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How to Cook dishes from Greece
Greece has
a long history stretching back thousands of years, and during that history
has been invaded many times (including by the Ottoman Turks who occupied
the country for 400 years).
As a result, Greek cuisine has absorbed influences from many sources, and
some dishes (baklava and moussaka) are shared with and have Turkish names.
Greek cuisine is not just moussaka. While lamb is a traditional meat,
favored for holidays and festivals, poultry, beef, and pork are also
popular. Additionally, with
Greece
including many islands, and with no part of the Greek mainland more than
90 miles from the sea, fish and seafood are also Greek favorites.
Greece's
climate is favorable for growing of both olive and lemon, and these form
an important part of Greek cuisine. Vegetables include aubergines and
courgettes. Garlic, basil, oregano and thyme are widely used to add
flavor to dishes. And finally, and by no means least, is
Greece's
famous feta cheese.
Some of the most popular Greek recipes and dishes include:
- Baklava - A sweet pastry made from layers of phyllo dough, with chopped nuts and sweetened with sugar or honey.
- Dips - often served with Pita (unleavened) bread -
including:
Hummus (chickpea dip),
Melitzanosalata (eggplant dip),
Skordalia (garlic sauce dip),
Tahini (sesame paste dip),
Taramosalata (carp roe dip) and
Tzatziki (yogurt, cucumber and garlic dip).
- Dolmades - Grapevine leaves stuffed with rice,
vegetables and sometimes meat.
- Keftedes - Fried meatballs with oregano and mint.
- Kleftiko - Lamb marinated in garlic and lemon,
and then slowly baked on the bone in a pit oven.
- Moussaka -
Layers of minced meat and sliced eggplant and tomato,
topped with white sauce and baked.
- Souvlaki - A skewer of meat, fish or shrimp which is cooked on a
barbecue grill.
- Stifado - A beef and onion stew with red wine and cinnamon.
- Village salad (generally known outside of
Greece and
Cyprus
as "Greek salad") - A salad of tomato, cucumber, bell peppers
and red onion, seasoned with salt, black pepper and oregano, and dressed
with olive oil. Feta cheese, capers and olives are sometimes added.
On this page, you will find a selection of Greek cookbooks.
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By Michael Psilakis
Little, Brown and Company
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A rising star in the food world, Michael Psilakis is co-owner of a growing empire of modern Mediterranean restaurants, and one of the most exciting young chefs in America today. In How to Roast a Lamb, the self-taught chef offers recipes from his restaurants and his home in this, his much-anticipated first cookbook. Ten chapters provide colorful and heartfelt personal essays that lead into thematically related recipes. Gorgeous color photography accompanies many of the recipes throughout. Psilakis's cooking utilizes the fresh, naturally healthful ingredients of the Mediterranean augmented by techniques that define New American cuisine. Home cooks who have gravitated toward Italian cookbooks for the simple, user-friendly dishes, satisfying flavors, and comfortable, family-oriented meals, will welcome Psilakis's approach to Greek food, which is similarly healthful, affordable, and satisfying to share any night of the week.
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By Susanna Hoffman
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This is the year "It's Greek to me" becomes the happy answer to what's for dinner. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the upcoming epic Troy, the 2004 Summer Olympics returning to Athens--and now, yet another reason to embrace all things Greek: The Olive and the Caper, Susanna Hoffman's 700-plus-page serendipity of recipes and adventure.
In Corfu, Ms. Hoffman and a taverna owner cook shrimp fresh from the trap--and for us she offers the boldly-flavored Shrimp with Fennel, Green Olives, Red Onion, and White Wine. She gathers wild greens and herbs with neighbors, inspiring Big Beans with Thyme and Parsley, and Field Greens and Ouzo Pie. She learns the secret to chewy country bread from the baker on Santorini and translates it for American kitchens. Including 325 recipes developed in collaboration with Victoria Wise (her co-author on The Well-Filled Tortilla Cookbook, with over 258,000 copies in print), The Olive and the Caper celebrates all things Greek: Chicken Neo-Avgolemeno. Fall-off-the-bone Lamb Shanks seasoned with garlic, thyme, cinnamon and coriander. Siren-like sweets, from world-renowned Baklava to uniquely Greek preserves: Rose Petal, Cherry and Grappa, Apricot and Metaxa.
In addition, it opens with a sixteen-page full-color section and has dozens of lively essays throughout the book--about the origins of Greek food, about village life, history, language, customs--making this a lively adventure in reading as well as cooking. |
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By Vefa Alexiadou
Phaidon Press Inc.
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"Vefa's Kitchen" is the first authoritative and all-encompassing Greek recipe book in English. Doing for Greek cuisine what the hugely successful "Silver Spoon" did for Italian, it contains more than 700 fully updated, straightforward and mouthwatering recipes. Aimed at all lovers of Mediterranean food, the book will appeal to anyone who loves to cook easy, tempting and delicious dishes, from simple but stunning salads and mezedes in summer, to slowly simmered meat dishes and crisp filo pastries in winter. As well as presenting definitive recipes for taverna favourites such as moussaka, tzatziki and hummus, the book documents the extraordinary variety of local sweets and pastries, delicious home-baked breads and cheeses of the mountainous interior, as well as the fish and vegetable dishes of coastal areas, simply fragranced with lemons and herbs. Like Italian cuisine, Greek cooking is incredibly simple and delicious, and is based on the natural qualities of good olive oil, fruit and vegetables, grains and seafood. And more than almost any other cuisine, modern Greek food contains many traces of its remarkable history, with its origins as far back as Homer and the 'wine-dark' Aegean Sea of the Iliad. The health benefits of the traditional Greek diet are well documented, and the extensive Greek repertoire of vegetable dishes is well represented, with more than 300 dishes that do not contain meat or fish. There is a comprehensive introduction on local ingredients and wines, the history of Greek cooking and the culinary characteristics of each region, as well as recipes for traditional and religious dishes. Vefa Alexiadou is the leading culinary authority in Greece today and is the author of many bestselling cookbooks. "Vefa's Kitchen" will quickly become a must-have for all home cooks and lovers of Mediterranean food. |
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By Marianthi Milona
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Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of the cuisine of a country within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen.
The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.
Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.
Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.
Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand. |
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By Camille Stagg
Agate Surrey
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This collection of terrific Greek recipes, from old favorites to unique house specialties, is also a tribute to the oldest restaurant in Chicago's fabled Greektown, a landmark innovator of legendary dishes like saganaki and the first gyros in Chicago. Filled with colorful history and lush photographs, the book features 40 of the restaurant’s most popular recipes from all courses, appetizers to desserts. They include Feta a la Soto, Marathon Salad with Shrimp, Moussaka, Sokolatina, and more. In addition, Greek wine pairings are included as well as full Greek dinner menus with tips for entertaining. |
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By St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church
William Morrow Cookbooks
Released: 1991-06-05
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More than 200 unique and intriguing recipes for all kinds of Greek dishes. |
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By Diane Kochilas
St. Martin's Griffin
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Greek cooking offers a dazzling array of greens, beans, and other vegetables-a vibrant, flavorful table that celebrates the seasons and regional specialties like none other. In this authoritative, exuberant cookbook, renowned culinary expert Diane Kochilas shares recipes for cold and warm mezes, salads, pastas and grains, stews and one-pot dishes, baked vegetable and bean specialties, stuffed vegetables, soups, savory pies and basic breads, and dishes that feature eggs. Brimming with classic dishes, regional favorites, and inspired innovations, The Greek Vegetarian pays tribute to one of the world's most venerable and healthful cuisines. |
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By Georgia Sarianides
Capital Books
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Popular TV chef Georgia Sarianides adapts healthy and delicious traditional Greek recipes to American ingredients and lifestyles. "My recipes are Greek with an American twist, just like me!" say chef Georgia Sarianides. In "Nosthimia!" (Greek for "delicious"), she adapts healthy and delicious Old World Greek recipes to new American ingredients and lifestyles with her unique blend of zest and humor. As a mother of four and with a full time career, Georgia plans meals that are healthy and don’t require hours in the kitchen. She emphasizes the use of fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, and olive oil—all healthy and delicious. Sprinkled among the 185 mouth-watering recipes, Georgia includes family stories, cooking tips, and customs from the Old Country. |
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By Aglaia Kremezi
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Stretching from the shores of Turkey to the Ionian Sea east of Italy, the Greek islands have been the crossroads of the Mediterranean since the time of Homer. Over the centuries, Phoenicians, Athenians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, Ottoman Turks, and Italians have ruled the islands, putting their distinctive stamp on the food.
Aglaia Kremezi, a frequent contributor to GOURMET and an international authority on Greek food, spent the past eight years collecting the fresh, uncomplicated recipes of the local women, as well as of fishermen, bakers, and farmers. Like all Mediterranean food, these dishes are light and healthful, simple but never plain, and make extensive use of seasonal produce, fresh herbs, and fish. Passed from generation to generation by word of mouth, most have never before been written down. All translate easily to the American home kitchen: Tomato Patties from Santorini; Spaghetti with Lobster from Kithira; Braised Lamb with Artichokes from Chios; Greens and Potato Stew from Crete; Spinach, Leek, and Fennel Pie from Skopelos; Rolled Baklava from Kos.
Illustrated throughout with color photographs of the islanders preparing their specialties and filled with stories of island history and customs, THE FOODS OF THE GREEK ISLANDS is for all cooks and travelers who want to experience this diverse and deeply rooted cuisine firsthand. |
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By Aphrodite Polemis
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The richness of Greek cuisine is represented here with sumptuous and health-conscious versions of all-time favorites such as baklava, pastitsio, halvah, moussaka, and more! |
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