#tiganites

[fattributes]

Tiganites with Honey and Baklava Nuts

[morethansalad]

Vegan Apple & Cinnamon Tiganites (Greek Apple Fritters)

[the-world-that-was]

Ancient Athenian Pancakes “Tiganites”

This week, I'm making some archaic Greek tiganites - which were basically very rudimentary pancakes, fried in olive oil. They're still made today, but with ingredients that your average Athenian wouldn't have had access to.

In any case, let's now take a look at The World That Was! Follow along with my YouTube video, above!

Ingredients 1 cup flour 1 cup water olive oil salt honey

Method 1 - Prepare the Batter To begin with, we need to make the batter. It's recorded as being a very thin, liquid batter, so make this by pouring a cup of wholemeal wheat flour into a bowl, followed by a pinch of salt. Whisk this together, if you want. It doesn't really do much here. Then, pour in a cup of water on top of this, followed by a generous pour of olive oil. Ancient Greek cooks would have likely used seawater, instead of dry salt and fresh water, but whichever works best for you can be used here. (please don't actually use seawater, it's not that hygienic these days). If you want to make these very sweet, you can add a generous squeeze of honey to the batter before you mix it. I didn't do this here, but it doesn't hurt the final texture of the cakes if you choose to add it or not! Whisk your batter together until it's very smooth, and runs off your mixing utensil easily. Leave this aside for a couple of minutes while you deal with your pan.

2 - Prepare the Pan, and Cook the Cakes Pour a tablespoon of olive oil onto a frying pan, and put this over a medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering, ladle in some of your batter, try and spread it out as best you can into a very thin layer. These will cook quickly, around 2 minutes per side. Flip them over carefully, so the scalding hot oil doesn't burn you, and let the other side cook for the same amount of time. When both sides are done, take them off the pan, and sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds over them, along with some crushed walnuts. Finally, drizzle some more honey over the tops of your tiganites before serving them up warm!

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Heyo! They had something like pancakes in Ancient Greece, right? It's a very easy recipe and in other countries it is a pretty old concept. Do you know what they were called and what they were eaten with? (Bit of a specific question, I know).

Heyy! No worries :D I am here for the specifics! This will probably help, since it also mentions some very fitting toppings that could be easily the toppings of choice of the ancients. Some other toppings I found was powdered sugar, cinnamon, either with jam or cheese, such as cream cheese or Gruyere. Ι doubt that the ancients had powdered sugar and cream cheese (idk about Gruyere xD), although they could have cinnamon. It was imported from Egypt - but it was also very precious, so I guess the average person couldn’t have easy access to it.

Other recipes I found is  this and is this one !

As you probably know, we still do them and I think they have the same name (”tiganites”, τηγανίτες, while the ancient was tiganite (with ai for e). τηγανίται would be the ancient version of the word). In North Greece (Thrace and Macedonia) they can have the alternative name “laggites” (λαγγίτες). It sounds a bit ancient, ngl xD At least in the north, I know laggites are given traditionally to women who have just given birth, or taken as offerings to the dead at the Soul Sabbath.

You can eat them with whatever, really xD As the articles and recipes say, they can be accompanied by salty or fruity and sweet stuff. (I have put merenda on them because why not??? 👀) I have eaten tiganites with feta and I imagine, since feta is very available in Greece, the ancients might have liked that combination, too.

For Greeks better count the foods NOT accompanied with feta, because feta for us goes with almost everything xD If you are wondering “did Greeks eat feta with this?” the answer is always YES. Even in dishes that are not traditionally accompanied by feta, most people always add it, and there are at least some Greeks who eat feta with everything.

As you can see on the photo above, depending on how you cook the dough, they can also be really flat. Sometimes laggites are stuffed with minced meat and spices on the inside, or with feta and spinach or leek. Dill and onion are also a good combination (and of course, it would be nice to have it accompanied by grated feta). The stuffed ones are a bit thicker and round. But they can also have that shape and be empty.

I don’t know what happens south of the department of Macedonia, though, because I never had to discuss it xD If anyone wants to give more info, feel free to! 

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[grainfreeandhappykitchen]

Pitulici or tiganites, whatever you call them, these pancakes are a cross between a pancake and doughnut and they’re so delicious ♥️ #pancakes #pitulici #tiganites #greek #macedonian #glutenfree #grainfree #yeastfree #refinedsugarfree #grainfreeandhappykitchen https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg_DNrNvLaa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[grainfreeandhappykitchen]

Love my mums Greek pancakes but not able to eat them. So I had some activated almond flour and thought I’d make some that were not only grain free but also egg, yeast and dairy free ❤️ #pancakes #tiganites #pitulici #frieddough #europeanpancakes #grainfree #glutenfree #dairyfree #eggfree #refinedsugarfree #everydayispancakeday #berries #yogurt #breakfast #brunch #dessert #snack #treat #delicious #grainfreeandhappykitchen https://www.instagram.com/p/CIPLntHjwgR/?igshid=143md45hvdm8s

[nogarlicnoonions]

“#Tiganites”; Greek style #pancakes, made like crunchy fried bites served with #cinnamon #icecream, #butterscotch and #apple. #greekstyle #morning #sundaymorning #athens #greece (at Zampanó) https://www.instagram.com/nogarlicnoonions/p/BywrZOth7nA/?igshid=hwm4hzvtkshk