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REDIVIVA cucina povera, is a restaurant with traditional and fusion plates, in Tsinari, one of the most picturesque quarters of the Old town of Thessaloniki.
Our name “Rediviva cucina povera” is expressing our philosophy; the rebirth of the poor people's cuisine.
We are cooking Mediterranean cuisine twisted a bit with a creative and imaginative mood. We use simple, “humble” ingredients, offered to us with generosity from the Greek nature; the farm, the forest and the sea.
Wild mushrooms risotto with black truffle oil
A unique wild mushrooms risotto dish with a rich taste and intense aromas, that bring us mentally into a humid and dreamy forest. To reach this little dream we are using arborio rice from North Italy, because it releases it’s starch constantly while cooked, giving a nice pouring texture. The…
‘Hahles’ a traditional dish from Lesvos
Οι «χάχλες», ένα παραδοσιακό πιάτο της Λέσβου και πάλι στην Rediviva. Παραδοσιακά ο τραχανάς φτιάχνεται τον Σεπτέμβρη, τότε που τα χωριά μας μοσχομυρίζουν φρεσκοφτιαγμένο, απλωμένο τραχανό. Έτσι και οι χάχλες, βαρκούλες από ξινόχονδρο τραχανά, φτιαγμένες από χόντρο (χοντροαλεσμένο στάρι) ζυμωμένο με ξυνισμένο πρόβειο γάλα. Οι γυναίκες του Γυναικείου Συνεταιρισμού «Τα…
The flowers of the connoisseurs; stuffed zucchini flowers at Rediviva
The zucchini flowers open their petals in the summer morning dew and they have a distinguished position at the table of every good cook. Zucchini flowers more than any other summer vegetable, are a special plate of the Greek traditional cuisine. We collect them early in the morning from our…