Greek Cuisine

Hors d'oeuvres - Mezedes
Greek Name	English name	Description
	Keftedes Meat balls	Made from mincemeat, onions and bread, fried in oil
	Oktapodi Octopus	Usually barbequed and seved with vinegar
	Garides Shrimps	Usually served fried or with sauce
	Kalamaraki Squid	Fried and served with lemon
	Baked Feta White goat cheese	Baked feta cheese with oregano.
	Dolmadakia Stuffed wine leaves	Made from rice and wine leaves sprinkled with oil and lemon
	Taramosalata Fish roe	Made from smoked fish roe blended into a pate
	Melitzanosalata Eggplant dip	Made from fresh eggplant blended with onion and garlic
	Loukanika Small sausages	Usually barbequed and served with lemon
	Tiropitakia Small cheese pies	Made from feta, eggs, flour, milk, and rolled with pastry
	Bourekakia Small meat pies	A delicacy from Crete
	Spanakopita Spinach pie	Made from spinach and cheese, rolled with pastry
	Gigantes(Fasolia) Broad white beans	Baked with tomato sauce in the oven
	Saganaki	Fried cheese served with lemon or fried shrimps with tomato sauce and cheese

Salads
Greek Name	English name	Description
	Horiatiki Greek Salad	Made with tomatos, cucumber, olives, feta, onions
	Maroulosalata Lettuce salad	Cut into thin slices and served with oil and lemon
	Lahano Cabbage	Cut into thin slices and served with oil and lemon

Main Dishes
Greek Name	English name	Description
	Mousakas Moussaka	Layers of egg-plant, minced meat and potatoes topped with cheese sauce and baked
	Youvetsi Veal casserole	Baked veal with pasta and tomato sauce
	Pastitsio Type of makaroni	Made with minced meat and bechamel, baked in the oven
	Gemista Stuffed tomatoes or peppers	Filled with rice or minced meat, baked in the oven
	Souzoukakia Meat balls	Made with tomato sauce and garlic
	Fassolada Bean soup	Boiled with tomatoes, onions, carrots and celery
	Melitsanes Fried aubergines/courgettes	Fried with batter
	Kokinisto Veal casserole	Veal boiled with tomato sauce and served with pasta or potatoes
	Frikase Lamb casserole	Boiled with celery and herbs
	Kokoretsi	Served on a skewer made from liver and kidneys

*Deserts*
Greek Name	English name	Description
	Baklava	Syrup cake made from pastry and walnuts
	Loukoumades Fritters	Made from flour, yeast and salt, with honey or syrup
	Kataifi	Shredded wheat soaked in honey
	Galaktoboureko Custard-filled pastry	Made from pastry, cream and syrup

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