Monemvasia - The Rock -
life of loi: mediterranean secrets

Wed, May 7 9:30 A.M. NH Explore (11.2)

Chef Maria Loi travels to Monemvasia, a stunning Greek town best known as "the rock." The town, which has been carved out of a rock slope, is home to the Kalapothou family. Chef Loi joins three generations of women to sing and carry on the tradition of baking a classic Greek bread called Ladenia and then learns how to make another well known village dish, Traxana, made with stewed eggplant & peasant 'pasta' known as. Inspired by her travels to Monemvasia, back at home Maria is joined by friend Christian Wistehuff where she bakes her easy version of Ladenia. Called Nerobouli (Easy Big Bubble Bread), it has lots of water, and large air bubbles. Chef Loi then grabs one of her regular diners at the restaurant, sweet Amrita Vora to help make Couscoussaki me Tyri (Greek Mac n Cheese).

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 110

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Wed, May 7	9:30 A.M.	Monemvasia - The Rock NH Explore (11.2)

About The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets:

THE LIFE OF LOI: MEDITERRANEAN SECRETS critic, hosted by critically acclaimed chef Maria Loi, shares thousands of years of knowledge baked into Mediterranean cuisine as she takes viewers island hopping across Greece and serves up the secret to making some of the region's most classic dishes.

From the Athens rooftop of the historic Hotel Grande Bretagne that overlooks the Acropolis, to a boat moored in the Aegean sea just off Naxos island, to a mushroom farm on Evia island, Maria gives viewers a personal tour of her home country as only Maria knows how to do.

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