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Different ways to use friganies (Greek wheat rusks)

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Greek wheat rusks can be used for a number of things! Many people use them as a substitute for toast and will use various spreads such as butter, jam or cheese on top. You can also use wheat rusks as a bread crumb coating for a number of recipes and also use them as a more savoury crust for a number of dessert recipes such as cheesecake. My grandma used to use them as a thickener for her keftedakia (meatballs) but if you are able, they usually taste better with just meat!
 
I have a hard time finding these in the US but when I am on Crete especially, I love getting Dakos at restaurants. It's sooo good. I would love to recreate Dakos at home here in the US but I can't always find rusks. I love reading about the other uses for them!
 
k_tsoukalas said:
I have a hard time finding these in the US but when I am on Crete especially, I love getting Dakos at restaurants. It's sooo good. I would love to recreate Dakos at home here in the US but I can't always find rusks. I love reading about the other uses for them!
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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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sonia said:
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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I love dakos, but Im not a huge fan of friganies, they kind of just crumble apart every time I eat them
 
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