Popular Greek Cuisine:
Souvlaki - small skewered meat (traditionally lamb, nowadays often pork) and sometimes vegetables. It can be eaten straight off the skewer, served in a pita, or on a plate.
Tyropita - cheese ( feta) in phyllo pastry.
Greek Salad - known in Greece as Horiatiki ("Village Salad"), it consists of a tomatos, cucumber, red onion, feta cheese, kalamata olives, and olive oil.
Gyros - fast food. Meat (roasted on turning spit) served with sauce (often tzatziki) and garnishes (tomato, onions) on pita bread.
Pastitsio - a baked pasta dish with a filling of ground meat and a Bechamel sauce top.Baklava - phyllo pastry layers filled with nuts and covered with syrup
Contemporary Greek cooking widely uses the following ingreditents: olive oil, vegetables and herbs, grains and bread, wine, fish, poultry, rabbit, pork, cheese, aubergine, courgette, and yogurt.
In the community of Astoria there are many cafes and Restaurants, below is a list of a few restaurants as well as a link to a restaurant menu.
Agnanti Meze - 19-06 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria, NY 11105, 718-545-4554
Ovelia Psistaria - 34-01 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103, 718-721-7217
Cavo Café Lounge - 42-18 31st Ave, Astoria, NY 11103, 718-721-1001
Pinocchio Palace - 32-02 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11102, 718-721-9636
http://www.agnantimeze.com/
(n.d.). (2010). Greek food yay. [Photograph].
K, J. (2009). Greek Spinach Pie (spanakopita). [Photograph].
Peters, G.. (2010). Mr. Greek Taverna in Surrey. [Photograph].
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