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Fall in love with the greek cuisine...
The Greeks love to eat, quite understandable though their cooking is excellent. What usually happens when you walk into a restaurant is after finding a table you will be permitted or encouraged to go to the kitchen to see what they have to offer. Enjoy the food with one of the good Greek wines. An unforgettable food experience!

Sitting on a terrace under a parasol with view over ancient ruins or turquoise water waiting for the delicious scent from the kitchen to be served, is a taste of paradise.


Greek specialities
Greece has several food specialities. Souvlaki with slices off meat lettuce, tomato, onions, Tsatziki, a garlic sauce in fresh round pita bread or a Moussaka with layers of egg-plant, minced meat and potatoes topped with cheese sauce and made in the oven. Others are; Lamb, Kokoretsi, Fasolada, Magiritsa, Stifado, Pastitsio, Dolmades and of course Greek salad.


Greek Wines
The ancient Greeks revered wine and worshipped the wine-god Dionysus for his precious gift. Wine was the inspiration for popular festivals and sacred rites and ceremonies. Wine has been produced in Greece for more than thousand years. Its long history of wine and wine-making have played an inseparable role in the country's history affairs.

When you taste wine produced in Greece keep in mind that it is a product of a distinctive environment and of grape varieties unknown to the western wine lovers.

Cafes
There are many types of coffee to choose between in the cafés. Mocha coffee – Water and pure grinded coffee boiled with sugar, is the most common coffee.

The cafés in Greece are the meeting place for men. In Greece you can visit a café without ordering anything. Cafés tend to be crowded with people just chatting, many of them not eating or drinking.

Greek dishes

Meat & Poultry :
· Lamb dishes
· Kokoretsi
· Souvlaki (Kebab)
· Beef Ragou
Traditional Cakes
· Semolina Cake
Halvas Cake
Baklavas
Easter Cookies
Tsoureki
Greek Specialities:
· Fasolada
· Magiritsa
· Stifado
· Moussaka
· Pastitsio
· Stuffed Tomatoes
· Dolmades
Other
· Greek Salad
· Tzatziki
· Olive oil



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