HIGH-PHENOLIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Producer Facts: Laconian Legacy is a family business, founded by former Unilever manager Mrs. Metaxia Retzeka. Following an interesting career in the corporate world for 16 years, Metaxia felt the inner need to create something from her roots designed for the needs of the new consumer around the world. A motto says that in order to plan your future you need to study your past. Hippocrates believed that food can be the every day medicine of the human being. The new trends show that healthy, Mediterranean diet has enormous positive effects on the human body. The most base product of this diet is Olive Oil. But, Metaxia didn't want to create just a very good extra virgin olive oil but really a true elixir. Laconian Legacy is proud to present a high phenolic olive oil, one of the very best in the world in its category, with certified health benefits.
Product Facts: Laconian Legacy Extra Virgin Olive Oil, an EU certified Laconia PGI, is such an extra ordinate olive juice. One of the very few of its kind, around the globe. Because it contains 5 times more polyphenols than European health regulation (1,222mg/k vs 250mg/k).
Health/Nutrition: Extra virgin olive oil is well known for its antioxidant & anti-inflammatory characteristics. According to the EU 432/2012 labeling regulation: Olive oil polyphenols contribute to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress. In plain English, this means that high-phenolic olive oils help to lower blood pressure, protect the arteries from damage, and lower bad cholesterol.
THYME, OREGANO & ROSEMARY INFUSED OILS
Producer Facts: Laconian Legacy is a small, female owned business, founded by former Unilever manager Metaxia Retzeka. Following an interesting career in the corporate world for 16 years, Metaxia felt the inner need to create something from her roots designed for the needs of the new consumer around the world. A motto says that in order to plan your future you need to study your past. Hippocrates believed that food can be the every day medicine of the human being. The new trends show that healthy, Mediterranean diet has enormous positive effects on the human body. The most base product of this diet is Olive Oil. But, Metaxia didn't want to create just a very good extra virgin olive oil but really a true elixir. Laconian Legacy is proud to present a high phenolic olive oil, one of the very best in the world in its category, with certified health benefits. In addition to it, the Laconian Legacy line includes a line of aromatic oils with only two ingredients: extra virgin olive oil and natural essential oils of oregano, thyme or rosemary.
Product Facts:
▪Laconian Legacy Extra Virgin Olive Oil with oregano oil – IDEAL FOR SALADS
▪Laconian Legacy Extra Virgin Olive Oil with thyme oil – IDEAL FOR MEAT
▪Laconian Legacy Extra Virgin Olive Oil with rosemary oil – IDEAL FOR FISH
Health/Nutrition: Extra virgin olive oil is well known for its antioxidant & anti-inflammatory characteristics. The essential oils of oregano, rosemary and thyme are well known for their particular properties and benefits to the human body.
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL FROM CRETE
Producer Facts: EON is new Greece. Eclectic Flavours is a boutique company formed just two years ago, part of a wider set of innovative companies regenerating Greece’s economy by offering a broad range of timeless Greek deli foods in a new manner. EON’s team, husband and wife, have selected their favorite Greek foods and injected enthusiasm in their production, featuring truly ethical manufacturing, in which finished goods are literally made by hand. Their production process is unique, building on Greece’s new food cottage industry, with many individual small units springing up all across the country. These small units are the backbone of EON’s production, with women from rural areas doing what they always did best: handcrafting taste.
Product Facts: EON extra virgin olive oil stands out with a well-balanced medium spicy flavor and an intense fruity aroma.
The quality of the olive fruit’s juice varies according to the subsoil, the variety of trees, the cultivation, the harvesting and the production. For the EON olive oil creation, certified growers- producers were chosen from the fertile land of Crete. The whole region of Crete consists a vast olive grove. The favorable climate, sunlight, terrain, as well as the individual producers’ farming techniques practiced at their modern mills result in EON extra virgin olive oil production.
Health/Nutrition: Olive oil constitutes the core of the Mediterranean Diet. As it does not contain cholesterol, sodium, sugars but is a rich source of monounsaturated fat, olive oil greatly increases the life expectancy of adults. The indispensable nutritional value of extra virgin olive oil has been known for centuries and is still considered vitally important for its therapeutic properties.
Greek dehydrated mushrooms
Producer Facts: The Mushroom Museum of Meteora is one of the few globally. It aims to show and promote this great fruit of the Greek land and how mushroom cultivation and hunting can add value to the local economies, while respecting the nature and the environment. The Museum has created a line of original products from the forests and fields of Greece that fully keep their aroma and nutritional elements. The line includes, dehydrated mushrooms, mushroom powders, truffle oils as well as mushroom based products such as mushroom soup, pilaf with boletus mushroom, noodles with mushroom and more.
Product facts:
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Agaricus bisporus
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Mix of forest mushrooms
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Boletus (porcini)
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Pleurotus citrinopileatus
Health/Nutrition: Mushrooms either wild or cultivated are an ideal nutriment with a great range of flavors, aromas and pharmaceutical properties. Mushrooms are considered to be suitable for healthy diet and weight loss diet. They contain fiber, small amounts of certain amino acids, little fat, few sugars, low calories and water in large amount (about 80-99%). Mushrooms are rich in proteins (20-40%), vitamins and minerals (phosphorus, iron, magnesium, copper). They are also low in carbohydrate (3-20%) and fat (2-8%). Mushrooms combine perfectly with meat, fish, seafood, pasta, risotto, legumes, vegetables and salads.
Greek mushroom powders
Producer Facts: The Mushroom Museum of Meteora is one of the few globally. It aims to show and promote this great fruit of the Greek land and how mushroom cultivation and hunting can add value to the local economies, while respecting the nature and the environment. The Museum has created a line of original products from the forests and fields of Greece that fully keep their aroma and nutritional elements. The line includes, dehydrated mushrooms, mushroom powders, truffle oils as well as mushroom based products such as mushroom soup, pilaf with boletus mushroom, noodles with mushroom and more.
Product facts:
▪Powdered Boletus (Porcini) mushrooms
▪Powdered Lentinula edodes (Shiitake) mushrooms
Health/Nutrition: Mushrooms either wild or cultivated are an ideal nutriment with a great range of flavors, aromas and pharmaceutical properties. Mushrooms are considered to be suitable for healthy diet and weight loss diet. They contain fiber, small amounts of certain amino acids, little fat, few sugars, low calories and water in large amount (about 80-99%). Mushrooms are rich in proteins (20-40%), vitamins and minerals (phosphorus, iron, magnesium, copper). They are also low in carbohydrate (3-20%) and fat (2-8%). Mushrooms combine perfectly with meat, fish, seafood, pasta, risotto, legumes, vegetables and salads.
Greek truffle products
Producer Facts: The Mushroom Museum of Meteora is one of the few globally. It aims to show and promote this great fruit of the Greek land and how mushroom cultivation and hunting can add value to the local economies, while respecting the nature and the environment. The Museum has created a line of original products from the forests and fields of Greece that fully keep their aroma and nutritional elements. The line includes, dehydrated mushrooms, mushroom powders, truffle oils as well as mushroom based products such as mushroom soup, pilaf with boletus mushroom, noodles with mushroom and more.
Product facts:
▪Fleur de sel with Black Truffle 50g
▪Balsamic vinegar with White Truffle aroma 100g
▪Extra Virgin olive oil with White Truffle aroma 100g
▪Extra Virgin olive oil with Black Truffle aroma 100g
▪Condiment of Black Truffle in olive oil 45g
Health/Nutrition: Truffles are a great source of fiber, magnesium, iron & calcium. They area also rich in Vit D and they are cholesterol free.
Mushrooms in oil
Producer Facts: The Mushroom Museum of Meteora is one of the few globally. It aims to show and promote this great fruit of the Greek land and how mushroom cultivation and hunting can add value to the local economies, while respecting the nature and the environment. The Museum has created a line of original products from the forests and fields of Greece that fully keep their aroma and nutritional elements. The line includes, dehydrated mushrooms, mushroom powders, truffle oils as well as mushroom based products such as mushroom soup, pilaf with boletus mushroom, noodles with mushroom and more.
Product facts:
▪Agaricus bisporus mushrooms in oil (260g)
▪Pleurotus ostreatus mushrooms in oil (260g)
▪Smoked Portobello mushrooms in oil (260g)
▪Lentinula edodes (shiitake) mushrooms in oil (260g)
Health/Nutrition: Mushrooms either wild or cultivated are an ideal nutriment with a great range of flavors, aromas and pharmaceutical properties. Mushrooms are considered to be suitable for healthy diet and weight loss diet. They contain fiber, small amounts of certain amino acids, little fat, few sugars, low calories and water in large amount (about 80-99%). Mushrooms are rich in proteins (20-40%), vitamins and minerals (phosphorus, iron, magnesium, copper). They are also low in carbohydrate (3-20%) and fat (2-8%). Mushrooms combine perfectly with meat, fish, seafood, pasta, risotto, legumes, vegetables and salads.
Soups & Mixtures with Mushrooms
Producer Facts: The Mushroom Museum of Meteora is one of the few globally. It aims to show and promote this great fruit of the Greek land and how mushroom cultivation and hunting can add value to the local economies, while respecting the nature and the environment. The Museum has created a line of original products from the forests and fields of Greece that fully keep their aroma and nutritional elements. The line includes, dehydrated mushrooms, mushroom powders, truffle oils as well as mushroom based products such as mushroom soup, pilaf with boletus mushroom, noodles with mushroom and more.
Product Facts:
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Pilaf with mushrooms
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Mushroom dried soup
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Groats with mushrooms
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Mashed potatoes with mushrooms
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Risotto with black truffle
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Sweet frumenty with mushrooms
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Sour frumenty with mushrooms
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Dried vegetable soup with mushrooms
Health/Nutrition: Great source of protein, Vitamins B & D, minerals & trace elements. Low in fat, high in fiber, low in sodium. Excellent choice for a balanced vegetarian or vegan diet.
A LINE of handmade Greek pasta
Producer Facts: Since June 2016 the young MELIMA family overtook an old workshop with long experience and endless traditional recipes. Every day the team transforms the purest Greek ingredients into excellent products, which are bringing a taste of Greece to the world. All products are produced in the workshop; handmade and naturally air dried pasta with semolina and whole wheat flour grinded under low temperatures of the stone mill, sauces, Greek appetizers, flavored sea salt and healthy desserts.
Product Facts: The Melima team selects durum wheat varieties cultivated in high altitudes & grinded under low temperatures between the round stones of the stone mill. They follow an old family recipe: they open a big hug to include the finest and most pure ingredients, which offer to their pasta a unique taste and color. Melima pasta is hand shaped and produced in small quantities, without preservatives. It is dried at room temperature for 4 to 6 days, and not in a heat dryer, in order to preserve all the vitamins and flavor of the Greek countryside.
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Fresh vegetable Waves (no eggs-vegan)
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Three colourTagliolini with Nests (saffron-spinach-tomato)
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Spicy radiatori (no eggs)
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Traditional casarecce (no eggs)
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Squid ink & Saffron fettuccine nests
Family of Greek pasta with mushrooms
Producer Facts: The Mushroom Museum of Meteora is one of the few globally. It aims to show and promote this great fruit of the Greek land and how mushroom cultivation and hunting can add value to the local economies, while respecting the nature and the environment. The Museum has created a line of original products from the forests and fields of Greece that fully keep their aroma and nutritional elements. The line includes, dehydrated mushrooms, mushroom powders, truffle oils as well as mushroom based products such as mushroom soup, pilaf with boletus mushroom, noodles with mushroom and more.
Product Facts:
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Linguine with Black Truffle
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Traditional Noodles Pasta with Truffle
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Fusilli with Mushrooms
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Mushroom shaped pasta with Boletus
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Traditional “petoura” pasta with mushrooms
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Whole-grain gemelli pasta with Coprinus comatus & Aronia
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Traditional noodles with Goji berry, Boletus & vegetables
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Traditional noodles with mushrooms
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Orzo with Boletus mushrooms
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Whole grain macaroni pasta with Boletus
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Traditional small sized noodles with mushrooms
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Health/Nutrition: Semolina wheat which is the main ingredient for most products of this line is a good source of protein and it is low in fat.
Traditional Greek condiments
Producer Facts: Since June 2016 the young MELIMA family overtook an old workshop with long experience and endless traditional recipes. Every day the team transforms the purest Greek ingredients into excellent products, which are bringing a taste of Greece to the world. All products are produced in the workshop; handmade and naturally air dried pasta with semolina and whole wheat flour grinded under low temperatures of the stone mill, sauces, Greek appetizers, flavored sea salt and healthy desserts.
Product Facts: The Melima team created delicious and authentic recipes in order to transform fine and rare Greek products into a gastronomic experience. All products are produced according to the traditional methods of preserving goods in extra virgin olive oil, smoke, vinegar and sea salt, without preservatives.
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Sea samphire: Every bite of the sea samphire or the sea herb of Greece is full of the freshness of the seaside. It is ideal on a Greek salad and sea food meze plates.
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Spicy chickpeas: Chickpeas are one of the favorite and most traditional dishes around Greece. Melima family recipe for the spicy chickpeas is an ideal meze together with your wine and a special side dish for a Mediterranean dinner.
STUFFED VINE LEAVES WITH RICE
Producer Facts: EON is new Greece. Eclectic Flavours is a boutique company formed just two years ago, part of a wider set of innovative companies regenerating Greece’s economy by offering a broad range of timeless Greek deli foods in a new manner. EON’s team, husband and wife, have selected their favorite Greek foods and injected enthusiasm in their production, featuring truly ethical manufacturing, in which finished goods are literally made by hand. Their production process is unique, building on Greece’s new food cottage industry, with many individual small units springing up all across the country. These small units are the backbone of EON’s production, with women from rural areas doing what they always did best: handcrafting taste.
Product Facts: This traditional deli dish features vine leaves wrapped around a filling and can be served warm or cold to taste, as an appetizer or garnishing a main dish, conveying a feeling of warmth and hospitality. EON stuffed vine leaves are hand-made with great care and attention to every detail, from the stuffing to their delicate shape. Maintained in freshly squeezed lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil from Greece. Available in retail and restaurant packaging.
Health/Nutrition: One of the most popular Mediterranean recipes. Great source of nutrients and antioxidants. Rich in fiber, Vitamin A and Vitamin K. Very low in fat and sodium. All ingredients are fresh and there are no additives. Ideal for vegan & vegetarian diet.
A selection of greek pies & mini pies
Producer Facts: EON is new Greece. Eclectic Flavours is a boutique company formed just two years ago, part of a wider set of innovative companies regenerating Greece’s economy by offering a broad range of timeless Greek deli foods in a new manner. EON’s team, husband and wife, have selected their favorite Greek foods and injected enthusiasm in their production, featuring truly ethical manufacturing, in which finished goods are literally made by hand. Their production process is unique, building on Greece’s new food cottage industry, with many individual small units springing up all across the country. These small units are the backbone of EON’s production, with women from rural areas doing what they always did best: handcrafting taste.
Product Facts: Pies, the most typical example of popular food tradition, express accurately the Greek culinary spirit of simplicity. They are culinary masterpieces, from pure and fundamental ingredients that combine the wisdom of cooking economy with the high culinary merit. EON pies are prepared with 100% extra virgin olive oil with traditional hand-rolled phyllo pastry. Available in retail and restaurant packaging.
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Fresh garden vegetables pie: made with fresh spinach, leeks and cabbage leaves.
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Greek country-style pie: made with fresh herbs and vegetables
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Spinach and cheese pie: made with spinach, fresh herbs and feta cheese
Cheese pie: made with feta cheese
Health/Nutrition: Ultra rich in fiber and antioxidants. A delicious way to consume more vegetables.
Organic grape juice syrup
Producer Facts: This business started as a chemical lab in Kalamata. Then they started creating amazing products based on grapes. The first one was this organic grape juice syrup. George Karagelis, a graduate of chemistry and specialization in wines has dedicated his life in teaching and creating outstanding products.
Product Facts: This is a certified organic grape juice syrup produced by 100% organic grapes of mount Pylia. The condensation takes place in the company’s facilities using a special processing unit which ensures high product quality as the process is done under low temperatures, maintaining the nutrients and flavors of the grape at the highest degree.
This grape juice syrup stands out compared to the classic molasses with dark black color that can be typically found in the market. Its lighter color is a proof that this product is not “burnt” and it was produced under ideal conditions to ensure its great quality.
It can be consumed in shots as an instant energy booster. It also has great applicability in cooking; you can use it to marinate meat as well as mix it with olive oil and vinegar in order to create salad dressings. It is also used in pastry as a sweetener.
Health/Nutrition: This organic grape juice syrup is rich in energy, calcium and iron.
Green olive & Pistachio Pate
Producer Facts: Since June 2016 the young MELIMA family overtook an old workshop with long experience and endless traditional recipes. Every day the team transforms the purest Greek ingredients into excellent products, which are bringing a taste of Greece to the world. All products are produced in the workshop; handmade and naturally air dried pasta with semolina and whole wheat flour grinded under low temperatures of the stone mill, sauces, Greek appetizers, flavored sea salt and healthy desserts.
Product Facts: The Melima team created delicious and authentic recipes in order to transform fine and rare Greek products into a gastronomic experience. All products are produced according to the traditional methods of preserving goods in extra virgin olive oil, smoke, vinegar and sea salt, without preservatives.
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Green olives and Pistaccio pate: Rich flavor and smooth texture from green olives and pistachios from Aigina Island. It is an ideal spread for your bread, a delicious appetizer and an assortment with your favorite cheese.
A THREE SELECTION VEGGIE PATÈ
Producer Facts: EON is new Greece. Eclectic Flavours is a boutique company formed just two years ago, part of a wider set of innovative companies regenerating Greece’s economy by offering a broad range of timeless Greek deli foods in a new manner. EON’s team, husband and wife, have selected their favorite Greek foods and injected enthusiasm in their production, featuring truly ethical manufacturing, in which finished goods are literally made by hand. Their production process is unique, building on Greece’s new food cottage industry, with many individual small units springing up all across the country. These small units are the backbone of EON’s production, with women from rural areas doing what they always did best: handcrafting taste.
Product Facts: A three selection Pate series: Vegetable Pate, Paprika Pate, “Sundried” Tomato Pate. Dehydrating vegetables maintains much of their nutritional value and allows you to eat seasonal vegetables all year long. It highlights the taste of cold cuts in fresh sandwiches. Use as topping over pasta or risotto, cold or heated or use as dressing for fresh salads or sea food. Perfect accompaniment for meat, poultry or fish. Also, the patès are an ideal basis for pestos, sauces or vinegraittes. More tasting advice included. Available in retail and restaurant packaging.
Health/Nutrition: By dehydration, we achieve a condensation of the vegetables’ flavors and aromas, maintenance of their nutritional value while we delay spoilage. EON harvests only seasonal vegetables. Without preservatives, no additives, no colorings, gluten free. Very rich in fiber.
Sea salts
Producer Facts: Since June 2016 the young MELIMA family overtook an old workshop with long experience and endless traditional recipes. Every day the team transforms the purest Greek ingredients into excellent products, which are bringing a taste of Greece to the world. All products are produced in the workshop; handmade and naturally air dried pasta with semolina and whole wheat flour grinded under low temperatures of the stone mill, sauces, Greek appetizers, flavored sea salt and healthy desserts.
Product Facts: All natural sea salt collected from the marshes of Lesvos Island on sunny days, preferably after strong rain, and mixed with unique Greek herbs and spices. You can use it to add flavor to marinades, soups, stews and salads.
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Sea salt with Rosemary, Garlic & Lemon peels: Sea Salt 93%, Lemon Peel 3%, Garlic 2%, Rosemary 2%
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Three color sea salt with Saffron: Sea Salt 91%, Red Pepper, Spinach, Paprika, Herbs, Saffron 0.5%
Organic GREEK mountain tea
Producer Facts: Chiron Kentauros was founded in 2010 and its object is the cultivation, collection, processing, packaging and marketing of herbs. At the same time, Chiron is cooperating with small organic farmers and collectors of wild natural herbs. All products are cultivated by hand, organically, without use of chemicals, in privately owned farms. Chiron is also partnering with small farmers to supplement production.
Product Facts: This Organic Greek mountain tea is grown in the thickly forested mount Pelion in Central Greece. The cultivation takes place in sloping fields (4,265 ft altitude) and the tea leaves are harvested by hand. The producer does not use any pesticides or chemicals.
Health/Nutrition: Greek mountain tea grows only in Greece and is known for its antimicrobial, antioxidant and antispasmodic properties. Enjoy it with a spoonful of Greek honey and a slice of lemon!
Organic greek oregano
Producer Facts: Chiron Kentauros was founded in 2010 and its object is the cultivation, collection, processing, packaging and marketing of herbs. At the same time, Chiron is cooperating with small organic farmers and collectors of wild natural herbs. All products are cultivated by hand, organically, without use of chemicals, in privately owned farms. Chiron is also partnering with small farmers to supplement production.
Product Facts: Greek Oregano cultivated organically at an altitude of 500-1300 meters , and harvested by hand. The producer does not use any pesticides or chemicals. Available in retail and restaurant packaging.
Health/Nutrition: Greek oregano is widely used in Greek cuisine to add flavor and aroma to food. It is also a medicinal plant with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Organic greek herbs
Producer Facts: Chiron Kentauros was founded in 2010 and its object is the cultivation, collection, processing, packaging and marketing of herbs. At the same time, Chiron is cooperating with small organic farmers and collectors of wild natural herbs. All products are cultivated by hand, organically, without use of chemicals, in privately owned farms. Chiron is also partnering with small farmers to supplement production.
Product Facts:
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Linden
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Bay laurel
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Sambucus
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Achillea
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Nettle
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Sage
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Chamomile
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St John’s wort
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Thyme
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Lemon verbena
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Lemon balm
Figgie truffles with bitter orange & pistachio
Producer Facts: Since June 2016 the young MELIMA family overtook an old workshop with long experience and endless traditional recipes. Every day the team transforms the purest Greek ingredients into excellent products, which are bringing a taste of Greece to the world. All products are produced in the workshop; handmade and naturally air dried pasta with semolina and whole wheat flour grinded under low temperatures of the stone mill, sauces, Greek appetizers, flavored sea salt and healthy desserts.
Product Facts: A very nutritious, alternative and delicious bite directly from the garden in your jar!
Ingredients: Fig, Pistachio 15%, Bitter Orange Peel 5%, Tsipouro
Pine honey with Chios Mastic
Producer Facts: EON is new Greece. Eclectic Flavours is a boutique company formed just two years ago, part of a wider set of innovative companies regenerating Greece’s economy by offering a broad range of timeless Greek deli foods in a new manner. EON’s team, husband and wife, have selected their favorite Greek foods and injected enthusiasm in their production, featuring truly ethical manufacturing, in which finished goods are literally made by hand. Their production process is unique, building on Greece’s new food cottage industry, with many individual small units springing up all across the country. These small units are the backbone of EON’s production, with women from rural areas doing what they always did best: handcrafting taste.
Product Facts: Pine honey made by free-roaming Greek honeybees. A unique honey that combines in harmony the scent of the Greek islands with the aromatic honey of the mountains of the northern part of the country.
Health/Nutrition: The recipe is simple and has only two ingredients, both very popular in the Mediterranean diet; natural pine honey and mastic oil. Rich in minerals, vitamins, trace elements, such as potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron.
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Honey with tahini & chocolate
Producer Facts: EON is new Greece. Eclectic Flavours is a boutique company formed just two years ago, part of a wider set of innovative companies regenerating Greece’s economy by offering a broad range of timeless Greek deli foods in a new manner. EON’s team, husband and wife, have selected their favorite Greek foods and injected enthusiasm in their production, featuring truly ethical manufacturing, in which finished goods are literally made by hand. Their production process is unique, building on Greece’s new food cottage industry, with many individual small units springing up all across the country. These small units are the backbone of EON’s production, with women from rural areas doing what they always did best: handcrafting taste.
Product Facts:
§Pine honey with tahini: made with pine and blossom honey and wholegrain tahini
§Pine honey with tahini & chocolate: made with pine and blossom honey, wholegrain tahini & dark chocolate
Health/Nutrition: Tahini is one of the best sources of calcium out there but there’s more. It is also rich in minerals such as phosphorus, lecithin, magnesium, potassium and iron. It’s also a good source of Methionine, which aids in liver detoxification. All of these combined with the unbeatable nutritional value of Greek pine honey and dark chocolate and you have a superfood in a little jar!
TRADITIONAL GREEK FETA CHEESE
Producer Facts: Olive Roots has partnered with a feta cheese producer, based in Greece. Our producer has been selling feta cheese successfully in the United States and internationally for many years. The cheese can be offered in retail packaging with our brand or private labeled as well as in bulk.
Product Facts: We offer traditional P.D.O feta, barreled feta, aged barrel feta as well as organic feta all made with sheep & goat’s milk from Greece. We also offer other popular Greek cheeses such as kefalotyri and kasseri.
Health/Nutrition: Great source of calcium and vitamin B12. Feta is easier to digest and much less allergenic and inflammatory than cheeses from cow’s milk.
Halloumi cheese from cyprus
Producer Facts: Olive Roots has developed a portfolio of select halloumi cheese producers based in Cyprus. We work with our producers to help them scale up, create innovative products and convert into organic farming. We have boots on the ground to control quality, quantities and timeliness for our US customers. We continuously look for new variations of halloumi such as lactose free, organic, “red” (cooked for a longer period) and more.
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Traditional halloumi cheese (sheep & goat or 100% sheep)
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Organic halloumi (100% goat or sheep & goat milk)
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Low-lactose halloumi
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“Red” halloumi (this is an over-roasted version produced only in a specific area of Cyprus)
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▪Handmade halloumi (100% sheep)
Health/Nutrition: Good source of protein and calcium like all cheeses. Low lactose content but higher sodium content, compared to other cheeses, because of added salt.