVIDIS

STILL LIFE WITH PEACHES

He was born in Lesbos. His first education was in Smirni. From 1870 to 1876 Jakobides studied sculpture and painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts, and in 1877 he went to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich on a scholarship to continue his painting studies under Karl Theodor von Piloty.In Munich he lived for 17 years where he worked in his studio, painting mythological scenes, genre pictures, and portraits. His work is influenced by German academic Realism, his most famous paintings were of children. In the capital of Bavaria he was regarded as a successful German artist selling many of his works at high prices. The Greek government invited him in 1900 to return to Athens to organize the National Gallery of Athens, and in 1904 he was appointed Director of the Athens School of Fine Arts where he taught for 25 years. At this time, additional to his themes he produced formal portraits of eminent Greeks. He opposed all new artistic tendencies, including Impressionism and Expressionism , but supported younger artists to follow their own individual artistic tendencies.He was given awards at five international exhibits: among those in Berlin 1891 and in Paris 1900.

1. G. Iakovidis lived in the ............... century.

a.19th

b.18th

c.20th

d.21st

2. He was born in ................

a. Athens

b. Munich

c. Thessaloniki

d. Lesbos

3. He got his first education in ...............

a. Paris

b. Athens

c. Smirni

d. Madrid

4. He opposed ...............

a. Realism

b. Expressionim

c. Impressionism

d. All new artistic tendences

THE PASTRY MAN by GYZIS

THE PASTRY MAN 

Gyzis was born in Tinos , which has a long artistic history. As his family settled in Athens in 1850, he soon embarked on a study at the Athens School of Fine Arts. His studies there, formed the foundation of his artistic education and helped him to develop his natural skill in painting.

In 1865, having won a scholarship, he went to continue his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts , Munich, where he settled for the rest of his life. He was very soon incorporated into the German pictorial climate, and became one of its most characteristic representatives of the Greek artistic movement of the Munich School. 

From 1886 onward he was professor at the Academy of Munich, and gradually turned from the detailed realistic depictions towards compositions of a singularly impressionistic character. His students included Anna May-Rychter and Stefan Popescu (Romanian painter).

At the beginning of the 1870s returned to Greece for a period of several years, after which he produced a sequence paintings with more avowedly Greek themes, such as the Carnival at Athens and the Arravoniasmata  and a little later the painting After the destruction of Psara. In 1898 he painted the Pastry Man. Towards the end of his life, in the 1890s, he took a turn toward more religious themes, with his best known work of the later period being Triumph of Religion. His works are today exhibited at museums and private collections in Greece, Germany and elsewhere.

1. What nationality is Gyzis?

a. Greek

b. French

c. Romanian

d. Spanish

2. What is the Pastry Man carrying?

a. refreshments

b. tea

c. sweets

d. wine

3. The Pastry Man is a(n) ................ painting.

a. abstract 

b. realistic

c. modern

d. cubism

4. It was painted in ............. century.

a. 19th

b. 20th

c. 20th

d. 21st

Meats and poultry

In this post we show you the meaning of the following words in relation to gastronomy translated to the languages in our partnership.

Meats and poultry

English	French	Italian	Romanian	Spanish	Turkish
Bacon	Bacon	Pancetta	Slănină	Panceta/Tocino	Domuz pastırması
Beef	Bœuf	Manzo	Carne de vacă	Carne vacuna	Sığır eti
Beef steak	Bifteck	Bistecca	Friptura de vacă	Bistec	Dana biftek
Black pudding	Boudin	Sanguinaccio	Budinca negru	Morcilla	Kandan yapılan sosis
Blood sausage	Boudin	Sanguinaccio	Budinca negru	Morcilla	Kandan yapılan sosis
Boneless	Désossé	Senza osso	Fără oase	Deshuesado	Kemiksiz
Brains	Cerveau	Cervello	Creier	Sesos	Beyin
Breast	Blanc	Petto	Sân	Pechuga	Meme
Cheeseburger	Hamburger au fromage	Cheeseburger	Hamburger cu brănză	Hamburguesa de queso	Peynirli hamburguer
Chicken	Poulet	Pollo	Pui	Pollo	Tavuk
Chop	Côtelette	Cotoletta	Cotlet	Chuleta	Pirzola
Cold meats	Charcuterie	Carni	Rigid	Fiambres	Etler
Cooked	Cuit	Cotto	Gătit	Cocida	Pişmiş
Cutlet	Côtelette	Cotoletta	Cotlet	Chuleta	Doğrama
Fowl	Volaille	Pollame	Pasăre de curte	Ave de corral	Kümes hayvanı
Game	Gibier	Caccia	Vânat	Animal de caza	Av kuşu
Goat	Chèvre	Capra	Capră	Cabrito	Keçi
Gravy	Sauce	Sughetto	Suc de carne	Jugo de la carne	Et suyu
Grilled	Grillé	A la griglia	Gratar	A la parrilla	Kaşarlı tost
Ground meat	La viande hachée	Carne trita	Carne tocată	Carne picada	Kıma
Ham	Jambon	Coscia	Jambon / șuncă	Jamón	Jambon
Hamburger	Hamburger	Hamburger	Hamburger	Hamburguesa	Hamburger
Kidneys	Rein	Rene	Rinichi	Riñones	Böbrekler
Lamb	Agneau	Agnello	Miel	Cordero	Kuzu
Liver	Foie	Fegato	Ficat	Hígado	Ciğer
Marrow	Moelle	Midollo	Măduvă	Médula	Ilik
Meatballs	Boulettes	Polpette	Perișoară	Albóndigas	Top köfte
Medium rare	À point	Di cottura media	În sânge	Medio hecho	Orta nadir
Mutton	Mouton	Carne di montone	Oaie	Carne de oveja	Koyun eti
Pork	Porc	Maiale	Porc	Carne de cerdo	Domuz eti
Pork chops	Côte de porc	Cotoletta di maiale	Cotlet de porc	Chuletas de cerdo	Domuz biftek
Pork loin	Filet de porc	Lombo di maiale	Cotlet de porc	Lomo de cerdo	Domuz fileto
Pork sausage	Saucisse	Salciccia di maiale	Cârnați de porc	Chorizo	Domuz sosis
Poultry	Volaille	Pollame	Pasăre de curte	Carne de ave	Kümes hayvanları
Rare	Saignant	Al sangue	În sânge	Poco cocido	Az pişmiş
Ribs	Côte	Costina	Coastă	Costillas	Kaburga
Roast beef	Rôti de bœuf	Manzo arrosto	Friptură de vacă	Carne asada	Rozbif
Roasted	Rôti	Fare arrosto	A prăji	Asada	Fırında pişirmek
Salami	Salami	Salame	Salam	Salami	Salam
Sausage	Saucisse	Salcuccia	Cârnat	Salchicha/ Chorizo	Sosis
Sirloin steak	Aloyau	Lombata	Friptură de vită	Bistec de lomo	Bonfile
Steak	Steak	Bistecca	Friptură	Bistec	Biftek
Suckling pig	Cochon de lait	Maialino	Purceluș de lapte	Lechón	Yavru domuz
Tongue	Langue	Lingua	Limbă	Lengua	Dil
Tripe	Tripes	Trippa	Măruntaie	Tripas	Işkembe
Turkey	Dinde	Tacchino	Curcan	Pavo	Hindi
Veal	Veau	Vitello	Vită	Carne de ternera	Dana eti
Veal steak	Côte de veau	Bistecca di vitello	Vițel friptură	Bistec de ternera	Dana biftek
Venison	Venaison	Carne di cervo	Carne de căprioară	Carne de venado	Geyik eti
Well done	Bien cuit	Ben cotto	Bine fript	Bien cocinado.	Iyi pişmiş