This part of our guide to holidays in Greece covers the cuisine of the country…
Dining out is common in Greece, and restaurants there (locally referred to as Taverna or Estiatorio) are widespread. Excellent restaurants can be found in even highly touristed areas, particularly areas that are popular with Greek tourists as well. Try eating in the same places that the locals are dining at to ensure a real Greek culinary experience.
The best restaurants offer not just genuine traditional Greek food and regional specialties, but also the country’s latest culinary trends. So travelers can easily savor a wide and tasty range of both traditional and modern Greek cuisine.
The Greek cuisine shares characteristics with the cuisines of Italy, the Balkans, and the Middle East. Typical ingredients being lamb, pork, vegetables, bread, grains, olive oil, olives, and yogurt, with oregano, mint, garlic, onion, dill and bay leaves being common flavorings.
In coastal regions and on the islands, fish is a mainstay of the local cuisine, and it is often caught, cooked and served on the same day. Greece also offers a broad variety of cheeses with distinctive local flavors; the great bulk of these are hand-made on small farms.
Coffee is an important part of Greek culture and you’ll often see the local people drinking it whilst relaxing in the outdoor cafes that frequent the streets. It tends to be thick, strong, black coffee and is served moderately sweet in small cup, with the coffee grounds left in.
Wine and beer drinkers also have plenty of choice. Greek wines come in many styles and are made from both indigenous and imported grape varieties. A lot of restaurants also offer good, locally produced house wine. Local beers include Mythos and Alpha. Northern European brews are also popular, with Heineken and Amstel being the widely available of these.
I love to taste some greek foods because they are very spicy.’,*
Greek foods are like asian foods, they are both tangy and very spicy.’,”
Greek Foods are tasty and delicious maybe because of the spices they put in it’”`
some greek foods are not spicy but very sweet,.:
Italian and Greek Foods are indeed very spicy. sometimes they are so spicy hot -:’
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