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Hors d'oeuvres - Mezedes
Greek Name English name Description
Keftedes Meat balls Made from mincemeat, onions and bread, fried in oil
Oktapodi Octopus Usually barbequed and seved with vinegar
Garides Shrimps Usually served fried or with sauce
Kalamaraki Squid Fried and served with lemon
Feta White goat cheese Usually served with Greek salad
Dolmadakia Stuffed wine leaves Made from rice and wine leaves sprinkled with oil and lemon
Taramosalata Fish roe Made from smoked fish roe blended into a pate
Melitzanosalata Eggplant dip Made from fresh eggplant blended with onion and garlic
Loukanika Small sausages Usually barbequed and served with lemon
Tiropitakia Small cheese pies Made from feta, eggs, flour, milk, and rolled with pastry
Bourekakia Small meat pies A delicacy from Crete
Spanakopita Spinach pie Made from spinach and cheese, rolled with pastry
Gigantes(Fasolia) Broad white beans Baked with tomato sauce in the oven
Saganaki Saganaki Fried cheese served with lemon or fried shrimps with tomato sauce and cheese
Salads
Greek Name English name Description
Horiatiki Greek Salad Made with tomatos, cucumber, olives, feta, onions
Maroulosalata Lettuce salad Cut into thin slices and served with oil and lemon
Lahano Cabbage Cut into thin slices and served with oil and lemon
Main Dishes
Greek Name English name Description
Mousakas Moussaka Layers of egg-plant, minced meat and potatoes topped with cheese sauce and baked
Youvetsi Veal casserole Baked veal with pasta and tomato sauce
Pastitsio Type of makaroni Made with minced meat and bechamel, baked in the oven
Gemista Stuffed tomatoes or peppers Filled with rice or minced meat, baked in the oven
Souzoukakia Meat balls Made with tomato sauce and garlic
Fassolada Bean soup Boiled with tomatoes, onions, carrots and celery
Melitsanes Fried aubergines/courgettes Fried with batter
Kokinisto Veal casserole Veal boiled with tomato sauce and served with pasta or potatoes
Frikase Lamb casserole Boiled with celery and herbs
Kokoretsi Kokoretsi Served on a skewer made from liver and kidneys
Deserts
Greek Name English name Description
Baklavas Baklava Syrup cake made from pastry and walnuts
Loukoumades Fritters Made from flour, yeast and salt, with honey or syrup
Kataifi Kataifi Shredded wheat soaked in honey
Galaktoboureko Custard-filled pastry Made from pastry, cream and syrup


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