The travel experience is multidimensional and involves all our senses and emotions. Travelling to new destinations that allow us to explore new places is exciting, but it is also wonderful to travel to places that take us back to past unique moments.
In these latter, some of our most powerful memories are those that are infused with the aroma and the enjoyment of a favourite flavour.
A journey through taste is able to evoke feelings of warmth, security and intimacy as it takes us back to important moments of sharing and caring. We just need to remember the emblematic dishes of our country that remind us of Sunday tables, outings, celebrations and festivals every time we taste them. Small flavourful masterpieces that combine the products of our land with centuries-old traditions always have a place in our hearts and on our table.
One of the most important chapters of our gastronomic tradition is certainly pies. From the moment they are baked and the aromas flood the room, the excitement begins. The slight crunch of the crispy dough sheets as they are cut with the knife creates a peculiar domestic melody. Every bite is like travelling back in a time machine, evoking childhood memories; a delicious cheese pie on a school trip, a visit to our grandmother who always welcomed us with freshly-baked leek or spinach pies, an afternoon coffee served with a fluffy slice of rosy pie.
A pie, hundreds of variations, one complete meal. Pies fed people working on the fields, were gifted to family members living far away or treated visitors. It is no coincidence that traditional pies became the basis of the daily diet. That is why the technique of rolling out the dough was a basic knowledge passed down from mother to daughter.
Appreciating this important part of the gastronomic capital of the country, Cryssi Zymi made sure to develop it in the most creative way. The company’s deep knowledge and love of dough – and of everything made from it- form the basis for successful, delicious, home-made creations in a wide variety.
Based on this philosophy, Cryssi Zymi created the Chorefti pie, a beloved kind of pie with unique, wavy in texture chorefti (“dancing” in Greek) filo pastry made from first quality wheat flour and extra virgin olive oil. The dough is rolled out with a special technique that makes the pie fluffy and tender, while the most exquisite ingredients of the Greek gastronomy are used in the delicious filling.
Its crispy ripples embrace a filling of choice and the result is four delicious variations: chorefti pie with feta cheese, smoked Metsovo cheese and Cretan gruyere cheese, chorefti pie with smoked chicken, gruyere cheese and peppers, chorefti pie with spinach, myzithra cheese, leek and feta cheese, and chorefti pie with ladotyri cheese from Mytilene, Cretan gruyere cheese and kasseri cheese from Elassona. These unique cheeses, which are the main ingredient of every pie, encapsulate the aromas and rich, full-bodied flavours of each region.
No one can resist the Homemade pie with traditional kasseri cheese and Epirus gruyere cheese, and the rest of Cryssi Zymi’s Homemade pies that come in six delicious combinations. Each piece contains a rich filling and every bite fills our palate with pleasure.
As for bougatsa pie, the most famous pie of Thessaloniki, loved throughout Greece, is brought to our table by Cryssi Zymi in three delicious flavours. Authentic bougatsa filo sheets and years of tradition are uniquely combined with sweet and savoury ingredients to offer an incomparable taste experience with the aroma of Thessaloniki that will flood the whole house.
Rich filling in three delicious variations: custard cream with vanilla flavour, hazelnut praline, feta and myzithra cheese. Unbeatable flavour in three versions.
Pies evolve according to the standards and needs of each era. Cryssi Zymi knows that very well and proves it with each of its creations. While still in the oven, every pie emits wisps of flavour in the house, inviting us on a journey into Greek tradition.
