Regional Specialties

Stuffed zucchini blossoms

Stuffed zucchini blossoms

Serves/Yields: 4 - 6 persons

Season: Summer/Autumn

Greek: Yemista (gemista) kolokytholoulouda

Traditional food of Lesvos island. Can be found in other locations as well.

Summer Salad from Vafios Lesvos

Summer Salad from Vafios Lesvos

Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Season: Summer

Greek: Salata Vafios

This is the recipe of a salad, which is prepared by one of the best restaurants in the region of Molyvos in Lesvos island. The restaurant is called Vafios.
The salad is a slight variation of Greek salad, with the addition of rusks and kefalotyri cheese.

Walnut pie from Lesvos

Walnut pie from Lesvos

Season: All seasons

Greek: Platsenta

Syrup

Villager's pie from Epirous

Villager's pie from Epirous

Time: 1 - 1,5 hour

Difficulty: Easy

Season: All seasons

Greek: Kosmiri

Mixed green salad from Lesvos Island

Mixed green salad from Lesvos Island

Serves/Yields: 3 - 4 persons

Difficulty: Medium

Season: All seasons

Greek: Salata apo ti Lesvo

Source: GREEK-RECIPE yahoo group.

Plastos from Thessalia

Plastos from Thessalia

Difficulty: Medium

Greek: Plastos apo ti Thessalia

For those who can’t handle spreading a pastry sheet

Ioannina meat pie

Ioannina meat pie

Time: 1,5 - 2 hours

Difficulty: Medium

Greek: Yianniwtiki pita

It’s the traditional New Year’s pie, but they also make it during Greek Halloween

Stuffed eggs

Serves/Yields: 8 persons

Difficulty: Medium

Season: All seasons

Greek: Avga yemista

Recipe by: Maria Grammenou, Kerkyra