Eating in Greece is a whole culture: the many restaurants and taverns here are more for eating than for long gatherings.
Greek cuisine is primarily olives, olive oil, feta cheese, seafood, vegetables and wine. All this can be enjoyed upon arrival in Greece.
Food in Greece
The Greeks like to eat vegetables and fruits: their diet consists of salads, legumes, vegetable stews.
Favorite vegetable dishes of the inhabitants of Greece - yemista (eggplant or tomatoes stuffed with rice), Greek salad, tzatziki (salad based on yogurt and cucumbers, seasoned with spices), pies with unsweetened filling (meat, rice, vegetables), fhassolada (tomato-bean- carrot soup).
Greeks love to season their dishes with olive oil, lemon juice, rigani and other spices (oregano, cloves, dill, basil, mint, nutmeg).
The cost of dishes in Greek cafes and restaurants depends on the area in which they are located: the closer to the center and the waterfront, the more expensive the cost of food.
If you are a lover of the fish menu, Greece will become a real paradise for you: here you can eat fish in any form - hot, cold, baked, salted, as a main course or in salads.
Where can you eat in Greece?
- taverns (here you can eat any dishes + sometimes dances are arranged here in the evening);
- hasapotaverns (here you can taste meat dishes);
- psarotaverns (the menus of these taverns have an exclusively fish menu, where you can also taste seafood);
- psistario (here you can taste meat, fried dishes cooked over an open fire);
- Tiropitadiko (guests are served here puff pies with cheese, spinach and other fillings).
Drinks in Greece
The favorite drink of the Greeks is coffee: it is customary to pour it into small cups and serve it with sweets and a glass of cold water.
Local wines deserve special attention: there is not a single private farm in Greece that does not grow grapes. Therefore, it is worth ordering retsina with meat and fish dishes - wine with a coniferous aroma, and it is better to drink fruit and sweets with dessert moscato wine.
Among the strong alcoholic drinks in Greece, one should try Metaxa cognac, aniseed vodka and grape vodka (raki).
Such drinks are offered to try special restaurants - uzeri (here they will be served a corresponding snack).
Gastronomic tour to Greece
Going on a gastronomic tour to Greece, you will taste the dishes that are the zest of this country, as well as learn how to cook them.
For example, you can go on a tour for 8 days, during which you will go on excursions, culinary master classes from the best chefs in the region, visit bazaars, wineries with tastings. In addition, there will be barbecues on the beaches and breakfast in the form of a picnic in the olive fields …
By visiting Greece, you will be on a journey that will give you an immersive taste experience.
