Greek Snack
Greek snacking is the meze table — small, generous, the food that holds the conversation. Olives, cheese, dolmades, a piece of bread, a glass of ouzo. Hours pass.
Featured greek snack recipes
- Olives, oil and orange — Yannis Petrou · Athens, Greece · Yannis: Kalamata olives, orange peel, fennel, oil. Warm gently.
- Feta, baked in foil — Sofia Manolakis · Thessaloniki, Greece · Sofia: real feta, foil, hot oven, honey, sesame, oregano.
- Tirokafteri, spicy feta dip — Iris · Northern Greece · Whipped feta, roasted red pepper, chile, olive oil. The heat is the variable.
- Loukoumades, honey doughnuts — Iris · Athens, Greece · Yeasted dough balls, hot oil, thyme honey, walnut, cinnamon.
- Saganaki, pan-fried cheese — Iris · Athens, Greece · Kefalotyri or graviera, hot pan, lemon. Not flamed. The flame is for tourists.
- Kourabiedes, almond shortbread — Iris · Athens, Greece · Butter, almond, sugar dusted heavy. Christmas every other afternoon.
- Baklava, walnut and honey — Iris · Thessaloniki, Greece · Phyllo, walnut, butter, honey-syrup pour. Cool overnight.
- Galaktoboureko, custard phyllo — Iris · Athens, Greece · Semolina custard inside phyllo, syrup poured warm onto cold.
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