Fantastic Greek Food

The Greeks like to eat and eat well. Before massive plates come out there is the matter of Meze, little plates of food to go with drinks. Sardines, olives or keftedes (little meatballs seasoned with mint) can be found everywhere. Actually I found more effort put into these little dishes than major meals in other countries.

Feta is the best known cheese but some other great ones are Kasseri and Misithir, both superb. Fish is the king of Greek cuisine and in seafood places you will often get Tarama salta or fish row salad as a starter. Of course the main dishes are varied but two of my favorites were Kalamarakia (squid) and Garides (Shrimp) cooked with olive oil and lemon. Matt Barrett has a wonderful site on all things pertaining to Greek food.