Overview cuisine o The most characteristic and ancient element of Greek food is olive oil, which is present in almost all dishes. It is made from the fruit of the olive tree. o In Greek cuisine herbs and spices are used much more frequently than in other Mediterranean cuisines. Most often it is oregano, mint, garlic, onion, dill, salt and bay leaves. o Greek dishes are characterized by the frequent use of mint and nutmeg. o Dessert dominated honey and nuts. o Typical Greek food is simple, colorful and fragrant. Many dishes influence of Greek history.

Dzadziki Snac ks cold sauce, snack of yogurt, cucumber and garlic, a typical dish from the Greek cuisine. Souvlak i small kebabs on wooden skewers, typical of Greek cuisine. Notable dishes

is a collection of appetizers or small dishes often served with alcoholic drinks. Meze Greek salad Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumber, feta, olives and shallots, olive oil and salt, black pepper and oregano.

Main courses a traditional dish of eggplant in the Balkans and the Middle East. Moussaka the dish, which is a stuffed vegetables or leaves, stuffed grape leaves. Dolma a traditional Greek dish, pasta, baked with minced meat and béchamel sauce. Pastitsio

Desserts Delight - sweetness of sugar or flour, with the addition of starch and nuts

Baklava - a popular confection of puff pastry with nuts in syrup.

Melomakarona - Greek cuisine, the kind of sweet pastry with honey.

Significant drinks Metaxa Ouzo Rezin