Greece’s BEST CHRISTMAS Treats Put to the Test!

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2024

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  • @user-elenidr
    @user-elenidr 13 днів тому +22

    Hi guys merry Christmas if you want to eat the real thing you should go to a local bakery and take from there kourambiedes, melomakarona, diples and xerotigana ( the round ones with the honey and the walnuts). Xerotigana is deep fried dough that after you dip them in honey syrup.

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  13 днів тому +3

      Hello and Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄. We will try them from a bakery next time

  • @fredkarenclark4551
    @fredkarenclark4551 13 днів тому +7

    We are back home in Canada now after 3 months in Greece. Still love watching your channel. It's raining here, miss that Crete weather

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  13 днів тому +2

      💙🤍🤍💙🤍💙 you will be back in no time

  • @Onirocosmos
    @Onirocosmos 13 днів тому +17

    Hahahaha... it's funny how we all thought the same thing: please don't taste Christmas sweets from the super market! 😂 Merry Christmas guys! 🤩🎄✨

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  13 днів тому +3

      Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️

  • @johnny19817
    @johnny19817 13 днів тому +4

    9:32 this is called xerotigano aka ξεροτήγανο in Greek. It is a cretan traditional sweet and yes it is given in the weddings. It is like diples but made another way. It is actually a fried thin layer of dough.

  • @sohalvr
    @sohalvr 13 днів тому +2

    Wow you guys look at this weather!!! What a blessing in December to have tshirts, the beach....and melted chocolate 😂😂 they all look delicious and for me it doesn't matter that you bought supermarket treats for now!! You still tried them and have integrated into society :) my wife and I will make melomakarona too!! Wish us luck haha. Also I agree that you should try vasilopita for new years eve!! It is very easy to make. You can read about the story of it online. New years is bigger in Greece than Christmas!! Also Raul - one time my yiayia made fresh bread soaked so much in honey!! A very Greek thing and I would love to see your reaction to it!! Haha. Well done you guys!! You show the delicious food and priceless Greek culture so well!! Merry Christmas and thank you for all of your amazing work this year sharing your Greek experience with us!! 💙🇬🇷💙🇬🇷

  • @alextee2684
    @alextee2684 13 днів тому +3

    Wow December in Crete perfect

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  13 днів тому +1

      Yes is great 💙🤍💙🤍🤍

  • @nikos9257
    @nikos9257 13 днів тому +2

    You guys are actually wearing T-shirts! Oh I wish I was there! Looks so nice at the beach! My favourite of all these it's the Melomakarona!

  • @jacobstheory
    @jacobstheory 13 днів тому +1

    I loved it, it's always funny to see how people from different cultures react to our traditional food!

  • @atrides7
    @atrides7 7 днів тому +1

    So Mary Mary Cristian’s and happy new year ❤❤❤❤

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  7 днів тому +1

      Marry Christmas 🎄 and a happy new year to you ❤️

  • @tazoulisamstafakos
    @tazoulisamstafakos 13 днів тому +1

    Your videos are very nice Surely there are many more and every part of Greece has its own. you have to try also this Γεμιστή βασιλόπιτα τσουρέκι and try to find it from bakery

  • @johnmax5652
    @johnmax5652 13 днів тому +3

    melo with tea.. Happy Christmas !!!

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  12 днів тому +1

      Happy Christmas 🎄

  • @thanasispritsivelis82
    @thanasispritsivelis82 12 днів тому +2

    In Greece people divide between people who like kourampiedes and melomakarona. I guess you are in each camp. 😄

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  12 днів тому

      😂😂😂🤍💙🤍💙

  • @ggeminim
    @ggeminim 13 днів тому +2

    Hi guys! Your videos are always so nice and funny! To be honest, the only true traditional christmas treats you tasted were kourabiedes and melomakarona. You can find them in every house in Greece during christmas festivities. Keep in mind that in different places you can find slightly different treats based on these. Diples, although is my favourite, I would not consider it as "strictly" traditional christmas treat. You can find this treat all year round, mostly on special occasions or events. Also marzipan has nothing to do with traditional greek sweets actually. Make kourabiedes yourselves! It's easy and also you can keep some without covering them with icing sugar for Raul. By the way I were in Romania last week, you are from there right? You have to try also Vasilopita. It's a cake type treat, that's served on New Year's Eve or on January 1st. It can be sweet or sour depending on the region. It's not something that you have never tasted before but it's the definition of traditional new year's treat.

  • @arryfan
    @arryfan 13 днів тому +1

    Hey guys. Diples and Xerotigana are essentially the same thing. I think the difference is that diples contain eggs. It is essentially fried dough (similar to canoli), which is then dressed with honey and nuts.

  • @yorgokarna6801
    @yorgokarna6801 13 днів тому +1

    Melomakarona and kourabiedes are the two traditional Christmas sweets. Greeks are usually divided into the melomakarona lovers and the kourabiedes lovers. As others have said best to buy them from a bakery. A couple of years ago my ex gf bought melomakarona from every bakery in Chania to find the best ones 😂 They are also a lot of fun to make at home

  • @kosni420
    @kosni420 12 днів тому

    Hey guys ! The most traditional xmas sweets in Greece are melomakarona, kourampiedes and diples for the most of us. Everything else it depends from the place and some of the sweets you had are just supermarket sweets in xmas versions :D Although in Crete they have different things in some supermarkets. In general it would be better to buy from a local bakery sweets and food, for better quality and more authentic experience !!

  • @Giannis_0007
    @Giannis_0007 13 днів тому +10

    As the previous said , you should eat melomakarona - kourampiedes and diples from a good bakery. But guys if you keep making videos where you're tasting sweets, drinks etc, you'll gain 20kg by summer 🤣

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  13 днів тому +1

      Is just a few sweets, we don't eat them all 😂😂😂😂. We should try them from the bakery

  • @EviaAir19
    @EviaAir19 11 днів тому

    Hi friends! Kourambiedes, melomakarona, bakalvas and diples are the Christmas sweets in Greece. Of course, there is also Vasilopita, which me bake at New Year's Eve. You have to try all of them homemade. There you would know all the flavours. Season's greetings!

  • @konstantinosbampouras5996
    @konstantinosbampouras5996 13 днів тому +1

    Hi guys, I believe that you have to try from bakery a real Christmas sweets are much better from super markets. Trust me guys. I wish Merry Christmas 🎅
    P.S your videos as always are amazing 👏

  • @nikosc5357
    @nikosc5357 13 днів тому +9

    well when you want to taste a proper koyrabie or melomakarono you need to buy it from a good bakery or patiserie

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  13 днів тому +3

      We should definitely try that next time 🤍💙🤍💙🤍

  • @papertoyss
    @papertoyss 13 днів тому +4

    Two are the main traditional Christmas sweets in Greece, namely melomakarona and kourampiedes. These two are so popular that we have two categories of people, those who prefer melomakarona and those who prefer kourampiedes - on this video we saw a melomakarona and a kourampiedes guy. Diples are also a traditional Christmas sweet... or something (in some places they are also being served in weddings), but in order to appreciate the simplicity of this treat you need to try it really fresh... or something. EDIT most of the other things you tried are not really traditional sweets or Greek even. Xerotigana are Greek (the ones you didnt remembered the name) but they're not Christmas sweets.

    • @MSPANAKIS
      @MSPANAKIS 13 днів тому +2

      I am kourampiedes!

    • @papertoyss
      @papertoyss 12 днів тому +2

      @@MSPANAKIS I am melomakarona!

    • @MSPANAKIS
      @MSPANAKIS 12 днів тому +1

      @@papertoyss Most people are, I think, melomakarona

  • @micron1983
    @micron1983 12 днів тому +3

    Only the Kourabiedes and melomakarona are Christmas sweets! I don't even know about the rest, apart from diples!

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  12 днів тому +1

      Great 💙🤍💙🤍👍🏻

  • @theonidas-ruhe
    @theonidas-ruhe 12 днів тому

    I love Christmas treats. Melomakarona should have a strong orange-taste, some make them with brandy. Diples dont melt because they have baking soda, just like Touloumbes. And yes, I know about the other comments, but im not totalitarian, supermarket treats are not always that bad, and I eat very healthy most of the time. My favourite video moment was: 7:22 😄👌🏻

  • @Linktothepast83
    @Linktothepast83 13 днів тому +1

    There is a big difference between freshly made curabie and melomakarona and a usually not that fresh from a supermarket. Therefore everyone suggesting getting them from a bakery or even better making them yourself at home. A fresh melomakarono from the oven melts in your mouth.

    • @geogeo2299
      @geogeo2299 12 днів тому

      A bakery is a φούρνος i.e. a shop that mainly sells bread. For sweets you need to find a zacharoplasteio - indeed one that makes their sweets themselves, on-site, instead of just selling them.

  • @geogeo2299
    @geogeo2299 12 днів тому +1

    Guys you know I love you. Don't buy melomakarona from the super market, not even from a bakery. Instead just ask a local neighbour you know to point you to the zacharoplasteio he gets his melomakarona from. In fact it wouldn't hurt if you ask 2 or 3 neighbors what is the best zacharoplasteio in the area - and go get your melomakarona from that one. This way you'll make sure they are fresh, but also, don't forget that zacharoplastiki (i.e. the making of sweets) is kind of an art, and not everybody are good at it!
    Merry christmas guys!

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  12 днів тому +1

      Merry Christmas Geo 🎅 🎄. For the purpose of this video, this was the best way of trying all sweets. We will try to make and bake some of them to see how they taste home made 😋

    • @geogeo2299
      @geogeo2299 12 днів тому

      @@Sunpire Home-made is proper guys, this way you can even fine-tune to your exact liking. Looking forward to it!

  • @ΣταύροςΚούρτης-υ5ν
    @ΣταύροςΚούρτης-υ5ν 12 днів тому +6

    Προϊόντα Lidl και αυθεντικές ελληνικές γεύσεις μόνο σαν ανέκδοτο ακούγεται

  • @M1Y4MUS4SH1
    @M1Y4MUS4SH1 13 днів тому +3

    friendly advice...next time take the same things from bakery or patissery ...no need to get a box of each, just few pieces ...and u will see the difference..and u will feel it too...ofc more expensive but...u will understand.

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  13 днів тому +1

      We will try that mext time 🤍💙🤍💙

  • @yvettakollega5791
    @yvettakollega5791 8 днів тому +1

    The kourabiedes and melomakarona are the main Greek Christmas treats. The other ones, Florentines and macaroons, baklava, are pretty much international or they are not Christmas themed. I like the melomakarona more than the kourabiedes.

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  7 днів тому +1

      Great, maybe we will cook them 😀

    • @yvettakollega5791
      @yvettakollega5791 6 днів тому

      @@Sunpire How are you getting on back in Romania and where in Romania are you?

  • @Persiphon
    @Persiphon 12 днів тому +1

    If it was similar to gingerbread then it's not a melomakarono.
    I'd like to see both of you try cook either kourampiedes, melomakarona or diples together.

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  12 днів тому

      That cookikg video is comming

    • @Persiphon
      @Persiphon 11 днів тому

      @Sunpire fantastic. Cook together though doesn't matter if you make mistakes on the way. The more real the video , the better.

  • @vassilisioannou5488
    @vassilisioannou5488 13 днів тому +1

    you were afraid to touch the qurabiya with your hands at the begging, but then you eventually tried it and now with a ranking of 9 you will never in your life be afraid again to touch a qurabiya.

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  13 днів тому

      Yes you are right 💙🤍💙🤍💙

  • @Kostas96
    @Kostas96 13 днів тому +3

    Taste Atlas just rated Greek cuisine as the best in the world.
    Would you agree?😅

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  13 днів тому +1

      Yes we would agree 💙🤍💙🤍💙

  • @BoVa-gr
    @BoVa-gr 13 днів тому +2

    💙💙👍👍

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  12 днів тому +1

      💙🤍💙🤍

  • @pazmanos3112
    @pazmanos3112 12 днів тому +2

    Excuse me you want to the beach in December? 😂
    Plus you wanted the traditional staff but you went and bought everything packaged in plastic from the super market?

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  12 днів тому +1

      Yes 😂😂💙🤍💙🤍

  • @MuttShnutt
    @MuttShnutt 11 днів тому

  •  11 днів тому +1

    Melomakarona>>>>>>>>>all.

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  11 днів тому

      👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💙🤍

  • @virginiafilitsis8277
    @virginiafilitsis8277 12 днів тому +1

    Some of those are not greek christmas treats at all...and lidl brands are not the best quality...just saying ❤

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  12 днів тому

      We will keep that in mind 💙🤍💙🤍 this is our budget 😂😂

  • @foulixaidali1712
    @foulixaidali1712 12 днів тому

    Το γλυκο πρεπει να ειναι γλυκο.Εμεις τρωμε γλυκα πραγματικα.Εσεις κατι σαν γλυκο.Δεν ταιριαζουν τα γουστα μας για αυτο εισαστε ξυνοι.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅🎄🎁🌟🥁❄🎆⛄💥👑🎅🕯🌲

  • @Ensimos
    @Ensimos 12 днів тому +1

    ΝΟ FROM LIDL!!!DONT BE CHIPIDES

  • @Nick-GR
    @Nick-GR 13 днів тому +2

    Pre packaged desserts are the worse in terms of ingredients. And they taste bad, because they have grease inside instead of olive oil or at least butter. Check the labels if you dont believe me.

    • @Sunpire
      @Sunpire  12 днів тому

      👍🏻👍🏻

  • @Βασίλης45
    @Βασίλης45 10 днів тому

    ❤❤❤