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Thought i'd share this question! There's too many to choose from :) in my opinion pastitsio can't be beat look at how decadent it is. What do you guys like??

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Here is my favorite Greek food...Pasta Flora (Greek cookie with jam/jelly in the middle:
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My favourite dish is Πιταρούδες

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Crispy spanakopita 💚

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I have a lot, and it depends on the time of day: zamponotiropita, kotopita, stifado me kouneli, giouvetsi, xtapodi, saganaki me meli kai sousami, mpougatsa, kokkinisto, souvlakia (not gyros), and gyros...
 
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ellinasgolfer0320 said:
I have a lot, and it depends on the time of day: zamponotiropita, kotopita, stifado me kouneli, giouvetsi, xtapodi, saganaki me meli kai sousami, mpougatsa, kokkinisto, souvlakia (not gyros), and gyros...
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Kuchinaa Ellinika...... Bravo sas!.. used to eat stifado me kouneli in the winter months in Mykonou after some friends who used to hunting in the hills..... loved spicy saganaki too!... Efgharisto polee...
 
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paharo45 said:
Is this like spanakopita?
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I'm wondering the same. I don't know what it is.. I've never even heard the word before either.
 
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Moussaka.. I could eat it every day in Greece.
 
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ellinasgolfer0320 said:
I'm wondering the same. I don't know what it is.. I've never even heard the word before either.
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Me neither! But it looks amaazing and so flaky with all of the layers
 
I love Horiatiki (village salad), and Avgolemono soup. For dessert, my favorite are kourabedies:

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paharo45 said:
Is this like spanakopita?
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No, it's not like spanakopita. The ingredients are different and it is cooked differently. I'm not sure of all the ingredients but there is no cheese, plenty of spinach, celery leaves, parsley and lots of other greens (I have a list somewhere). The pastry is a single thin layer rolled by hand. The whole thing is cooked on a hotplate (I use a stainless steel hotplate on top of a gas stove) and then allowed to cook in its own steam by wrapping it in blankets for 1-2hrs. Then baste liberally with λαδολέμονο and you're done! Takes all morning to make them but they are worth it!
 
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Vangelis said:
No, it's not like spanakopita. The ingredients are different and it is cooked differently. I'm not sure of all the ingredients but there is no cheese, plenty of spinach, celery leaves, parsley and lots of other greens (I have a list somewhere). The pastry is a single thin layer rolled by hand. The whole thing is cooked on a hotplate (I use a stainless steel hotplate on top of a gas stove) and then allowed to cook in its own steam by wrapping it in blankets for 1-2hrs. Then baste liberally with λαδολέμονο and you're done! Takes all morning to make them but they are worth it!
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This sounds amazing and super fresh and herby! I will definitely try it out sometime soon :)
 
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