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Greek Cuisine, Mediterranean diet

Top Traditional Greek Products for a Mediterranean Diet

Mediterranean nutrition in general and Greek cuisine in particular, are globally famous for their nutritional benefits and of course, their taste.

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Athens, Greek Cuisine, Mediterranean diet

Greek breakfast

What do Greeks eat for breakfast? Well, it depends mainly on their age and the time of the season. For the over-30-something generation, breakfast is something they usually have to postpone as they are running late for work or school.

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Greek Cuisine, Mediterranean diet

The Greek pie story

Pies or “pites” (plural for “pita”) in Greek is not one, but a complete gigantic category of foods and sweets in both traditional and contemporary Greek cuisine.

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Greek Cuisine, Mediterranean diet

Gemista Recipe

So, let’s make “gemista”!

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Greek Cuisine, Mediterranean diet

Dolmadakia Recipe

Let’s make Dolmadakia. What do we need? Lots of patience, before everything else, especially if it’s your first time trying it.

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Mediterranean diet, Visiting Greece

Greek tavernas: How to order like a local

You’ve booked your late summer vacation to Greece and you still have your mind set on statues, beaches, and sun? Well, maybe you should think again because there might be something that has slipped your attention...

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Mediterranean diet

The Divine Greek Yogurt

Greek yogurt’s appeal is no secret, no matter where you are. Its steady increase in popularity over the years has led it to be in numerous articles about its culinary superpowers and its exploding marketing sales within Greece and worldwide; from gourmet publications to the Wall Street Journal.

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Greek Cuisine, Mediterranean diet

Vegetarians’ Greek Cuisine Paradise

It is well known that meat is high on the list of foods preferred by Greeks. One has to only walk down any Greek street to find ‘souvlaki’ or ‘gyros’,(skewered meat or meat on the pit) sold practically on every other corner. But it was not always like this.

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Greek Cuisine, Mediterranean diet

3 + 1 Greek Sushi Dishes

Fish is one of the main staples of the Greek diet, where fishing, from the small boats or “kaikis” that one sees dotting the horizon early in the morning or with their lanterns lighting up the night, to the big trawlers or “trahandiris,” supplied a steady supply of a variety of fish.

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Athens, Visiting Athens, Mediterranean diet

Eating on the Go - The Koulouri

Rushing to work or your guided tour and no time for breakfast? Feel the need to satisfy a midday craving? Not a problem.

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Visiting Greece, Visiting Athens, Greece, Vacations in Greece, Mediterranean diet, Greece for Families, Greek Cuisine, Athens

Patsas: The Greek Tripe Soup

A Greek delicacy, only for the daring and strong-hearted!

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Where will you eat the Best "Traditional" Souvlaki in Athens?

There are many souvlaki restaurants. Honestly a lot. In every neighborhood of Athens. But would it be an exaggeration to tell you that few souvlaki places are really worth it? Nevertheless, it is a reality.

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