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I’m an aspiring home chef and self proclaimed foodie and I'm looking to get my hands on the best ingredients for when I’m cooking at my airbnb in Greece. I have a feeling that local Greeks aren’t shopping at the supermarket all day. What are your tips for getting fresh and authentic ingredients in Greece?
 
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As a kid going to Greece every Summer, my Yiayia (grandmother) would take me to the Greek local farmers markets. From what I remember they used to happen every Saturday morning and everyone in the village would get together and sell their fresh crops. There were no Whole Foods supermarkets back then! :)
 
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blopez34 said:
I’m an aspiring home chef and self proclaimed foodie and I'm looking to get my hands on the best ingredients for when I’m cooking at my airbnb in Greece. I have a feeling that local Greeks aren’t shopping at the supermarket all day. What are your tips for getting fresh and authentic ingredients in Greece?
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If your airbnb is in Crete, you're all set. Every taverna we went to there seemed to serve vegetables picked that day. Fishing boats came in in the morning, and then restaurants and locals would buy and eat the fish of the day.
 
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Access to fresh, organic food in Greece is easy to find! Supermarkets are great for staples but the local laiki (farmers market) is the best place to go. Every area has one on a different day of the week so it's important to ask a local the when and where of their laiki.
They are a lot of fun to go to you will find fresh eggs, fruits, vegetables, seafood, clothes, housewares, baked goods and I have even seem some live chickens for sale :). Going to the Laiki is one of my favorite things to do when visiting family. Either way, you can't go wrong the food just tastes better in Greece!!!
 
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Whenever I use to be in Greece I used to be at Greek food as I considered among the best and best on the planet. With an accentuation on heated as opposed to singed food, most customary dishes dodge expand sauces, favoring the aroma of spice flavors. Likely any place I'm I use to look for a new fixing at one my number one store Wegmans.
 
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I’m an aspiring home chef and self proclaimed foodie and I'm looking to get my hands on the best ingredients for when I’m cooking at my airbnb in Greece. I have a feeling that local Greeks aren’t shopping at the supermarket all day. What are your tips for getting fresh and authentic ingredients in Greece?
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The best place is the local 'laiki' - i.e. the weekly street market and these exist in big towns all over Greece. In central Athens there's also the main market in Athinas street for meat and fish produce. The surrounding area is also wonderful for food shopping of all kinds - including for herbs and spices.
 
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Effrosyni Moschoudi said:
The best place is the local 'laiki' - i.e. the weekly street market and these exist in big towns all over Greece. In central Athens there's also the main market in Athinas street for meat and fish produce. The surrounding area is also wonderful for food shopping of all kinds - including for herbs and spices.
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Thank you! Do you know if the laiki is open every day?
 
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Thank you! Do you know if the laiki is open every day?
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Depends! Each town or Athens suburb chooses a different day and they always are a once a week thing. Most of the time they take place on Fridays or Tuesdays, I believe. Just ask the locals :)
 
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