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boiled cauliflower  see kounoupithi vrasto 

boiled shrimp  see gharithes vrastes

bourani  rice with tomatoes

bourekakia apo kima  minced meat-filled rolls

bourekakia apo tiri  cheese-filled rolls

bread  [not yet done]

broccoli salad  see brokola salata

brokola salata  broccoli salad

butter  see voutiro; Fresh butter and reduced (clarified) butter are both used in Greek cookery. Both types of butter are not used as frequently as they used to be. Nowadays Vitam is often used instead of fresh butter, and fytini is often used as a replacement for reduced butter. This is similar to the situation in Indian cookery where vegetable oil is gradually replacing ghee for health reasons.

carp  [not yet done]

cephalonian meat pie  see kreatopitta kefalonitiki

cheese  see feta, kaseri, graviera, kefalotiri, manuri, and mizithra

cheese dishes  see bourekakia apo tiri, tirakia tighanismena, and tiropitta

cheese-filled rolls  see bourekakia apo tiri

cheese omelette  see omeletta me tiri

cheese pie  see kalitsounia, tiropitta, tiropitta roumeliotiki, and tiropitta strifti i klostopitta

cheese pies (fried)  see gyouslemethes

cheese puffs  see tirakia tighanismena

chicken pie  see kotopitta

chickpea salad  see humus me tahini

cod croquettes  see bakalarios kroketakia

coffee  [not yet done]

crawfish  [not yet done]

Cretan cheese pies  see kalitsounia

Cretan meat pie  see kreatopitta kritis

cucumber dip  see tzajiki

dandelion salad  see rathikia vrasta salata

dates  [not yet done]

desserts and sweets  [not yet done]

dolmades  [not yet done]

dolmathakia  grapevine leaves stuffed with rice and/or minced meat

dromitses  a type of freshwater fish

Easter soup  see mayiritsa

eels  [not yet done]

egg and lemon sauce  see avgholemono

egg dishes  see avgha me tomates

eggplants  see aubergines

eggs with tomatoes  see avgha me tomates

eggs with zucchini  see avgha me kolokithakia

fakes soupa  lentil soup

fasolakia mavromitika salata  black-eyed pea salad

fasola salata  white bean salad

fasolia soupa  white bean soup

feta  a salted crumbly white cheese made from goats' or sheeps' milk, used in pies and salads

figs  see ischaides

fish and seafood dishes see bakalarios kroketakia, carp, crawfish, dromitses, gharithes vrastes, glaukus, glynia, gongro, htapothi vrasto, kalamarakia tighanita, lobster, marithes tighanites, maritsia, mithia tighanita, oyster, red mullet, sea urchin, swordfish, smaris, taramosalata, trout, and tsimes

fish roe salad  see taramosalata

fish soup  see psarosoupa

fish soup with egg and lemon sauce  see psarosoupa me avgholemono

Fix (beer)  a brand of Greek beer which is no longer made

flaounes  square cheese tarts

fried fish with a piquant sauce  see psari marinato

fried squid  see kalamarakia tighanita

froutalia  potato and sausage omelette (from Andros)

fytini  a vegetable fat made from olive oil and flavoured with a small amount of sheep's butter

garlic sauce  see scorthalia

gharithes vrastes  boiled shrimp

glaukus  a type of fish from the Northern coasts of the Peloponnese

glynia  a type of freshwater fish

gongro  a type of red red mullet from Sikyon

grapevine leaves (stuffed)  see dolmathakia

graviera  a cheese similar to Gruyère, used for grating or with macaroni

Greek bouillabaise  see kakavia

Greek salad  see xoriatiki

grilled fish  see psari skaras

gyouslemethes  fried cheese pies mytilene

halva [not yet done]

herbs see mint and parsley

honey [not yet done]

hors d'oeuvres  see mezethakia

horta  wild greens

htapothi vrasto  boiled octopus

humus me tahini  chickpea salad, a Cypriot dish

ischaides  an ancient word for figs from Attica

kakavia  Greek bouillabaise

kalamarakia tighanita  fried squid

kalitsounia  Cretan cheese pies

kaseri also kasseri a cream-coloured mild cheese, quite similar to Cheddar. It is eaten with bread.

kefalotiri  a hard salty cheese similar to Parmesan, used for grating and with macaroni

keftethakia  meatballs

kotopitta  chicken pie

kounoupithi vrasto  boiled cauliflower

kreatopitta  meat pie

kreatopitta keflonitiki  cephalonian meat pie

kreatopitta kritis  Cretan lamb pie

lahano salata  white cabbage salad

latholemono  olive oil salad dressing

lathoxitho  vinegar salad dressing

lentil soup  see fakes soupa

lent soup with tahini  see tahinosoupa

lettuce salad  see maroulosalata

liver  see sikotakia lathorighani tighanita

lobster  [not yet done]

loukaniko  Greek sausage

loukoumi  Turkish delight

macaroni  [not yet done]

makaronia sto fourno  baked macaroni

manouri  another spelling of manuri

manuri also manouri a type of cheese from Macedonia

marithes tighanites  fried smelts

maritsia  a type of freshwater fish

maroulosalata  lettuce salad

mastic  mastic gum comes from a resinous shrub, the mastic or lentisk tree. It is used as a chewing gum and to flavour breads and sweets. It is grown on Chios.

mayioneza  mayonnaise

mayiritsa  Easter soup

mayonnaise  see mayioneza

meatballs  see keftethakia

meat dishes  see bourekakia apo kima, dolmathakia, keftethakia, loukaniko, moussaka, and sikotakia lathorighani tighanita

meat pie  see kreatopitta

melitzanosalata  aubergine salad

Metaxa  [not yet done]

mezethakia  hors d'oeuvres

minced meat-filled rolls  see bourekakia apo kima

mint  [not yet done]

mithia tighanita  fried mussels

mizithra  an unsalted soft cheese made from ewes' milk, used in pies or eaten with bread

moussaka [not yet done]

mussels see mithia tighanita

Mythos (beer) a brand of Greek beer

octopus  see htapothi vrasto

olive oil see fytini and latholemono

olive oil salad dressing  see latholemono

omeletta anixiatiki  spring omelette

omeletta me tiri  cheese omelette

orange flower water  a flavouring used in making confectionery. It is produced from oil extracted from orange blossom.

ouzeri(e)  a place where ouzo is drunk

ouzo an aperitif

oyster  [not yet done]

pantjaria salata  beetroot salad

parsley  [not yet done]

pasta  see macaroni, trahanas

pasticcio macaronia  baked macaroni with minced meat

pastry  see bourekakia apo kima, bourekakia apo tiri, and phyllo

pastry sheets  see phyllo

patsas  [not yet done]

phyllo  pastry sheets

pies  see gyouslemethes, kotopitta, kreatopitta, kreatopitta keflonitiki, kreatopitta kritis, spanakopitta, and tiropitta

pilafi  pilaf rice

pilafi me mithia  rice with mussels

pilaf rice  see pilafi

potato and sausage omelette  see froutalia

poultry and game dishes  [not yet done]

preserves  [not yet done]

psari a la spetsiota [not yet done]

psari marinato  [not yet done]

psari skaras  [not yet done]

psarosoupa  fish soup

psarosoupa me avgholemono  fish soup with egg and lemon sauce

prunes  [not yet done]

quince  [not yet done]

rathikia vrasta salata  dandelion salad

red mullet  [not yet done]

retsina  a Greek wine

rice dishes  [not yet done]

rice soup or avgholemono soup  see soupa rizi avgholemono

rice with tomatoes  see bourani and rizi me tomates

rizi me tomates  rice with tomatoes

rolls  see bourekakia apo kima and bourkakia apo tiri

roumely cheese pie  see tiropitta roumeliotiki

saganakia  [not yet done]

salad dressings  see latholemono, lathoxitho, and mayioneza

salads  see aginares salata, angourotomatosalata, brokola salata, fasolakia mavromitika salata, fasola salata, humus me tahini, kounoupithi vrasto, lahano salata, maroulosalata, melitzanosalata, pantjaria salata, rathikia vrasta salata, salata therini, taramosalata, tzajiki, and xoriatiki

salata therini  summer salad; a salad made from tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and green peppers in a dressing of olive oil and wine vinegar

saltsa bechamel  bechamel sauce

saltsa tomata  tomato sauce

saltsa tomata me kima  tomato meat sauce

saltsa tomata me lathi  tomato sauce with olive oil

saltsa tomata me voutiro  tomato sauce with butter

sardeles lathorigani  [not yet done]

sauces  see avgholemono, saltsa bechamel, saltsa tomata, saltsa tomata me kima, saltsa tomata me lathi, saltsa tomata me voutiro, and scorthalia

sausage  see loukaniko

scorthalia  garlic sauce

sea urchin  [not yet done]

sesame seeds  very small honey-coloured seeds with a nutty flavour, used in biscuits, breads, cakes, and pies. Sesame seed oil is the main ingredient of halva and tahini

shrimp  see gharithes vrastes

sikotakia lathorighani tighanita  fried lambs' liver

smaris very small fish which are fried in olive oil

smelts  see marithes tighanites

snails  [not yet ready]

soupa rizi avgholemono  rice soup or avgholemono soup

soups see avgholemono, fasolia soupa, mayiritsa, psarosoupa, psarosoupa me avgholemono, tomatosoupa me pasta

souvlakia  [not yet ready]

spanakokalitsoyna  spinach pie

spanakopitta  spinach pie

spetjofayi  [not yet done]

spices  [not yet done]

spinach pie  see spanakokalitsoyna and spanakopitta

spirits  see ouzo, Metaxa, and tsipouro

spring omelette  see omeletta anixiatiki

square cheese tarts  see flaounes

squid  see kalamarakia tighanita

stifado  [not yet done]

summer salad  see salata therini

swordfish  [not yet done]

tahini  [not yet done]

tahinosoupa  lent soup with tahini

taramosalata  [not yet done]

taverna a restaurant

Thessaly cheese pie  see tiropitta strifti i klostopitta

tirakia tighanismena  cheese puffs

tiropitta  cheese pie

tiropitta roumeliotiki  roumely cheese pie

tiropitta strifti i klostopitta  Thessaly cheese pie

tomato and cucumber salad  see angourotomatosalata

tomato and pasta soup  see tomatosoupa me pasta

tomatoes  [not yet done]

tomatosoupa me pasta  tomato and pasta soup

trahana  see trahanas

trahanas  trahana

trout  [not yet done] 

tsatsiki  [not yet done] 

tsimes  a type of freshwater fish

tsipouro  [not yet done]

Turkish delight  see loukoumi

tzajiki  cucumber dip

vegetable dishes  [not yet done]

Vitam  an olive oil margarine, used instead of fresh butter

yoghurt  a fermented, concentrated milk. The best yoghurt is made from sheeps' milk which contains more fat than cow's or goat's milk. It is used as a sweet, as a sauce, and in cakes and sweets.

white bean salad  see fasola salata

white bean soup  see fasolia soupa

white cabbage salad  see lahanosalata

white sauce  another name for bechamel sauce

wine  see retsina

xoriatiki  a salad made from cucumber, lettuce, olives, oregano, tomatoes, and feta cheese

yemista  [not yet done]