Remi Lucidi, a sergeant in the French Army, died far from a battlefield. His body was found last week aside a Hong Kong skyscraper where he had been spotted near the rooftop.
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The greenest of the Greek islands, it is easy to see why Corfu is widely considered the real-life inspiration for Scheria – the Homeric island of the Phaeacians where ‘tall thriving trees – pears, pomegranates, apples with glistening fruit, sweet figs and rich olives’ bear ‘fruit that never fails or flags’.
Like its imaginary counterpart, Corfu has a warm yet humid climate and fertile landmass dominated by diversely flourishing fruit trees. Its fecundity and position as entry point into the Adriatic have attracted much attention over the years, from the Romans to the Ottomans and Napoleonic France. The Venetians, in particular, left indelible marks on the island’s identity: its culture, architecture, language, and most markedly, its food, bringing with them a range of Eastern influences, from myrrh to pepper.
A culmination of years of political upheaval, Corfiot cuisine is defined by its curious nuances: simple ingredients, decadent designs and full-bodied flavours.
Soutzoukakia © Gemma Lake
Soutzoukakia—a dish of beef meatballs and grilled peppers served with a spicy tomato and yoghurt dressing—first came to Corfu with Greek refugees from the Anatolia peninsula, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Afionas-based chef and owner of Panorama Restaurant Aggelos Gialopsos attributes Its popularity on the island to local ingredients. “Our Corfiot-Greek version of soutzoukakia here at Panorama is made with local produce and olive oil produced in the surrounding hills. We grew up with these dishes. The flavours, they are a part of our identity, and remind us who we are and where we come from.”
Greek traditional gemista, stuffed tomatoes and peppers © Lupulupupu/Shutterstock
As its name suggests, gemista (from the Greek word gemizō, meaning ‘to fill’) are vegetables (green bell peppers and tomatoes, mainly) stuffed with rice and herbs. This lathera (‘made with oil’) dish is then baked in extra virgin olive oil until tender, a method which is said to have been introduced to Corfu as a result of population exchange between Greece and Turkey. The Corfiot staple found in restaurants and tavernas across the island is typically served cold on long balmy days in summer.
Fattoush, a Corfu salad made from toasted or fried pieces of khubz combined with mixed greens and other vegetables © Cristina.A/Shutterstock
Fattoush (also known as ‘bread salad’) is a Middle Eastern-derived dish of toasted or fried pieces of khubz (Arabic bread), seasonal vegetables and fresh herbs served with a lemon and olive oil dressing. It found its way into the Corfiot cooking repertoire with the Venetians at the beginning of the Renaissance, when the Republic of Venice was a formidable power and key player in the Levant spice trade. Although
Remi Lucidi, a sergeant in the French Army, died far from a battlefield. His body was found last week aside a Hong Kong skyscraper where he had been spotted near the rooftop.
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