Greek diet breadsticks - Kritsinia

Bread plays a huge part of any Greek meal and when the going got tough, frugal living meant a staple diet of bread (psomi), just like rice is for many Asian countries and eating it with cheese or dipped into bean soup (soupa fasolakia).

Nowadays a laid table is not complete without a loaf of freshly sliced bread. On a diet? The alternative to avoiding bread altogether in Greece is dead easy with the fantastic varieties of diet bread snack on offer at the local bakery. Yup, over here it's common practice to get to know your baker, butcher, plumber etc etc well.

A loaf of sliced bread wrapped in plastic just really doesn't cut the mustard over here. At least in Britain the ready made stuff from the likes of Hovis, Warburtons and Kingsmill or even the supermarkets own brand tastes good and the loaf is somewhat squishy. It's really best to get your bread from the local bakery. End of.

So what's been cooking in the Zakharoplastio kitchen this morning? Kritsinia sticks (as opposed to the classic wafer shape). It's a simple snack that can be eaten alone or goes well with cheese and salami. Below, Tina whips these bread sticks up in no time.