Greek cuisine

Δευτέρα 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2010

Bougatsa

 
Phyllo pastry filled with cream.

Baklavas

Phyllo pastry layers filled with nuts and drenched in syrup.

Galaktoboureko

Custard between layers of phyllo. The name derives from the Greek "ghala", meaning milk, and from the Turkish börek, meaning filled, thus meaning "filled with milk."

Loukoumades

Similar to doughnuts, loukoumades are essentially fried balls of dough drenched in honey and sprinkled with cinnamon.

Loukoumi



















A confection made from starch and sugar, essentially similar to the Turkish delight. A variation from Serres is called Akanes.

Tsoureki



  A traditional Christmas and Easter sweet bread also known as "Lambropsomo" or "Paschalia (Easter bread), flavored with vanilla and mastc.

Greek frappé coffee


 A foam-covered drink derived from spray-dried instant coffee that is consumed cold.