World Foods

 Greeks cooked foods while the rest of the world ate raw food  Greeks taught the Romans to cook  Hesiod wrote the first cook book  Greek cuisine is varied with influences from the rest of Mediterranean

 Greeks use lemon juice, tomatoes, and green peppers  Stuff peppers, tomatoes, and other vegetables  They use many herbs and spices  Most used are cinnamon, basil, dill, bay leaves, garlic, and oregano  Egg plant is commonly served as a side dishes or main dish  c c

 Sheep have been raised since prehistoric times  Greeks cook lamb by roasting or broiling it  Combine it with other ingredients in casseroles, filling vegetables, or in soups and stews

 Common fish are red mullet, crawfish, cuttlefish, sea bass, red snapper, swordfish, squid, and shrimp  Baking and broiling  Popular dishes include stuffed squid, raw squid served with green beans, and tara masalta (pate made from fish eggs)

 Grow in abundance  Flavor dominates Greek cuisine  Eat as appetizers, snacks, or add them to side dishes  A popular salad is salata horiatiki

 Greek honey is world famous  Melamacrons –Today they are used to celebrate the new year.  Basic sweetener for pastries, desserts, and cakes  Sweets are normally served on special occasions made with phyllo  Paper thin pastry made with flour and water

 Baklava – vaeCc&playnext=1&list=PLC4D43D30A8BBB7 98&feature=results_video vaeCc&playnext=1&list=PLC4D43D30A8BBB7 98&feature=results_video  Galat oboureko –  Kopenhai –  Other sweets are made with flour, eggs, and oil like diples

 Breakfast – dry bread and warm milk, sometimes egg and cheese  Lunch and dinner are hot meals  In the evening mezedhes or appetizers are served  Olives, feta cheese, pistachio nuts, garlic flavored sausage, shrimp, and hard cooked eggs  For dinner baked fish, vegetable, and bread are served; fruit completes the meal

 At your tables discuss how Greek meals are similar to other Mediterranean countries?