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Kythera Island Fish Soup

Kythera Island Fish Soup

Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons

Difficulty: High

Season: All seasons

Greek: Psarosoupa apo ta Kithira

(as is traditionally made by fishermen while at sea). Submitted by Alex Kriezis, who served his military service in the island of Kythera and is very familiar with the local cuisine.

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Sesame paste dip

Sesame paste dip

Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Season: All seasons

Greek: Dip me tahini

Submitted by a friend of Greek-Recipe.com. Tastes like houmous. To be fair, houmous is defenitely not Greek. Sesame paste is very nutritious and can keep cholesterol low.

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Lenten pasta salad

Lenten pasta salad

Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons

Difficulty: Easy

Season: All seasons

Greek: Nistisimi makaronosalata

Very easy to prepare.

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Semolina sweet

Semolina sweet

Serves/Yields: 20 -24 pieces

Difficulty: High

Season: All seasons

Greek: Samali

Samali is a sweet that resembles ravani.

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Quince Jelly

Quince Jelly

Serves/Yields: 2 hours

Difficulty: High

Season: All seasons

Greek: Kidoni pelte

Source: “The Complete Middle East Cookbook” by Tess Mallos ISBN: 1 86302 069 1 (copied from recipesource.com).

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souvlaki pita bread

Souvlaki with pita bread

Serves/Yields: 3 - 4 persons

Time: 45 minutes

Difficulty: Medium

Season: All seasons

Greek: Souvlaki me pita

Souvlaki or gyros with pita bread is a very common dish, which is served in many Greek Gyros shops. It is very tasty, especially if the meat is of fine quality, in reasonable price (2.0 – 2.50 Euros/pita).

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Bianco Fish from Corfu

Bianco Fish from Corfu

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Season: All seasons

Greek: Bianco apo ti Kerkyra

This is traditional recipe from Corfu island

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Fried alevin

Fried alevin

Serves/Yields: 4 persons

Season: Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter

Greek: Marides tiganites

Alevin is small fish that we use to eat in Greece as an appetizer. This fish is so small that does not need cleaning at all, you just eat it as a whole with its head and bone. In Greece this dish is usually served as an appetizer.

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