rodákino

Peach. Greek peaches are delicious, and the country is an important exporter into the rest of Europe. Many of the orchards are in Macedonia, notably in the rich, well-watered plains of Pélla and Imathía.

The ροδακίνα Νάουσας (rodakína Náousas) are designated PDO.

Aristotle's pupil Theophratus, the father of botany, called them 'Persian apples', although a couple of centuries later the peach was known as a dorakino, a 'golden apple', the origin of the current word. Which makes one wonder if the famous golden apples of the Hesperides were really peaches after all?