Mahlab is a spice made from ground cherry stones and, along with piney gum mastic, gives this Greek Easter bread its distinctive flavour. Hardboiled eggs dyed red and pressed into the bread give ...

Another delicious addition to the Greek Easter table is Easter bread, or Tsoureki: a sweet, braided bread resembling a brioche (recipe below.) It is traditionally made with mastic, a resin sourced ...

Those in the Eastern European and Mediterranean communities enjoy various other traditional sweets at Easter time. Here are five of the most common, and where to try them across Melbourne. This ...