#vryssaki

On the 28th of April we visited the first migrant kitchen in Athens that took place in Vryssaki, a small cultural center and café in Plaka. 

The idea of the Migrant Kitchen is an initiative of the  Culinary Backstreets Istanbul. In Athens the first one of a series of such was organized by Culinary backstreets Athens, Vryssaki, and the N.G.Os “Give Hope” and “Omada Asty”. Two cooks from Ghana  prepared for us a small example of their local cuisine.

The main dish was nkrakra soup with fufu, a classic Ghanaian dish. Nkrakra was made by chopped pieces  of beef with a  spicy sauce. Fufu is  a dish made by mashing and boiling cassava, forming a smooth puree. The main dish was also followed by a side dish made from chopped and boiled okra.

The beef was quite spicy, but the taste of it was not something foreign to us. On the other hand, the other dishes helped to quench the thirst from all the spice and their taste, especially fufu’s taste, was something different. It was an overall pleasant experience, and we will definitely pay a visit to the next Migrant Kitchen!

   Culinary Backstreets http://www.culinarybackstreets.com/

 Vryssaki http://www.vryssaki.gr/main.php?cat_id=268

N.G.O. “Give Hope” https://www.facebook.com/pages/Give-Hope-Greece/182892545151956 (Greek)

While the incident of exploitation of immigrants in Manolada, Ilia, shocks the Greek public opinion, students of the schools of Attica send their own message against modern slavery with their works of art for the exhibition, Step2Freedom, which will be presented at the Vryssaki art center in Athens.

1-13/3/2013

''Παράλληλα Πορτραίτα''

Ομαδική Εικαστική Έκθεση Αμαλίας Θεοδωροπούλου και Ζωής Πυρίνη.

  Βρυσάκι, Χώρος Τέχνης & Δράσης

Βρυσακίου 17, Πλάκα, Αθήνα