Mixed Elephants from Kastoria 1 Kilo

€8,70

The white and black elephants of Kastoria "married" and give us one combination of colors, flavors and vitamins! Thus the white, like candy, white giants are sweetly mixed with the superfood of the purple and black giants. The result is an alloy of flavors and a cocktail of nutrients.

They contain starch, B vitamins, magnesium, potassium flavonoids, all concentrated in one dish. Try them in the oven, they will amaze you with their taste!

Extra tip: Their cooking time is not exactly the same, so leave them in the boiling water until the black elephants are boiled. White elephants soften a little more, without losing any of their taste and appearance!

HISTORY "FROM GOLD" BEHIND THE PRODUCT

About 8 km south of Kastoria and at an altitude of 660 m., Rises Argos Orestiko. It is the second largest city after Kastoria.

"Argos" means field and the first time we meet its name is in the Homeric epics! The nickname "Orestikon" is given to the son of Agamemnon Orestes. According to legend, Orestes, after the murder of Clytemnestra's mother, left his home chasing him. He arrived in the area of Orestida and there he built Orestiko Argos. However, there is also the view that the genus of Orestes who inhabited the area wanted to give their name there.

Later Argos gave birth to the general of Alexander the Great, Perdiccas, but also Pausanias, the bodyguard and later murderer of the Macedonian king Philip II. Thus, it occupied a key position in the pantheon of the eternal cities of the Macedonian Dynasty and the Greek territory later. Today it is a destination of archaeological, naturalistic and special eco-technical interest.

If we consider the rational view of the origin of its name that came from the mountainous and rocky province of Orestida, we understand the importance of the landscape and at a productive level. The word "argos" means coastal plain and the adjective Orestikon means the rocky plain. The rocky field was to become a fertile place with special soil characteristics that nourished and nourishes the roots of the highest quality legumes of the Mediterranean!