Trahanas politikos 500gr. – Agrozymi

Trahanas is a dish made in Greece since antiquity; it is boiled cracked wheat and soured milk used as the basis for a soup. “Politiko” in Greek  refers to products or recipes originating in Constantinopel (Istanbul). That in itself is a guarantee of a special experience for the taste buds, since “Politiko” usually involves a combination of exotic herbs and spices. This is a traditional recipe for trahana soup or frumenty, produced with care by the Martavaltzoglou family in North Greece. It has a spicy, rich taste and enticing reddish colour.

In the affluent urban houses of Constantinople, even trahana had to hide a variety of flavors and aromas. Agrozymi revives the recipe of the politiko frumenty, where durum wheat flour is kneaded with tomato pulp, red pepper and onion and then the mixture is dried in natural conditions, to preserve the flavors and aromas unaltered. Then we add dried spinach, leek, onion, basil, red pepper and boukovo.

Smells and tastes from the city, in a dish with unique intensity and depth.