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Traditional Greek breakfast was also providing in special dairy shops called galaktopoleia (milk shops) [93] [94] have dairy products, milk, butter, yoghurt, sweets, honey, beverages, whereas today galaktopoleia shops exist very few. The list of Greek dishes includes dishes found in all of Greece as well as some regional ones. [95] [96] [97] [98]
As with all religious traditions, some such foods have passed into widespread secular use, but all those on this list have a religious origin. The list is arranged alphabetically and by religion. Many religions have a particular 'cuisine' or tradition of cookery, associated with their culture (see, for example, List of Jewish cuisine dishes).
Greek salad Traditional Greek taverna, integral part of Greek culture and cuisine. A bottle of retsina. Greek cuisine has a long tradition and its flavors change with the season and its geography. [12] Greek cookery, historically a forerunner of Western cuisine, spread its culinary influence – via ancient Rome – throughout Europe and beyond ...
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.
Because of the Pontos' remote location, Pontic Greek cuisine has many differences from other Greek cuisines. According to Achillefs Keramaris et al., "Pontic Greek traditional cuisine is diverse and simplistic, incorporating traditions from mountainous and coastal regions, ancient Greece, nomadic regions, and influences from Russian, Turkish ...
A casserole dish, traditional pastitsada recipe features spicy veal, beef or poultry. Pizza (πίτσα) The Greek version usually contains black olives, feta cheese, tomatoes, peppers and onions. Soutzoukakia Smyrneika (σουτζουκάκια σμυρνέικα) Spicy oblong meatballs with cumin and garlic served in tomato sauce.
Theatre is a means through which Pontians in Greece maintain a sense of cohesive cultural identity and remember their origins, specifically to resist the threat of complete assimilation into wider Greek culture. [227] This theatre tends to present a cohesive "pan-Pontic" identity and an idyllic view of village life. [227]
List of the Greece’s PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) certified and PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) certified products [16] [3] and specifications are approved by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food. Greece for its Mediterranean diet has been added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. [17]