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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 .
The name comes from the Greek γύρος (gyros, 'circle' or 'turn').It is a calque of the Turkish döner, from dönmek, also meaning "turn". [7]In Athens and other parts of southern Greece, the skewered meat dish elsewhere called souvlaki is known as kalamaki, while souvlaki is a term used generally for gyros, and similar dishes.
A common Greek dish. There are many regional variations with additional ingredients. Bogana (μπογάνα) Slow cooked lamb or goat meat with potatoes and tomatoes, from the region of Argolis. Bifteki (μπιφτέκι) Grilled rounded beef, made from minced meat, but other meat (chicken, turkey) can also be used. Brizola (μπριζόλα)
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. Best Greek food: 24 of the tastiest dishes
Fresh meat was most commonly eaten at sacrifices, though sausage was much more common, consumed by people across the economic spectrum. [79] In addition to the flesh of animals, the ancient Greeks often ate inner organs, many of which were considered delicacies such as paunches and tripe .
Although gyros is unquestionably of Middle Eastern origin, the issue of whether modern-day souvlaki came to Greece via Turkish cuisine, and should be considered a Greek styling of shish kebab, or is a contemporary revival of Greek tradition dating as far back as 17th century BC Minoan civilization, [17] is a topic of sometimes heated debate, at ...
The word souvlaki is a diminutive of the Medieval Greek souvla (σούβλα meaning "skewer") itself borrowed from Latin subula. [2] [3] "Souvlaki" is the common term in Macedonia and other regions of northern Greece, while in southern Greece and around Athens it is commonly known [citation needed] as kalamaki (καλαμάκι meaning "small reed").
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