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Greece

Ask what Greece eats and the answer starts with this: olive oil, lemon, oregano and feta brighten grilled meats, phyllo pies and island vegetables. Look for Moussaka (baked layers of eggplant, spiced lamb mince, béchamel), Souvlaki (charcoal pork skewers with pita and tzatziki) and Gyros (spit-roasted pork shaved into pita with fries, tzatziki). The modern layered version with béchamel was created in the 1920s by Nikolaos Tselementes, who reworked Greek cooking along French lines. This atlas has 54 Greece dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

54 dishes.

  • Gyros

    Spit-roasted pork shaved into pita with fries, tzatziki. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking. 4…

  • Assyrtiko

    Bone-dry, mineral white grown on Santorini’s volcanic soil. A wine & spirit recipe from Greece.

  • Avgolemono

    Chicken-rice soup thickened with whisked egg-lemon. Ready in 10 min prep and 45 min cooking. 4 servings. A soup &…

  • Avgotaracho

    Grey mullet roe pressed, dried and sealed in beeswax. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Greece.

  • Bougatsa

    Thessaloniki phyllo with custard or cheese, dusted with sugar. Ready in 30 min prep and 50 min cooking. 1 tray,…

  • Dakos

    Barley rusk softened with tomato, topped with mizithra and oregano. 15 min to prepare. 4 servings. A salad & side…

  • Diples

    Thin dough ribbons fried, folded and drenched in honey and walnuts. Ready in 45 min prep and 45 min cooking.…

  • Dolmades

    Vine leaves stuffed with rice, herbs, lemon. Ready in 1 hr prep and 50 min cooking. 60 dolmades. A snack…

  • Fasolada

    White bean, tomato and olive-oil soup. Ready in 15 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking. 6 servings. A…

  • Fava

    Santorini yellow split-pea purée with capers, onion. Ready in 10 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 servings. A salad…