Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Discover delicious and easy Greek recipes that can be made at home for much cheaper than ordering takeout. From appetizers like feta dip and spanakopita to entrees like chicken souvlaki, you’ll ...
Traditional Greek kleftiko, an oven-baked lamb stew with potato, olive oil, onion, carrot, garlic and herbs, served with lemon and ouzo - fazeful/iStockphoto/Getty Images
Greek version of nougat; found everywhere in Greece, but specially made on the Heptanese. Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα) "Honey macaroons" which are cookies soaked in a syrup of diluted honey (μέλι or meli in Greek, thus melo-makarona), then sprinkled with crushed walnuts. Typically baked for Easter and Christmas.
Greek cuisine is the cuisine of Greece and the Greek diaspora. [1] In common with many other cuisines of the Mediterranean, it is founded on the triad of wheat, olive oil, and wine. [2] It uses vegetables, olive oil, grains, fish, and meat, including pork, poultry, veal and beef, lamb, rabbit, and goat.
Ancient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality for most, reflecting agricultural hardship, but a great diversity of ingredients was known, and wealthy Greeks were known to celebrate with elaborate meals and feasts.
Greek cuisine is considered among the finest in the world. From moussaka to souvlaki, here are 24 of the best dishes everyone in Greece knows and loves.
I love to serve lamb shanks with a rice pilaf and a Greek Salad with tomatoes, cucumber, purple onion and a fresh dressing with lemon, garlic, oregano and red wine vinegar. I think you’ll be ...
Magiritsa is eaten to break the fast of the Greek Orthodox Great Lent, the 40 days before Easter. [1] Its role and ingredients result from its association with the roasted lamb traditionally served at the Paschal meal; in its traditional form, magiritsa consists of the offal removed from the lamb before roasting, flavored with seasonings and sauces.