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Regional cooking of Pieria
The regional cooking in Pieria includes a wide range of national, local and traditional food, sweets and drinks. The ingredients are grown locally and produce a healthy diet which you are sure to enjoy.
Traditional Greek meals produce unforgettable memories of happy moments, wonderful evening celebrations, warm afternoons spent with your favourite friends and the whole family round the table. Meals which have the beauty and the aroma of rigani, basil, thyme, mint, nutmeg, cinnamon and carnation.
The cuisine of Macedonia and Pieria, an inseparable combination, is typified by all the different sorts of meat produce, cheese products and pies which make up the Macedonian table, which is particularly tasty.
Characteristic of the region is the wide variety of snack foods served, from Bougatsa at breakfast time, Patsas in the evening, and Gyros and Souvlaki throughout the day. Wherever you go in town you can find lentils and beans, pies, roast meat and, particularly during the hunting season, game, as well as fish and seafood, which are served principally by the seaside.
The variety of dishes available has increased with the influx of regional cooking from the Pondos, Sarakatsani and Asia Minor as well as the indigenous population.
Many delicious recipes use the delicious, healthy olive oil, vegetables, flour and fish of the Mediterranean, which forms the basis of Mediterranean cooking.
Most of this food is available in the taverns, restaurants, ouzeries and other food outlets of Pieria. We must not forget to add to this the traditional household cooking of Pieria, which is well worth getting to know.
May we invite you on a journey of discovery along the footpaths of our regional dishes.
The summit of Macedonian cooking - and that of Pieria - is to be found in the traditional pies, true works of art and of outstanding originality:
- cheese pie - spinach pie - horta pie - sausage pie - green pie - sweet and savoury pumpkin pie - milk pie - meat pie - mince pie - chicken pie - vegetable pie - rice pie - onion pie - apple pie
Classical local dishes
Some favourite dishes, which typify both local regional cooking and Greek food in general, are the following, which are enjoyed throughout Greece and internationally:
• A variety of soups, such as Youvarlakia - meat balls in a sauce of beaten eggs, fish soup, chicken soup and so on. Greek soups vary from most of the rest of Europe in that they contain the "main ingredient" - e.g. chicken - as an integral part of the dish.
• Salads (Greek salad - tomatoes, onion, cucumber, peppers and feta cheese in olive oil, Aubergine salad, Tsatsiki - sliced cucumber in yoghourt with olive oil, thyme and garlic, Taramosalata, cheese salad etc.)
• Vegetables • Fried vegetables (Aubergines, Courgettes, peppers, etc.)
• Omelettes and fried eggs • A variety of pasta dishes • Moussaka • Pasticcio
• Meat balls cooked in the oven or fried • Courgettes filled with an egg and lemon sauce • Stuffed Vine leaves • Aubergines "Imam" • "Little shoes" (papoutsakia) - Aubergines sliced and baked with a rich filling. • Peppers and tomatoes stuffed with cheese, rice and minced meat.
Pulses
Pulses play an important role in local dishes. Some of the tastiest are:
• Bean soup • Giant beans baked in the oven • Lentil soup • Chick pea soup • beans in oil
Sea Food
Due to our coastal location, sea food, both during the summer season and throughout the year, gives us many tasty, enjoyable meals in good company such as:
• small fish fried and roasted, such as Gavros, Sardines, Goppa, etc.
• large fish fried and roasted, such as Lithrini, Sole, sword fish, etc.
• Prawns and Mussels fried, or cooked in cheese (Saganaki) and other ways.
• Octopus fried, charcoal grilled, simmered in wine, etc.
Meat Dishes
A characteristic of the region is the wide variety of carnivorous animals and game available. Red and white meat form the basis of many delicious regional dishes.
Cheese And Milk Products
There are many Mediterranean cheese and milk products available for you to enjoy.
• Milk from cows, sheep and goats • Feta cheese • A variety of other cheeses • Cream cheese • Traditional Yoghourt • Curds • Whey • Butter and Cream.
The regional cooking in Pieria includes a wide range of national, local and traditional food, sweets and drinks. The ingredients are grown locally and produce a healthy diet which you are sure to enjoy.
Traditional Greek meals produce unforgettable memories of happy moments, wonderful evening celebrations, warm afternoons spent with your favourite friends and the whole family round the table. Meals which have the beauty and the aroma of rigani, basil, thyme, mint, nutmeg, cinnamon and carnation.
The cuisine of Macedonia and Pieria, an inseparable combination, is typified by all the different sorts of meat produce, cheese products and pies which make up the Macedonian table, which is particularly tasty.
Characteristic of the region is the wide variety of snack foods served, from Bougatsa at breakfast time, Patsas in the evening, and Gyros and Souvlaki throughout the day. Wherever you go in town you can find lentils and beans, pies, roast meat and, particularly during the hunting season, game, as well as fish and seafood, which are served principally by the seaside.
The variety of dishes available has increased with the influx of regional cooking from the Pondos, Sarakatsani and Asia Minor as well as the indigenous population.
Many delicious recipes use the delicious, healthy olive oil, vegetables, flour and fish of the Mediterranean, which forms the basis of Mediterranean cooking.
Most of this food is available in the taverns, restaurants, ouzeries and other food outlets of Pieria. We must not forget to add to this the traditional household cooking of Pieria, which is well worth getting to know.
May we invite you on a journey of discovery along the footpaths of our regional dishes.
The summit of Macedonian cooking - and that of Pieria - is to be found in the traditional pies, true works of art and of outstanding originality:
- cheese pie - spinach pie - horta pie - sausage pie - green pie - sweet and savoury pumpkin pie - milk pie - meat pie - mince pie - chicken pie - vegetable pie - rice pie - onion pie - apple pie
Classical local dishes
Some favourite dishes, which typify both local regional cooking and Greek food in general, are the following, which are enjoyed throughout Greece and internationally:
• A variety of soups, such as Youvarlakia - meat balls in a sauce of beaten eggs, fish soup, chicken soup and so on. Greek soups vary from most of the rest of Europe in that they contain the "main ingredient" - e.g. chicken - as an integral part of the dish.
• Salads (Greek salad - tomatoes, onion, cucumber, peppers and feta cheese in olive oil, Aubergine salad, Tsatsiki - sliced cucumber in yoghourt with olive oil, thyme and garlic, Taramosalata, cheese salad etc.)
• Vegetables • Fried vegetables (Aubergines, Courgettes, peppers, etc.)
• Omelettes and fried eggs • A variety of pasta dishes • Moussaka • Pasticcio
• Meat balls cooked in the oven or fried • Courgettes filled with an egg and lemon sauce • Stuffed Vine leaves • Aubergines "Imam" • "Little shoes" (papoutsakia) - Aubergines sliced and baked with a rich filling. • Peppers and tomatoes stuffed with cheese, rice and minced meat.
Pulses
Pulses play an important role in local dishes. Some of the tastiest are:
• Bean soup • Giant beans baked in the oven • Lentil soup • Chick pea soup • beans in oil
Sea Food
Due to our coastal location, sea food, both during the summer season and throughout the year, gives us many tasty, enjoyable meals in good company such as:
• small fish fried and roasted, such as Gavros, Sardines, Goppa, etc.
• large fish fried and roasted, such as Lithrini, Sole, sword fish, etc.
• Prawns and Mussels fried, or cooked in cheese (Saganaki) and other ways.
• Octopus fried, charcoal grilled, simmered in wine, etc.
Meat Dishes
A characteristic of the region is the wide variety of carnivorous animals and game available. Red and white meat form the basis of many delicious regional dishes.
Cheese And Milk Products
There are many Mediterranean cheese and milk products available for you to enjoy.
• Milk from cows, sheep and goats • Feta cheese • A variety of other cheeses • Cream cheese • Traditional Yoghourt • Curds • Whey • Butter and Cream.
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