Greek Dishes with Almonds

[dimi_pat]

I remember driving through Crete that there were a ton of almond trees. Yet, when I think of nuts that are used in Greek cooking, I automatically think of walnuts.

Do Greeks cook with a lot of almonds or does it depend on the region? What do they typically do with them? I know you can use almonds in baklava...

 

[k_tsoukalas]

I remember driving through Crete that there were a ton of almond trees. Yet, when I think of nuts that are used in Greek cooking, I automatically think of walnuts.

Do Greeks cook with a lot of almonds or does it depend on the region? What do they typically do with them? I know you can use almonds in baklava...

I have found the almonds and walnuts are interchangeable depending on where in Greece, or whichever are readily available. So I see both, and I have seen both in all parts of Greece I've been.