Greek cuisine -

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Fasolada is Greece's national dish, or it was at least until the 70s. That was a staple food for many Greeks as it was nutritious and easy to afford.



It usually was accompanied with homemade bread and Greek (villager's) sallad.

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Lentils with a dash of vinegrette



Greek Giant beans



Greek beans



Okra with Chicken



Brussel sprouts with chicken

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Mousakas



Souvlaki kalamaki



Pastitsio

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Classic Greek souvlaki should be small, not the giant souvlaki you sometimes see abroad, apparently imitating the size of kebabs. It should also have a tasty fluffy pita bread, not taste like plain pita bread.

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Gemista (stuffed tomatoes and peppers) with or without mince is a very popular summer dish.





Fried or marinated sardines is another popular summer dish

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Spetsofai is a kind of spicy pork with peppers in tomato sauce






Chicken liver

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Pork frikase

This is a soup everyone eats at Easter, called Mageiritsa:




Egg lemon cabbage rolls

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Greek Meatball soup in egg lemon sauce



Vine leaves in egg lemon sauce

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Beef Stifado



Οctapus with rice






It is a tradition to eat cod and potatis mash on March 25th

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Egg lemon chicken soup



Beef with dates