Kathari Deftera - the first day of Lent. Yesterday was one of the few occasions when Corfu suffered from bad weather whilst the rest of Greece was bathed in sunlight. The tradition for the first day of "fasting" is to fly a kite and normally the beaches and mountain tops, meadows and valleys of Corfu are crowded with families flying their kites with varying amounts of success. The early bird definitely caught the worm this year - as the weather did not break till midday, so morning kite-flying went ahead as planned.
We spent the early part of the day preparing huge quantities of traditional fare, so we ate well but left the kite in the cupboard till next time.
Just for the record, the menu included: taramasalata, octopus, garlic prawns, bean salad, humous, fava (split-pea puree), olive tapenade with fresh orange juice, pickles, lagana (unleavened bread), beetroot, roasted peppers, rocket, radishes, avocado, lettuce and more. To sweeten the palate, we concluded with halvas (semolina pudding with almonds and pine-nuts), little lenten cakes and fresh strawberries. And yes, we should all be the size of wardrobes by now!
Susan
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