"Petit Grecs"
"Petits Grecs" is based in Thessaloniki and has been operating since 2014.
It was started by a group of people passionate about Greek, homemade sweets. Searching for old, classic recipes, we started a sweet culinary journey through time and were determined to make our own delicious and nutritious recipes. Perhaps nostalgic for the times when every housewife had her own "best" recipe of which she was proud.
Our companion in this endeavor was chef Andreas Lagos who shared our passion and led us on interesting culinary paths. We thank him. andreaslagos.com
All "Petits Grecs" products are produced in Greece in a facility that is ISO22000 certified and meets all European Union Food regulations.
The story of the courabie
The root of the word kurabies comes from Kuru which means dry and biye which means cookie. Its origin is presumed to be Turkish and "passed" into the Greek language during the period of the Ottoman Empire.
Kourabies is an integral part of Greek home confectionery and the original recipe has been the "apple of contention" for many regions. But apart from the various regions, kourabies was also a very "personal" sweet of every housewife. Each one had their own "secret" recipe that was the best and tastiest of all and was proudly passed down from generation to generation. This is how the countless smaller or larger variations that one finds in the various parts of Greece are explained.