Greek cuisine is a typical Mediterranean cuisine, sharing characteristics with the cuisines of Italy, the Balkans, Turkey, and the Levant. Contemporary Greek cookery makes wide use of olive oil, vegetables and herbs, grains and bread, wine, fish, and various meats, including poultry, rabbit and pork. Also important are olives, cheese, aubergine, courgette, and yoghurt. Greek desserts are characterized by the dominant use of nuts and honey. Some dishes use filo pastry.
Meze is a collective name for a variety of small dishes, typically served with wines or anise-flavored liqueurs as ouzo or homemade tsipouro. Orektika is the formal name for appetizers and is often used as a reference to eating a first course of a cuisine other than Greek cuisine. Dips are served with bread loaf or pita bread. In some regions, dried bread (paximadhi) is softened in water.
Going by the adage which says "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" but I strongly believe and presume that the eatables displayed on the monitor screen (Greek food) must be very delicious. My third love is eating, I love to eat. The well known adage which says "Eat to live, not live to eat" but looking at such delicious dishes (e.g. Greek cuisine) I would ignore the above phrase. NOTHING LIKE EATING. All that matters is WINE, WOMEN & DELICIOUS FOOD.
Greek cuisine is a typical Mediterranean cuisine, sharing characteristics with the cuisines of Italy, the Balkans, Turkey, and the Levant. Contemporary Greek cookery makes wide use of olive oil, vegetables and herbs, grains and bread, wine, fish, and various meats, including poultry, rabbit and pork. Also important are olives, cheese, aubergine, courgette, and yoghurt. Greek desserts are characterized by the dominant use of nuts and honey. Some dishes use filo pastry.
ReplyDeleteMeze is a collective name for a variety of small dishes, typically served with wines or anise-flavored liqueurs as ouzo or homemade tsipouro. Orektika is the formal name for appetizers and is often used as a reference to eating a first course of a cuisine other than Greek cuisine. Dips are served with bread loaf or pita bread. In some regions, dried bread (paximadhi) is softened in water.
Going by the adage which says "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" but I strongly believe and presume that the eatables displayed on the monitor screen (Greek food) must be very delicious.
ReplyDeleteMy third love is eating, I love to eat. The well known adage which says "Eat to live, not live to eat" but looking at such delicious dishes (e.g. Greek cuisine) I would ignore the above phrase. NOTHING LIKE EATING.
All that matters is WINE, WOMEN & DELICIOUS FOOD.
Comments posted by Peter Pandhya Raj from India.