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    Different ways to use friganies (Greek wheat rusks)

    You can find them at the Greek stores or order them online at Titan foods or Amazon. You can find both rusks (fryganies) and dakos (paximadia) on Amazon.
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    What is this Greek pastry called?

    It is a cream puff. In Greek, we call them sou (from the French pâte à choux). It is a light, delicate pastry dough, which is as it is baked, the water in the dough evaporates and the steam creates puffs in the pastry and creates a cavity that is filled with the cream. The bougatsa on the other...
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    What does saganaki mean?

    Both cheese saganaki and shrimp saganaki take their name from the skillet they are cooked into. The saganaki (σαγανάκι in Greek) is a small frying pan with two semi-circle handles. There are many other dishes cooked in the saganaki skillet. However, the best known of them are the cheese saganaki...
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