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Gyro kebab sandwiches in Greece served with fixings and tzatziki sauce in pita bread. While the history of street foods in Greece goes back to ancient times, the iconic Greek gyros and souvlaki as it is known today arose only following the Second World War.
Gyros, sometimes anglicized as a gyro [2] [3] [4] (/ ˈ j ɪər oʊ, ˈ dʒ ɪər-, ˈ dʒ aɪ r-/; Greek: γύρος, romanized: yíros/gyros, lit. 'turn', pronounced) in some regions, is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with other ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki.
Introduced to Athens in the 1950s by immigrants from Turkey and the Middle East. Thin portions are shaved off and often served in a pita bread with onion. tomato, fried potatoes and Greek tzatziki sauce: Souvlaki: Skewered pieces of pork meat. [11] Kleftiko
One to two times per week, eat poultry. Many evenings, cauliflower and sweet potato stew or a chickpea marinara are dinner for Karadsheh and company.
A hard cheese produced exclusively in Arachova, Greece and it is famous and registered in the European Union as a protected designation of origin since 1996. Feta (φέτα) Feta is a white salty Greek cheese slice made from the milk of sheep or goats. Graviera (γραβιέρα) Graviera is one of the most popular cheeses in Crete.
Doner kebab or döner kebab [a] is a dish of Turkish origin made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. [1] Seasoned meat stacked in the shape of an inverted cone is turned slowly on the rotisserie, next to a vertical cooking element. The operator uses a knife to slice thin shavings from the outer layer of the meat as it cooks.
Tzatziki with olives and a spearmint garnish, served as meze. Greek-style tzatziki sauce is commonly served as a meze, to be eaten with bread, fried eggplant, or zucchini. [15] Tzatziki is made of strained yogurt (usually from sheep or goat milk) mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and dill or mint or parsley. [16]
The cheese used in saganaki is usually graviera, kefalograviera, halloumi, kasseri, [3] kefalotyri, [3] or sheep's milk feta cheese. Regional variations include the use of formaela cheese in Arachova, halloumi in Cyprus, and vlahotiri in Metsovo. The cheese is melted in a small frying pan until it is bubbling and generally served with lemon ...