Kiskeki

A traditional dish of wheat and meat, central to major celebrations in Samos. The wheat is pounded in large mortars, washed, dried, and left to swell, while onions are chopped and the meat filleted. Once ready, the ingredients are carefully layered in a cauldron-onions on the bottom, meat in the middle, wheat on top-and left to simmer slowly for hours until it thickens into a hearty, festive dish.