The Greek Gastronomy

In Greek restaurants food is produced in a simple and attractive way, and is created with raw materials of a very high quality; one of the main ingredient is olive oil. The meat to the grill are also very popular. The most requested dishes such as dolmades (stew with vine leaves), moussaka (Eggplant with lamb, cinnamon, red wine and olive oil) kebabs and avgolemono (chicken with rice, eggs and lemon juice) found anywhere. The Taramasalata (it is a sauce made from fish, bread, eggs oil Virgin olive, chives and lemon juice) and a lot of variety of dishes based on seafood, among which (kalamary) squid or octopi, are delicious. Greek menus always include a selection of meze (or inputs), such as keftedes (spicy meat balls) or tzatziki (that it is a sauce made of yogurt, oil of olive, garlic, cucumber and Dill).

The salads are fantastic and in general take feta cheese, which is a cheese from milk of sheep, cucumbers, olives and tomatoes. Another typical dish is the kolokithakia (small Zucchini with olive oil and garlic). Greek olives are delicious. The desserts are better known baklavas (a puff pastry with honey, vanilla, and almond paste) or the loukoumades (puff pastry buns made from honey). Most of the restaurants have menus that include the price of each dish. There are also many international food restaurants in Greece.