Greek Market FAQs

Rakomelo is a traditional Greek alcoholic drink that is a blend of raki or tsikoudia, a grape-based spirit, with honey and various spices like cinnamon and cloves. The ingredients are usually heated together to create a warm, aromatic beverage that is often consumed during the colder months. The name “Rakomelo” is derived from “raki,” which is the spirit used as the base, and “meli,” the Greek word for honey.

The drink is popular for its supposed medicinal properties; it’s often consumed to ward off a cold or soothe a sore throat, although these claims are more based in tradition than scientific evidence.

Rakomelo can be enjoyed as a warm drink, but it is also sometimes used in cocktails or as a flavouring for desserts. It is a popular offering in tavernas and ouzeries across Greece and has been gaining international attention as well.

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Sometimes, GreekMarket.co.uk may offer fixed amount discounts on your order total, such as £5 off on a £50 purchase.

Our system, by design, distributes this discount proportionally across all products in your basket. Therefore, every item’s price on your receipt will be slightly reduced, sharing the total discount.

For instance: On an order of two products priced at £25 each, with a total discount of £5, each product’s receipt price becomes £22.50, not £25.

If, due to unforeseen circumstances, one of these products becomes unavailable, your refund will be based on the discounted receipt price, which in this example would be £22.50 and not the original price of £25.

We acknowledge that this proportional discount application might create confusion. However, this ensures that the discount benefits are equally spread across all products you’ve chosen. It also ensures a fair refund based on the actual amount you paid.

As always, if there are concerns or uncertainties regarding your refund, our dedicated customer service team stands ready to assist and clarify any issues.

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Severe weather, natural disasters, and other conditions beyond our control can occasionally disrupt our services.

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Every product that appears on the Greek Market platform is identified by its product batch number, therefore the Best Before date is displayed on the product page.

A Best-before date is not to be confused with the Use-by date that you find on products such as fresh milk, yogurt, and raw meat.

Learn more about our support for the Fight Food Waste initiative and the differences between Use-by and Best-before dates here: Fight Food Waste | Greek Market

Please note that Best-before dates are not Expiry dates, products do not expire!

In the unlikely event of a product recall, please click here Product Recalls | Greek Market for the latest information.

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GreekMarket.co.uk has partnered with Klarna UK to bring you flexible payment options at the checkout on orders over £100.

Klarna’s Pay in 3 instalments and Pay in 30 days credit agreements are not regulated by the FCA.

18+, UK residents only. Subject to status. T&Cs apply. klarna.com/uk/terms-and-conditions

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Occasionally, due to volumetric/weight restrictions, an order consisting of two or more parcels might be delivered in parts separately, at different times on the same day, by different vans/drivers.

This applies only to multiparcel orders. A multiparcel order usually includes a dry-goods parcel and another parcel with your fridge items.

Please check your parcel tracking information for the latest delivery status updates. If you don’t have your individual parcel tracking numbers, please contact us.

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Vinegar never expires, the date printed on the bottle is the date it was bottled.

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Greek Market provides you with the maximum convenience and lets you select the delivery day that suits your lifestyle.

At checkout, select one of the delivery methods (Saturday, Sunday, Next Business Day (Mon-Fri) or Weekday (Mon-Fri) delivery.

Retail orders are available for delivery only. Please choose from the delivery options and dates shown at checkout.

Prime members are eligible for My Prime Delivery (Free Next Day, Free Saturday, Sunday or any other day Mon-Fri delivery).

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Retail orders are available for delivery only. Click & Collect is not available for retail customers.

Please choose from the delivery options shown at checkout. Our Darwen premises are a distribution centre and are not open for browsing or shopping from the shelves.

For help with an existing order, please use our customer support form and include your order number.

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Why your Greek honey get crystallised

Pollen and the natural sugars in honey such as glucose and fructose will bind together and begin to form little crystals, which can start making your honey harder. Non-processed, 100% pure natural honey of top quality will crystallise faster than others. While it might mean less shelf appeal because the honey looks solid, keeping pollen in honey means you’re getting a real product made by bees.

Crystallised honey is still honey! It’s perfectly safe to eat and doesn’t mean that your honey has gone bad. In fact, it’s just the opposite! It means that your honey is pure and natural with its flavour, quality and health benefits 100% preserved. You can still eat and cook with crystallised honey exactly as you normally would. It will melt into your hot drinks and into your baked dishes, just like liquid honey.

How to turn your honey back to liquid

If you prefer not to mess with your favourite sweet treat and want to keep your honey dripping, simply give it a bath. Take a large bowl, fill it with warm water and let your honey sit until the crystals melt away.

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All our EU electrical appliances come with a FREE compliant adapter, so they can be used in the UK safely.
Since this adapter is not fixed to the appliance, you can also use it for other EU electrical appliances.

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Olive oil starts to get naturally solidified when exposed to cold temperatures, usually between 1-4° Celsius.

The solidification of olive oil is a slow and gradual process and starts by it looking cloudy or crystalised. As the olive oil gets even colder, it turns into the same consistency as butter. When completely frozen, it becomes a very hard butter.

Again, this process doesn’t affect the quality — it will be the same Extra Virgin Olive Oil when you bring it back down to room temperature and it becomes liquid again. Some even suggest keeping it at this extra cool temperature to extend the shelf life.

Thawing Olive Oil At Home

•You can put the container into a “warm room”.
Move it to a warmer spot in your house before you use it. Make sure to give it enough time to turn back into a liquid — the larger the packaging, the more time it will need. This process can take anywhere from 1 day to 1 week, so make sure to plan ahead.

•If you are looking to bring your retail bottle of olive oil back to a liquid state, this process is quite simple. Just fill a sink with warm water, and place your olive oil bottle in it. Your olive oil will slowing come back to a full liquid form so that you can use it just like normal — just give it 10 or 20 minutes in the warm water.

•You may find that there are small particles that are floating in the oil after defrosting — these are small, natural molecules of the olive that tend to separate and settle when the olive oil solidifies. Don’t worry, your oil is still good and you can use it like normal.

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