Real Greek Food

To the tourist, Greek food is the food of the packaged holiday - chips and kebabs, or the local taverna, while to those who have stayed at home it tends to be the food of their local Greek restaurant, which is almost inevitably churning out a succession of identikit Cypriot dishes.

Whatever happened to real Greek food? Real Greek cuisine is the cuisine of the family, not of the restaurant, one that relies on fresh produce, and one that is rooted in its own tradition. It is also seriously delicious and surprisingly healthy - real Greek food revolves around olive oil, vegetables, yoghurt, honey, fresh fish, wine - providing all the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and more.

'Real Greek Food' features over 100 recipes which are easy to follow and don't call for expensive ingredients or obscure techniques. Innovative dishes by acclaimed chef Theodore Kyriakou include fava (a light puree of yellow split peas); arnaki me maratho - rack of lamb poached in a clear broth with fennel; and kaltzounia me mizithra - small tartlets made with cottage cheese and saffron.

This book is certain to surprise and guaranteed to delight all lovers of Greece and its islands.