Among the best components of visiting Greece is the wonderful Greek meals and drinks. The meals in Greece is wealthy and recent. To not point out how distinctive the drinks are there.
We had been in Greece for somewhat over two weeks and I loved the meals and wine a lot I gained 7 kilos whereas we had been there. Oops. Now I’m hitting the health club a number of instances every week. It at all times amazes me how simple it’s to realize weight and the way laborious it’s to lose. It’s so unfair.
One wonderful thing about Greek meals is it doesn’t matter what a part of Greece you go to the Greek Islands or the mainland, it’s simple to seek out one thing you prefer to eat, even if in case you have dietary restrictions. In case you are vegetarian you’ll be in heaven.
Now, I overlooked some apparent meals, like olives and tzatziki. The olives in Greece are phenomenal, and I believe we ate them with at the least one meal at the moment. The identical goes for tzatziki. It’s served with numerous meals and must be loved as a lot as attainable!
16 Greek Meals and Drinks in Greece You Should Attempt
1. Gyros
Okay, possibly I shouldn’t put it on the prime of the record, however they’re simply so good. I may have eaten a gyro daily we had been in Greece. And they’re so low-cost! In Greece, you possibly can have them add French Fries inside your gyro. Additionally, many instances they provide a gyro plate or a gyro, watch out if you order or you’ll find yourself with the plate which tends to value double.
2. Greek Salad (Choriatiki)
When doubtful, you can’t go incorrect with a Greek Salad. In all places you go, these salads will probably be accessible and they’re at all times good.
3. Souvlaki
One of the vital well-liked issues to eat in Greece is Souvlaki. It’s at all times some kind of grilled meat reduce into small items and served on a skewer.
4. Kebabs
Kebabs is one other well-liked dish that may be served in a number of methods. After we tried it the meat kebabs had been topped with tzatziki and served over pita bread.
5. Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmadakia)
Stuffed grape leaves will not be my favourite, however in case you are in Greece you must give them a attempt. They’re definitely a lot tastier in Greece than within the locations in America the place I’ve had them. They’re grapevine leaves filled with a mix of rice, meat, and spices.
6. Moussaka
Moussaka is an eggplant- or potato-based dish well-liked in Greece. Some discuss with it as eggplant casserole. Greek Moussaka is layers of minced beef or lamb cooked in a tomato-based sauce, layered with eggplants and béchamel sauce, and baked collectively.
7. Halloumi
Halloumi cheese, a part of the breakfast buffet at Xenia Ouranoupolis
Halloumi is a kind of white Greek cheese and for my part one of the best cheese I’ve ever had. I’m obsessive about it after our final journey to Greece. It’s a mix of goat and sheep cheese, besides I believe it tastes nothing like goat cheese. I hate goat cheese.
Enjoyable Reality: In historic Greece, they believed that the son of Apollo, Aristaios, was the god that introduced cheese-making to Greece.
8. Tirokafteri
Tirokafteri additionally typically referred to as Ktipiti is a heat cheese dip.  Components mostly embody feta and typically different sorts of delicate white cheese, crimson cherry pepper, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, garlic, and yogurt. It’s generally eaten as a part of a  platter, or by itself, with slices of bread.
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9. Stuffed Aubergine
Stuffed Aubergine
Aubergine means eggplant, so that is normally a vegetarian dish. The eggplant is filled with issues like cheese, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and baked. Typically, it’s filled with meat. This was probably the greatest issues I ate whereas in Greece.
10. Pastitsio
Pastitsio is a Greek baked pasta dish that comprises floor lamb and béchamel sauce. Many individuals discuss with it as Greek lasagna or a Greek casserole.
11. Gemista
Gemista
Gemista is a stuffed pepper dish that’s normally vegetarian however typically filled with meat.
12. Loukoumades
Loukoumades at Alexander the Nice Lodge
Loukoumades are like Greek donut holes. Loukoumades are little fried dough balls which might be typically sprinkled with candy syrup or honey, nuts, and cinnamon. We discovered these being served as dessert on a dinner buffet and as breakfast on a breakfast buffet.
13. Greek Yogurt
Room service at Astoria Lodge in Thessaloniki.
Greek yogurt is a staple for breakfast in Greece. Drizzle some honey over it and add a little bit of granola and revel in.
14. Greek Wines
When in Greece you will need to expertise a few of their wines. They’ve wines I had by no means heard of earlier than. Attempt Agiorgitiko the Merlot of Greece, an Assyrtiko, normally from Santorini, a Malagousia, a Moschofilero, and a Xinomavro.
The preferred wine is Restina. Retsina is a Greek white resinated wine, which has been made for over 2,000 years.
15. Ouzo
Ouzo is a dry anise-flavored aperitif that’s extensively consumed in Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon and Israel. Its style is much like different anise liquors like pastis and sambuca. I believe it tastes like black licorice. It’s sturdy, as much as 90 proof, so solely drink somewhat!
16. Tsipouro
Tsipouro is a pomace (the residue of the wine press) brandy from Greece and specifically Thessaly, Epirus, Macedonia, and the island of Crete. Tsipouro is a pure grape distillate, much like Italian Grappa.  Tsipouro is a powerful distilled spirit containing 40-45% alcohol by quantity.
Take a strolling meals tour in Athens, Greece.
Have you ever skilled the improbable drinks and meals in Greece? What’s your favourite Greek meals?
We’d love solutions for extra issues to attempt within the feedback beneath!
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