The tsigarista (fried small pieces of pork meat) and the potatoes

It’s wonderful that in Paleochori locals still cook and fry delicious “tsigaridia” and potatoes in the extra virgin olive oil of Megali Panagia.

It is a great value, a precious data for Greece – to fry in such an olive oil, like that of Eastern Halkidiki.

In our country (of the olive tree), olive oil is the most important national product: its bitterness, the delicious spiciness of its taste and all its complex aromatic elements add up to a boon. Olive oil played a key role in the history and culture of the ancient Greeks. It was a staple of their diet, as the Greeks ate a lot of bread dipped into oil. Today in Palaiochori, the “”Momogeri Dancers”” from Veria / Macedonia, dance around the bonfires, where the fried potatoes sizzle and the ancient Greek event of gastronomy and culture begins! A special celebration: for the few and selected!”