Food and drink: Greece

Dishes, wines and cuisines from Greece on Culinapedia. (52 entries)

MoussakaMoussaka is a baked dish of layered aubergine, tomato sauce and, in most versions, spiced…FetaFeta is a Greek white cheese with a crumbly, soft texture, brined in salt water and…TzatzikiTzatziki is a cold dip, soup or sauce of yogurt, cucumber and garlic, found in the…Greek saladKnown in Greece as horiatiki or choriatiki (village salad), the Greek salad combines…Greek cuisineGreek cuisine is the food of Greece and of the Greek diaspora. Built on the Mediterranean…OuzoOuzo is a dry, clear Greek aniseed spirit with a sweet, liquorice-like flavour. Made from…GyrosGyros is a Greek dish of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, sliced thin and served…SouvlakiSouvlaki is a Greek dish of small pieces of meat grilled on a skewer, popular in Greece…Frappé coffeeFrappé coffee is a Greek iced drink made by shaking instant coffee with water, sugar and…TaramasalataTaramasalata is a creamy dip made from salted, cured fish roe blended with olive oil,…LokmaLokma is a dessert of yeasted dough deep-fried and soaked in syrup or honey, sometimes…AvgolemonoAvgolemono is a sauce and soup made from egg yolks and lemon juice whisked into broth,…MetaxaMetaxa is a Greek liqueur made from brandy and Muscat wine, flavoured with rose, spices…SpanakopitaSpanakopita is a Greek savory pie filled with spinach, feta cheese, onion and egg,…SaganakiSaganaki is a simple Greek dish of fried cheese, served hot with lemon juice. Although it…SarmaSarma is a dish of leaves rolled around a filling of minced meat, rice or both, widely…RetsinaRetsina is a Greek white wine, occasionally rosé and very rarely red, made with Aleppo…SkordaliaSkordalia is a thick garlic sauce from Greek cooking, made by pounding garlic with…FasoladaFasolada is a Greek soup of white beans cooked with olive oil and vegetables. It is often…MastikaMastika is a liqueur flavoured with mastic, the resin of the mastic tree, a small…KefalotyriKefalotyri is a hard, salty white cheese made from sheep's milk, goat's milk or a mixture…TsipouroTsipouro is an unaged grape-pomace brandy from Greece, double-distilled and usually…KasseriKasseri is a semi-hard to hard, pale yellow cheese made mainly from sheep's milk, to…MagiritsaMagiritsa is a Greek soup made from lamb offal and linked to the Orthodox Easter. It is…BougatsaBougatsa is a Greek pastry of layered phyllo filled with semolina custard, cheese or…MelomakaronoMelomakarono is an egg-shaped Greek dessert made mainly from flour, olive oil and honey.…

✦

Black soupBlack soup, known in ancient Greek as melas zomos, was a stew of boiled pork, blood and…Achaia ClaussAchaia Clauss is a Greek winery founded in 1861 in Patras, in the Peloponnese, by the…TiropitaTiropita is a savoury Greek pastry made of layers of phyllo filled with a mixture of…Kalamata oliveThe Kalamata olive is a large, dark purple table olive with a smooth, meaty flesh,…KoulourakiaKoulourakia are Greek butter cookies traditionally baked for Easter, meant to be enjoyed…Graviera KritisGraviera Kritis is a hard cheese made on the island of Crete, mainly from sheep's milk,…Nikolaos TselementesGreek chef and cookbook authorMizithraMizithra is a Greek cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk, or a mix of both, usually…KourabiedesKourabiedes are light Greek butter biscuits with a short, crumbly texture, usually made…AgiorgitikoAgiorgitiko is the most widely planted red grape in Greece and one of its most…TsourekiTsoureki is a sweet festive bread enriched with eggs, butter and milk, made in Greece,…DakosDakos is a Cretan starter made from dried barley bread, tomato, cheese and olive oil. Its…DiplesDiples (also called thiples) are a Greek dessert made from thin dough that is fried in…ManouriManouri is a Greek fresh white cheese made mainly from sheep whey, sometimes mixed with…MavrodaphneMavrodaphne is a black grape variety native to the Achaea region of northern Peloponnese…

✦

KefalogravieraKefalograviera is a Greek hard cheese, made mainly from sheep's milk, that has held…LoukanikoLoukaniko is a Greek pork sausage, usually somewhat dry, and a staple of the mezze…VasilopitaVasilopita is a New Year's Day bread, cake or pie eaten in Greece and across southeastern…KopanistiKopanisti is a salty, spicy cured cheese with protected designation of origin since 1996.…

✦

MandilariaMandilaria is a red Greek grape variety that is grown throughout the Greek islands. It is…Cretan cuisineCretan cuisine is the traditional food of Crete, the largest Greek island. Rooted in…Argiro BarbarigouGreek chef, restaurateur and cookbook authorAthiriAthiri is a white Greek grape variety, mainly associated with the island of Rhodes, where…

✦

Epiphanios of MylopotamosGreek Orthodox monk and chef

✦

Marika MitsotakisGreek first lady and cookbook author

CULINAPEDIA

A Taste of Greece: Recipes, Cuisine & Culture

2016

A Taste of Greece: Recipes, Cuisine & CultureA Taste of Greece is an illustrated cookbook gathering favourite Greek recipes from 41…