Famous Greek snacks

Speaking of Greece, people may think of Greek mythology. However, Greece is famous not only for its famous tourist attractions and many famous snacks, such as Greek coffee, Greek salad and cheese. It is precisely because of these attractive places that many people travel to Greece every year. So below we will introduce in detail the famous snacks in Greece.

Greek Coffee

A day in Greece starts with a cup of strong and sweet coffee. Pour the extremely finely ground coffee powder into a copper pot with a handle, add a tablespoon of sugar, pour in hot water, and then heat it on the stove. After it boils, skillfully skim off the top layer of foam and pour it into a cup. The coffee powder and sugar sink to the bottom of the cup, forming a thick sweet syrup. This is the Greeks' favorite.

Coffee fortune telling

For tourists, many people are not used to Greek coffee which is a bit sour and mixed with coffee grounds. However, it is precisely because of the coffee grounds that coffee divination can be performed.

The so-called coffee divination is to use the shape of the stains left at the bottom of the coffee cup to judge the fortune of the day: circles symbolize good luck, dots require attention to health, waves represent obstacles, triangles represent positive and negative changes... However, the shapes are usually difficult to classify, so as to whether the results are correct or not, you might as well treat it as a pastime.

Greek Salad

Greek salad is the most common food in the country. It is made with sliced ​​tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red onions, pickled olives and other vegetables and fruits, plus feta cheese, and seasoned with pepper, salt and olive oil. It can almost be said to be the national dish of Greece.

The salad is full of fresh fruits and vegetables, soaked up the sun, and has a crispy and sweet taste. Unlike the salad we usually imagine, Greek salad does not contain any leafy vegetables.

In addition to this common Greek salad, in fact, in some traditional Greek restaurants, you can also eat another kind of Greek salad called "farmer salad". Some will add the word "Peasant" after the name of the Greek salad, while others are directly labeled as "Greek Salad" in English. It completely subverts our impression of eating foreign salads raw. It is made of a handful of spinach that is blanched and drizzled with a large amount of olive oil. It still emits a little heat when it is served on the table, which reminds people of our country's blanched vegetables.

Feta Cheese

Another essential ingredient in Greek life is cheese. When you go to a supermarket or traditional market, you will see a variety of cheeses, making it almost impossible to choose. Among them, Feta Cheese is the most popular.

This salty cheese is eaten almost every day in traditional local cuisine. Whether it is eaten directly with olive oil, added to salads, or even fried, these are common ways to eat it.