tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post114565970596003808..comments2024-03-16T11:43:21.644+02:00Comments on NAMI-NAMI: a food blog: Mail order tsoureki: kaló páschaPillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1146480952083346782006-05-01T13:55:00.000+03:002006-05-01T13:55:00.000+03:00Amyjames - my pleasure!Chloe - thank you!! Well, f...Amyjames - my pleasure!<BR/><BR/>Chloe - thank you!! Well, from now on, my tsoureki will never have raisins in them again:) My Greek 'samplers' were from Kavala and Volos and Thesaloniki, and they insisted on no raisins!Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1146473820873098302006-05-01T11:57:00.000+03:002006-05-01T11:57:00.000+03:00this looks like the real thing exactly!and you are...this looks like the real thing exactly!<BR/>and you are right about raisins. in Thesaloniki they use them sometimes (eg in the tsoureki i had this pasxa) but i don't particularly like them in my tsoureki because they spoil the chewy texture. xxx well done!xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000169546284693038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1145915679691537532006-04-25T00:54:00.000+03:002006-04-25T00:54:00.000+03:00Ak - I hadn't heard about these spices until about...Ak - I hadn't heard about these spices until about a year ago either, but then traced some down in London last summer. And re: spelling - Hollywood uses no less than three different spellings - meclebe, mechlebe, methlepi - in one book:) <BR/><BR/>Amy - I made 4 small buns - two for myself and two for the courier, and thoroughly enjoyed the taste. <BR/>Hanam's was a very nice place for a casual weeknight meal. We all had the set mushakal meal, and decided that bayengaan (starter), bamya & chicken Biryani (mains) were especially nice. BYOB, as they're not licensed. <BR/>Re: the lovely golden hue of the bread is due to the eggwash, as well as the orange zest in the dough. I used one very humongous orange, so there was lots of zest! <BR/><BR/>Betul, thanks! I was too young and ignorant to look for paskalya coregi in Istanbul back in 1993. Will definitely try the Turkish version next time. It's interesting to learn about the subtle differences in the Turkish, Greek and Cypriot versions of tsoureki.. <BR/><BR/>Andrew - their flavour & aroma are distinct but very difficult to describe - it's something you have to sniff yourself:) I'm sure you'd use them up little by little, so they wouldn't languish in your cupboard for too long. Keiko has recently written about ice cream using gum mastic, Betul posted about gum mastic preserve etc. I have bookmarked quite a few Middle Eastern & Greek recipes for puddings and baked goods, so I'll be surely exploring these spices on my blog soon again. So come back soon! <BR/><BR/>Ulla - thank you for your kind words. It tasted rather good, too, at least the small bun I baked for myself.. <BR/><BR/>Valentina - please report back if you do decide to make it!<BR/><BR/>Zoubida - thank you, it was yummy indeed. Too bad I didn't get to eat more of it:)<BR/><BR/>The lucky one - you deserved it, and I'm glad you liked it:) I do find it difficult to believe though that you finished it in 15 minutes - it was huge!!!Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1145889655150940262006-04-24T17:40:00.000+03:002006-04-24T17:40:00.000+03:00Thanks so much musi! It was amazing!:)Happy easter...Thanks so much musi! It was amazing!:)<BR/><BR/>Happy easter to everyone, <BR/><BR/>kalo pasxa (in greeklish)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1145883707929243462006-04-24T16:01:00.000+03:002006-04-24T16:01:00.000+03:00It looks yummy! Beautiful loaf.It looks yummy! Beautiful loaf.Journal Actifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16918754185045324914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1145828281468696432006-04-24T00:38:00.000+03:002006-04-24T00:38:00.000+03:00I have to give this bread a go. I have read a lot ...I have to give this bread a go. I have read a lot about it over the last three weeks. Thank you.Valentinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508889861448919270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1145809574088337952006-04-23T19:26:00.000+03:002006-04-23T19:26:00.000+03:00that looks soooo good!that looks soooo good!Ullahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16048436304881886327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1145742677005897452006-04-23T00:51:00.000+03:002006-04-23T00:51:00.000+03:00Hi, Pille. Looks really authentic. I adore this bu...Hi, Pille. Looks really authentic. I adore this bun, you can see them in every patisserie in Istanbul. I used to eat them a lot in my uni years as my lunch. We call them "paskalya coregi(buns)" But they includes only mahlep as flavouring, no zest and mastic.Here I use my bread-maker for the dough, amounts are perfect for it.But I add more sugar and almond flakes after egg wash..BETULhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194989779447015873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695947.post-1145722298280307042006-04-22T19:11:00.000+03:002006-04-22T19:11:00.000+03:00Aren't food blogs the greatest? Just yesterday for...Aren't food blogs the greatest? Just yesterday for the first time ever I saw a reference to mahlab / mahleb (at <A HREF="http://welcometomypantry.blogspot.com/2006/04/greek-easter-spiral.html" REL="nofollow">Welcome to My Pantry</A>) but found few/mostly no other references. NOW, today, here's yours, Pille! Amazing!Alanna Kellogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869948243694610558noreply@blogger.com