<strong>Taramasalata (Ταραμοσαλάτα): </strong>Pictured with fellow Greek appetizers, taramasalata is naturally a gray-yellow color, but is usually dyed pink.
Taramasalata (Ταραμοσαλάτα): Pictured with fellow Greek appetizers, taramasalata is naturally a gray-yellow color, but is usually dyed pink.
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<strong>Gigantes (Φασόλια γίγαντες): </strong>Known as giant baked beans in English, this dish is made up of large dried white beans cooked in a tomato-based sauce.
Gigantes (Φασόλια γίγαντες): Known as giant baked beans in English, this dish is made up of large dried white beans cooked in a tomato-based sauce.
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<strong>Choriatiki (Χωριάτικη): </strong>The taste of Greece in one classic salad.
Choriatiki (Χωριάτικη): The taste of Greece in one classic salad.
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<strong>Kotosoupa (Κοτόσουπα):</strong> This winter dish renowned for its curative properties is much more complicated to make than it looks, but worth the effort nonetheless.
Kotosoupa (Κοτόσουπα): This winter dish renowned for its curative properties is much more complicated to make than it looks, but worth the effort nonetheless.
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<strong>Pies (Πίτες): </strong>Greece has a long history of pie-making, with Tyropita (cheese pie), spanakopita (spinach pie), zambonopita (ham pie), kotopita (chicken pie), chortopita (pie with mountain greens) among those on offer.
Pies (Πίτες): Greece has a long history of pie-making, with Tyropita (cheese pie), spanakopita (spinach pie), zambonopita (ham pie), kotopita (chicken pie), chortopita (pie with mountain greens) among those on offer.
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<strong>Fava (Φάβα): </strong>This unpretentious puree of yellow dried split beans tastes similar to English pease pudding.
Fava (Φάβα): This unpretentious puree of yellow dried split beans tastes similar to English pease pudding.
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<strong>Keftedes (Κεφτέδες): </strong>These bite-sized meatballs are prepared by mixing pork, veal or lamb mince and finely grated onion with dampened stale bread, scented with fresh mint and with egg yolk.
Keftedes (Κεφτέδες): These bite-sized meatballs are prepared by mixing pork, veal or lamb mince and finely grated onion with dampened stale bread, scented with fresh mint and with egg yolk.
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<strong>Soutzoukakia (Σουτζουκάκια):</strong> Baked in a cumin-scented sauce, soutzoukakia originates from Turkey's Aegean coast and is almost always served with pilau rice.
Soutzoukakia (Σουτζουκάκια): Baked in a cumin-scented sauce, soutzoukakia originates from Turkey's Aegean coast and is almost always served with pilau rice.
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<strong>Moussaka (Μουσακάς): </strong>One of the most well known Greek dishes, moussaka is made up of layers of minced meat, slices of potatoes and eggplant.
Moussaka (Μουσακάς): One of the most well known Greek dishes, moussaka is made up of layers of minced meat, slices of potatoes and eggplant.
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<strong>Pastitsio (Παστίτσιο): </strong>While this baked pasta dish looks like moussaka, the air trapped along the macaroni renders it a lighter meal.
Pastitsio (Παστίτσιο): While this baked pasta dish looks like moussaka, the air trapped along the macaroni renders it a lighter meal.
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<strong>Ladera (Λαδερά): </strong>Great for vegans, ladera vegetable dishes usually come in the form of stews and are eaten during Lent or ahead of major religious festivals.
Ladera (Λαδερά): Great for vegans, ladera vegetable dishes usually come in the form of stews and are eaten during Lent or ahead of major religious festivals.
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<strong>Koulouria (Κουλούρια): </strong>These delicious rings of baked bread dough covered in sesame seeds are available from street vendor stands in every Greek city.
Koulouria (Κουλούρια): These delicious rings of baked bread dough covered in sesame seeds are available from street vendor stands in every Greek city.
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<strong>Bougatsa (Μπουγάτσα): </strong>Hailing from Thessaloniki, this traditional Greek dessert consists of filo pastry wrapped around a sweet semolina-based custard.
Bougatsa (Μπουγάτσα): Hailing from Thessaloniki, this traditional Greek dessert consists of filo pastry wrapped around a sweet semolina-based custard.
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<strong>Souvlaki (Σουβλακι): </strong>This popular fast food dish found throughout the Balkans and the Middle East is made from small pieces of meat grilled on a skewer.
Souvlaki (Σουβλακι): This popular fast food dish found throughout the Balkans and the Middle East is made from small pieces of meat grilled on a skewer.
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<strong>Tzatziki (Τζατζίκι): </strong>This sauce or dip is a refreshing mixture of cool yoghurt, crunchy cucumber, garlic, olive oil and mint.
Tzatziki (Τζατζίκι): This sauce or dip is a refreshing mixture of cool yoghurt, crunchy cucumber, garlic, olive oil and mint.
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<strong>Kleftiko (Κλέφτικο): </strong>A traditional Greek dish of slow cooked roast lamb with herbs wrapped in baking parchment paper.
Kleftiko (Κλέφτικο): A traditional Greek dish of slow cooked roast lamb with herbs wrapped in baking parchment paper.
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<strong>Melomakarona (Μελομακάρονα): </strong>These egg-shaped honey-soaked cookies are a much-loved Greek Christmas treat.
Melomakarona (Μελομακάρονα): These egg-shaped honey-soaked cookies are a much-loved Greek Christmas treat.
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<strong>Gemista (Γεμιστά): </strong>Here peppers and tomatoes are stuffed with a mixture of cooked rice, onions and aromatic herbs before being baked.
Gemista (Γεμιστά): Here peppers and tomatoes are stuffed with a mixture of cooked rice, onions and aromatic herbs before being baked.
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<strong>Dolmadakia (Ντολμαδάκια): </strong>One of the most renowned Greek dishes, Dolmadakia is filled with minced meat and served with avgolemono sauce.
Dolmadakia (Ντολμαδάκια): One of the most renowned Greek dishes, Dolmadakia is filled with minced meat and served with avgolemono sauce.
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<strong>Loukoumades (Λουκουμάδες): </strong>These sweet Greek pastries are essentially fried dough balls bathed in honey and seasoned with cinnamon powder.
Loukoumades (Λουκουμάδες): These sweet Greek pastries are essentially fried dough balls bathed in honey and seasoned with cinnamon powder.
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<strong>Spoon sweets (Γλυκά κουταλιού):</strong> A traditional part of Greek cuisine, sweet preserves are served in a spoon as a gesture of hospitality in Greece.
Spoon sweets (Γλυκά κουταλιού): A traditional part of Greek cuisine, sweet preserves are served in a spoon as a gesture of hospitality in Greece.
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