Breakfast: Koulouri Thessalonikis – Breakfast: Sesame Bread Ring

Breakfast Koulouri Thessalonikis is a golden, sesame-crusted bread ring — crisp outside, soft inside — sold on every Greek street corner. At MUNCH CLASSES, you’ll learn how to knead, shape, and bake this iconic grab-and-go breakfast.

Brought by Greek refugees from Asia Minor, koulouri became Thessaloniki’s edible halo. The saying “Ένα κουλούρι στο χέρι, η μέρα στο χέρι” (“A koulouri in hand, the day in hand”) reflects its portable power. At MUNCH CLASSES, we explore how bread becomes a morning ritual.