Μαντολάτο | Mantolato (peanut nougat dessert)
Εκλεκτό μέλι | Delicious honey
GASTRONOMY
Blessed is Greece, blessed is its
soil, like a fertile womb, like a
woman who nourishes in her
loins the whole world. It is
pregnant to the seeds that have
nurtured generation after gen-
eration and continues tirelessly
to share its fruits. A wonderful,
fertile womb is the land of
Lefkada, bearing products that
change according to the seasons
and are consumed directly as
nature itself has made them or
others that the human hand has
altered, mixed, transformed or
experimented with. Honey from
thyme that grows in Athani, olive
oil from the “golden”, centuries-
old olive trees, roe from the fish
farm in the lagoon, famous wine
from the vineyards of the island
(the local varieties of Vardea and
Vertzami are grown only here),
pasteli (honey sesame candy
bar) and mandolato (a kind of
chewy nougat), soumada (a soft
drink made from bitter almond),
excellent Rosoli liqueur, and, of
course, the famous salami and
sausage and the famous lentils
of Egklouvi. Sweet pies prepared
with olive oil and Lefkadian olive
oil cookies found in bakeries
and local households, the local
dish sofigado (beef stew with
quinces), dishes prepared with in-
gredients and pure raw materials,
as they should be.
Παστέλι | Pasteli (honey sesame bars)
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