Greek Recipes (cc33) 10

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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Salad: Choriatiki.
A fresh cut 'Choriatiki salad' or 'Greek salad' writes like a fairy tale in your mouth. Its wide range of tastes is a real sophisticated pleasure that explodes on your tongue and your palate. The sw...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Main Dish: Spanakorizo.
'Spanakorizo' (σπανακόρυζο) is a dish that got its name from its 2 main ingredients: 'Spanaki' meaning 'Spinach' and 'Rizo' meaning 'Rice'. So as its name 'Spinach Rice' already reveals, it is a very...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Religion: Namedays.
Why do we Greeks, all, get (so) round (fat)? Well, basically this has to do with the fact that (most of us) are named after a Saint which celebrates, each year, on a specific day his 'Name Day'. To ce...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Main Dish: Fakes.
'Fakes' or 'Lentil soup' is a main dish that is very present in the Greek cuisine. Together with chickpeas soup(ρεβύθια) it is one of the dishes that is believed to bear the secret to pave a way into...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Main Dish: Piperies Gemista.
'Gemista' is the Greek word for 'stuffed'. So 'Piperies Gemista' means 'stuffed paprika'. Here in Greece we stuff nearly every vegetable we can find. From tomatoes, aubergines, paprika's, mushrooms a...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Taramokeftedes.
'Taramokeftedes' or 'Fish roe balls' is a very tasty, finger licking, yet easy to create, side dish of the Greek cuisine. It's main ingredients are tarama, parsley, dill and fennel. As you know (or...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Fawa.
Greeks just LOVE legumes (beans, lentils, chickpeas, yellow split peas, ...). You will find many variations created from them. In this post I show you how to create 'Fawa'. 'Fawa' or 'Yellow Split...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Sardeles Tiganites Filleto.
'Sardeles Tiganites Fileto' is a very easy to create side dish of the Greek cuisine. Its has only 2 main ingredients: sardines and flour. 'Sardeles Tiganites Fileto' is the Greek expression for 'Fri...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Main Dish: Ntomates Gemista.
Gemista is the Greek word for ‘stuffed’. So ‘Ntomates Gemista’ means ‘stuffed tomatoes’. When we say gemista, we not only take into account tomatoes but also other vegetables like peppers, aubergines...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Skordalia.
Skordalia (garlic sauce) is a very easy to create appetizer/side dish of the Greek cuisine. Its main ingredients are garlic, bread and olive oil. This (side) dish is mainly served with fish. Actuall...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Melitzanes Tiganites.
Melitzanes Tiganites (fried eggplants) is a very easy appetizer/side dish of the Greek cuisine. It is simple, yet tasty, and it needs only 4 ingredients: eggplants, lemon juice, flour and eggs. Eggp...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Pastry: Chortopita.
As mentioned in a previous post of mine, about tiropitakia , Greeks and their pites (pies) are like two hands on a belly: inseparable! In this post I show you how to make Chortopita (green pie),...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Alcoholic Beverage: Rakomelo.
Since ancient times the residents of the island Amorgos were producing a traditional homemade liquor in order to treat their guests. Even today, if you visit the famous  monastery of Hozoviotissa , th...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Pastry: Tiropitakia.
Greeks and their tiropites (cheese pies) are like two hands on a belly: inseparable! We start eating them from as early as breakfast throughout the entire day. Tiropita with a 'Greek' coffee or a 'F...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Ntolmadakia.
Ntolmadakia or 'stuffed wine leaves' is without doubt one of the most well known appetizer/side dish of the Greek cuisine. The base ingredients for this dish are wine leaves, rice, spring onions, dil...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Sweets: Rizogalo.
Rizogalo is a sweet Greek dessert/dish that is created from milk, porridge rice and starch (brought on taste with cinnamon and vanilla). It is mainly served with a glass of water (because it is reall...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Sweets: Baklava.
Greeks and Turks were, throughout the history, never 'good' friends but in some areas they resemble a lot, especially through the popularity of 'Baklava'. I am not gonna take any political color her...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Sweets: Kantaifi.
When people see the above picture they usually ask questions like: 'What is this?', 'Is it spaghetti?', 'Is it some kind of fabric?', 'Is it Angel hair?'. No, it is Kantaifi! This sweet pastry is wi...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Gregrece - Food & Drinks - Sweets: Galaktoboureko.
Galaktoboureko is I believe one of the most tasty sweets that exist here in Greece. It is a puff pastry filled with a 'hot' mixture of sugar, milk, eggs and wheat semolina brought to taste with vanil...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Tzatziki.
Tzatziki is a very easy, yet indispensable, appetizer/side dish of the Greek cuisine. It is created with cucumber, yogurt and garlic. During the summer, I eat it nearly every day. After a very hot s...
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@chryptof · 2 years ago
Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Tahini sauce.
Tahini sauce is a very easy to make appetizer/side dish of the Greek cuisine. It is created with Tahini, yogurt, garlic and lemon juice. I like to prepare it especially after a very hot, tiring, sum...
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