Greek Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Greek Dishes

Ορεκτικά (Appetizers)

• Bourekakia me Kremithakia Freska (Scallions in filo)
• Dolmathes (Stuffed grape leaves)
• Domatokeftedes (Tomato fritters)
• Kasseropites (Cheese and tomato pastries)
• Marinated Olives (Olive appetizer)
• Piperies Orektiko (Roasted, marinated peppers)
• Saganaki (Fried cheese)
• Tyropites (Cheese filo pastries)

Σούπες (Soups & Stews)

• Avgolemono (Chicken lemon soup)
• Fassoulada (Bean soup)
• Hortosoupa (Vegetable soup)
• Kakavia (Seafood stew)
• Mageritsa (Easter lamb soup)

Σαλάτες (Salads)

• Horiatiki Salata (Country tomato, cucumber & olive salad)
• Patatasalata me Throumbes (Potato salad with olives)
• Tzatziki (Yogurt-cucumber salad)

Πουλερικά (Poultry)

• Kota Kapama (Chicken braised with cinnamon and cloves)
• Kotopita (Chicken pie)
• Kotopoulo me Anginares (Chicken with artichokes)
• Kotopoulo me Hilopites kai Karydia (Chicken braised with walnuts & pasta)
• Pikantiko Kotopoulo me Piperies (Chicken with peppers)

Κρέας (Meats)

• Arnaki Se Filo (Lamb in filo)
• Arni Lemonato (Roast lemon leg of lamb)
• Arni Souvlakia (Grilled marinated lamb)
• Gyros (Spiced meat sandwich; see Shawarma recipe notes)
• Keftedes (Spiced meatballs)
• Kounelli Stifado (Rabbit stew)
• Kreatopita (Meat pie)
• Moussaka (Ground lamb and eggplant casserole)
• Spetsofai (Sausage & peppers)
• Youvarlakia (Braised meatballs)

Ψάρια και θαλασσινά (Fish & Seafood)

• Garides me Feta (Greek shrimp baked with tomatoes & feta)
• Kalamarakia me Makaronaki (Squid baked with pasta)
• Kalamaria Parayemista (Squid stuffed with rice)
• Oktapodi Maratho Krasato (Octopus and fennel in wine)
• Pilafi Me Mythia (Mussel pilaf)
• Psari se Ambelofilla (Fish baked in grapeleaves)
• Psari Spetsiotiko (Fish baked with tomatoes & breadcrumbs)

Λαχανικά (Vegetables & Beans)

• Anginares à la Polita (Artichoke hearts and potatoes with dill)
• Anginares Yemistes me Rizi (Artichokes stuffed with rice)
• Domates Yemistes (Tomatoes stuffed with rice)
• Fassolakia (Green beans in tomato sauce)
• Horta Ladolemono (Greens with lemon-olive oil dressing; see Greens recipe notes)
• Marinated Olives (Olives marinated in olive oil, oregano, thyme and lemon zest)
• Mavromatika Fasolia me Myronolahana (Greens with black-eyed peas; see Greens recipe notes)
• Melintzanes Papoutsakia (Eggplant stuffed with onions & tomatoes)
• Patates Yahni me Elies (Potatoes in tomato-olive sauce)
• Spanakopita (Spinach & feta pie)

Ψωμί (Breads & Grains)

• Filo (Thin pastry dough)
• Pastitsio (Macaroni & cheese)
• Pita (Middle Eastern pocket bread)
• Tsoureki (Easter bread)
• Vasilopita (New Year's bread)

Σάλτσα (Sauces)

• Htipiti (Feta spread)
• Melintzanosalata (Eggplant spread)
• Saltsa Aspri (White sauce; see Béchamel recipe notes)
• Saltsa Kima (Meat sauce)
• Skordalia (Garlic sauce)
• Taramasalata (Fish roe spread)
• Tzatziki (Yogurt-cucumber sauce)

Επιδόρπια (Desserts)

• Baklava (Nut & filo pastry)
• Flaounes (Easter cheesecake)
• Karithopita (Spiced walnut cake)
• Kopenhai (Almond-custard sweets)
• Kourambiedes (Butter cookies)
• Melopita (Honey-ricotta cake)
• Revani (Semolina cake)

Αναψυκτικά (Beverages)

• Frappé (Iced coffee)
• Ouzo (Anise-flavored liqueur)
• Retsina (Resin-infused wine)
• Tsai (Mountain tea)