A FOOD TRADITION

Greek Home Cooking

The broad national tradition of Greek home cooking combines vegetables, legumes, grains, seafood, meat, herbs, olive oil, and dairy.

Dishes linked to this cuisine

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Galaktoboureko

A Greek baked custard dessert made with semolina custard between layers of crisp phyllo pastry and finished with sugar syrup.

Gigantes Plaki

Large white beans are baked in a tomato, onion, carrot, olive-oil, and herb sauce until tender and richly flavored.

Greek Salad

Fresh tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper, olives, and feta are dressed with olive oil and oregano for a crisp, savory salad.

Grilled Octopus

Tender octopus is typically marinated or seasoned, grilled until lightly charred, and finished with olive oil and lemon.

Imam Bayildi

Eggplant is baked or braised with abundant olive oil, onions, garlic, and tomato until tender and richly flavored.

Kakavia

A rustic Greek fisherman's soup simmers fish with potato, onion, olive oil, and often lemon in a light broth.

Kasseri Saganaki

A Greek appetizer of Kasseri cheese heated or fried until soft and browned, often with a light flour coating and lemon.

Kataifi

A Greek syrup-soaked pastry made from fine shredded wheat dough, butter, sugar syrup, and commonly chopped nuts such as walnuts or pistachios.

Keftedes

Greek home-style meatballs combining minced meat with onion, herbs, breadcrumbs, and egg, usually fried or baked.

Kolokithokeftedes

Greek savory zucchini fritters made from grated zucchini bound with flour and egg and commonly mixed with cheese and herbs before frying.

Kopanisti Cheese Dip

Kopanisti Cheese Dip is a Greek feta-based spicy cheese dip or spread; in some recipe usage it overlaps by name with htipiti and tyrokafteri, but it is distinct from Kopanisti PDO cheese.

Kotopoulo Lemonato

A Greek home-style chicken dish braised or roasted with lemon, garlic, herbs, olive oil, and often potatoes.

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