Pie's nutritional value and its presence in the Greek food tradition.

Pie's nutritional value and its presence in the Greek food tradition.

The combination of flour dough, vegetables and dairy products in the most simple and common types of pies, such as spinach pie and cheese pie with the olive oil, elevates nutritionally the product as a standard of a healthy and balanced daily diet.
Thus the pie, which was quickly prepared by the housewife and satisfied for many centuries all the food and taste needs and it was the food of the farmer, the shepherd, the worker in all the sectors of jobs, it is today the main breakfast and brunch of the working people in the urban centers and enriches the variety of the daily diet of all ages.
At the same time, it is the link in celebrations and events strengthening the collective identity by the memory of the taste.
The pies appear in yearly festivals and bring locals and travelers to eat together this traditional food, the most frequent dish on the Greek table and celebrate together to the sounds of the Greek traditional music.
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