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A meal in Greece is
highlighted with a selection of hot and cold plates known
as mezedes. Soups are few but they are meals by
themselves.
- The main course is a
boiled or grilled meat/fish. There are also many
delectable meat stews to choose from, as well as plain
grilled cuts of meat and of course the well known charcoal
grilled lamb or pork called souvlaki.
- Fish and shellfish are
excellent in any kind of cooking.
Salads are usually ordered
with the main course and can consist fresh vegetables or
cooked dandelions .
- Horiatiki, the
traditional Greek salad, consists of tomato slices,
cucumber slices, olives, peppers, onions and feta cheese
dressed with oil and vinegar.
- Cheese, the most commonly
offered in restaurants are feta (white semi-soft and
salted), graviera (yellow hard), kasseri (yellow
semi-soft), and manouri (unsalted creamy and fattening).
- Desserts, are a
delectable treat, including baklava (consisting of strudel
leaves and walnuts) and kataifi (which consists of nuts
wrapped in shredded wheat with a honey sauce). During the
summer as desserts are preferred large peaches ,
watermelonmelon, grapes and pears
- Greek coffee is like
Turkish coffee. Greek coffee is always served with a glass
of water.
Eating Establisments
There is a wide variety of
eating establishments in Greece:
- Tavern, eating
establishment with emphasis on the traditional cooking and
mezedes.
- Psistaria, a barbecue
style eating place.
- Estiatorion (restaurant),
a conventional eating establishment.
- Psarotaverna (fish
tavern), they specialise in fish and almost found by
seaside or harbour side.
- Prices and Tipping, in
Greece a 15% service charge is usually included in your
bill. Menus are usually presented with two parallel price
charts. On the left the price of the food and drink. On
the right the same price with service and tax included.
The service charge is ordained by Greek law so additional
tipping is really a recognition of special service for
special requests.
Extract from our Yachting
in Greece - General Information and info. http://www.seascope-sailing.com/
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