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.
Pastourmasair-dried beef coated in fenugreek paste, sliced very thin
PatsasTripe and trotter soup with garlic vinegar, eaten at dawn.
RakomeloRaki warmed with honey, cinnamon and cloves, drunk in small glasses.
Retsinawhite wine flavoured with Aleppo pine resin, sharply aromatic
Saganakipan-seared cheese finished with a lemon squeeze
Skordaliathick garlic purée bound with potato, bread or almonds
Soutzoukakiacumin-and-garlic meatballs stewed in tomato sauce
Souvlakicharcoal pork skewers with pita and tzatziki
Spanakopitaspinach and feta phyllo pie
Stifadobeef stewed with pearl onions, wine, cinnamon
Taramasalatawhipped fish-roe dip with bread and lemon
Tiropitaflaky cheese-filled phyllo pastry
ToursiBrined peppers, cabbage and green tomatoes eaten with meat and ouzo.
Tsipouroclear pomace spirit drunk with small plates of meze
TsourekiBraided sweet bread scented with mahlepi and mastic, often with a red egg.
Tzatzikistrained yoghurt, cucumber and garlic dip
VisinadaSour cherry syrup diluted with cold water, deep red and tart.
XinochondrosCracked wheat soured with goat's milk, dried and cooked into porridge or stews.-
Frappé
Shaken iced instant coffee crowned with foam. Ready in 5 min prep and none cooking. 1 drink. A drink recipe…
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Galaktoboureko
Semolina custard baked in syrupy phyllo. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 1 tray, 16 pieces. A…
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Gemista
Tomatoes and peppers baked stuffed with herbed rice. Ready in 45 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking. 6…
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Graviera
Hard, nutty gruyère-style cheese from Crete, Naxos and Epirus. A cheese & dairy recipe from Greece.
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Greek yogurt
Strained yoghurt, thick and tart, eaten with honey and walnuts. Ready in 10 min prep and 15 min cooking. Makes…
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Greek coffee
Finely ground coffee boiled in a briki, served with grounds and cold water. Ready in 2 min prep and 4…
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Kalamata olives
Almond-shaped purple olives cured in brine and vinegar, salty and fruity. A fermented & pickled recipe from Greece.
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Kalitsounia
Small Cretan pastries filled with mizithra cheese or wild greens. Ready in 45 min prep and 25 min cooking. About…
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Keftedes
Herbed fried meatballs, classic meze with ouzo. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. About 24. A snack…
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Kleftiko
Lamb sealed and slow-baked in a clay oven. Ready in 25 min prep and 4 hr cooking. 6 servings. A…