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My aunt made this for me yesterday :) frigania with butter and honey (peanut butter as well if you like a more American flavour)

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My aunt made this for me yesterday :) frigania with butter and honey (peanut butter as well if you like a more American flavour)

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We used to make this with tons vutteero and meli ....... Greek honey ?...... like no other.....We have good quality here too!..... but nothing touches Eliiniki meli....?..... Your aunt is great! ❤️❤️
 
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We used to make this with tons vutteero and meli ....... Greek honey ?...... like no other.....We have good quality here too!..... but nothing touches Eliiniki meli....?..... Your aunt is great! ❤️❤️
This looks delicious - I use butter and honey as well. I go out of my way to get good, European butter, which is different. I also make sure to use Greek honey! Yummy!
 
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This looks delicious - I use butter and honey as well. I go out of my way to get good, European butter, which is different. I also make sure to use Greek honey! Yummy!
With Koulorakia too!!❤️❤️?......We don't get decent butter here.....the New Zealand or English butter is so so so expensive....I would never buy it.... Can't justify these things, you know what I mean!?
 
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With Koulorakia too!!❤️❤️?......We don't get decent butter here.....the New Zealand or English butter is so so so expensive....I would never buy it.... Can't justify these things, you know what I mean!?
Yeah same....even European butter here in the states is too expensive.
 
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Yeah same....even European butter here in the states is too expensive.
And yet Sparta Gold label Olive oil is cheaper here in Thailand than Greece!!!!....Go on, does this make you laugh or not?..??
 
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And yet Sparta Gold label Olive oil is cheaper here in Thailand than Greece!!!!....Go on, does this make you laugh or not?..??
That is so weird....maybe its based on the demand
 

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