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Portokalópita is very popular in Greece and is usually consumed as a dessert with coffee. [1] Within Greek pastries, it belongs to the family of cakes called siropiasta, sweets that are bathed in syrup, such as baklava. [2] Although it has a sponge-like appearance, its dough is actually made from dry shreds of filo dough.
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.
Vasilopita (Greek: Βασιλόπιτα, Vasilópita, lit.'(St.) Basil-pie' or 'Vassilis pie', see below) is a New Year's Day bread, cake or pie in Greece and many other areas in eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East which contains a hidden coin or trinket which gives good luck to the receiver, like the Western European King Cake.
After a young woman loses her job she takes off for a Hellenic holiday that sends her life on a new course.
A Greek breakfast pastry consisting of semolina, custard, feta or minced meat filling between layers of filo. When with semolina or custard filling is considered a sweet dessert and is topped with icing sugar and cinnamon powder. Boyoz: Turkey A Turkish pastry of Sephardic Jewish origin associated with İzmir, Turkey.
The melomakarono (Greek: μελομακάρονο plural: μελομακάρονα, melomakarona) is an egg-shaped Greek dessert made mainly from flour, olive oil, and honey. [1] Along with the kourabies, it is a traditional dessert prepared primarily during the Christmas holiday season. They are also known as finikia. [2] [3]
The name comes from the Byzantine Greek πογάτσα (pogátsa), from the ancient Roman pānis focācius, literally "hearth bread"; cf. Italian focaccia. [5] It may have had a classical origin in the Ancient Greek/Roman placenta cake. A similar dessert is still known as placenta (Greek: πλατσέντα) on the island of Lesbos in Greece.
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]