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Daphnis and Chloe

Mediterranean herbs, infusions and spices, sourced from small Greek farms.
We provide herbs as good and as simple as possible!

You could hunt for Mediterranean herbs at flea markets, spice stores and delis, but even your best finds wouldn’t compare to the hand-picked oregano bunches that Greek women dry on their balconies in the summer, or to the wild thyme shrubs that each spring fill up the islands’ air with their dainty fragrance. Daphnis and Chloe is all about this genuine bounty that can only be encountered in the natural state of things.

19/10/2026

The national herbal tea of Greece and folk medicine mainstay, you’ll be hard pressed to find a pantry without Greek Mountain Tea stocked. We take great care and plenty of time to assemble our whole bouquets, trimming away woody stems and hand-selecting unblemished blooms in order to preserve the most restorative and aromatic properties of the perennial. It takes about an hour to prepare just fifteen. Trust us, they’re worth the time they take.

Newly bundled and now available through our online shop.

05/12/2025

One of the most interesting parts of making our Chili Flakes is the smoking process. Taming the fire, keeping it alive at the desired intensity for the time needed to dry the whole peppers, is a process that carries the signature of its maker.

Upon harvest, the fresh peppers are moved to the smoking room on large, room-sized racks, leaving enough space underneath for the smoker to move the fire around as needed.

This traditional method can take anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks, and during this time, one can sense the mellow, woody smell of slow-burning birch from a distance. The peppers are checked twice a day until they’re ready. Again, here: no machines. Just hands, and the pure instinct of knowing when to stop, which comes with experience. The peppers are also destemmed and crushed by hand, which is why these flakes can sometimes vary in size.

Address

Mandrokleous 19
Athens
11744

Website

http://www.daphnisandchloe.com/

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