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    Greece has a culture and cuisine that dates back over 5000 years. The Greek diet is based around core foods like olives, wheat, tomatoes, cheese, wine, and seafood. Meals typically include appetizers, a main dish, and dessert, and are centered around flavors from olive oil, lemon, garlic, herbs and spices. Traditional Greek dishes include fasolada bean soup, souvlaki meat skewers, and dolmades stuffed grape leaves. Greek immigrants in the late 1800s helped introduce Greek-style salads, gyros, and hummus to American cuisine. The Mediterranean diet of Greece, with its emphasis on olive oil and plant-based foods, has been linked to health benefits.

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    Greece

    The Middle East and The Balkans


    By Kylie Leeper

    Hellenic Republic
    Dates back to over 5000

    years ago
    Located in Southern Europe
    Populations: 10, 772,967
    Capital City: Athens
    Climate: Mediterranean
    Religion: Greek Orthodox
    Greek diet: low saturated fat
    and high monounsaturated fat

    Core Foods
    Olives
    Wheat
    Tomatoes
    Cheese
    Wine
    Fish and Seafood

    Flavor Principles
    Olive oil, lemon, and garlic
    Onion
    Herbs and Spices

    - dill, mint, bay leaves,


    oregano, parsley, basil,
    thyme, fennel seed,
    cinnamon, clove,
    Honey

    Meal Pattern
    Breakfast

    -Bread
    -Tahini, honey, and jam
    -Cheese
    -Olives
    -Cheese pie
    -Coffee or tea

    Meal Pattern
    Lunch : Main meal

    -Mezze/appetizer: hummus,
    tiropetes, and dolmas, with
    a small glass of ouzu
    -Main dish: meat stew, kebabs, vegetables
    stuffed with
    chopped meat, or a bean
    dish
    -with a salad, cheese, and fruit for dessert

    Meal Pattern
    Late afternoon: neighbors drop off sweets and coffee

    or ouzu
    Ouzo: 40% alcohol
    -Black licorice flavored
    -Substitute to absinthe
    -Cloudy with ice
    Dinner:

    -Served in the late evening around 9 or 10


    -Usually leftovers

    Dining Etiquette
    Continental style
    Assigned seating
    Keep your hands visible
    Sharing food encouraged
    When done eating:

    -Put your napkin on the


    table
    -Leave your drink half full

    Unusual Foods
    Resin mastic: Greek chewing gum
    -The Island of Chios-Chios tears
    Kohli Bourbouristi: fried snails
    -Delicacy in Greece
    Patsas: soup traditional in Greece
    -Tripe soup using either beef or lamb
    -Considered a hangover cure

    Fried Octopus Ink Sack: rare dish


    -Served primarily on the island of Kalymnos
    -Boiled and then deep fried

    Traditional/National Dishes
    Fasolada: bean soup

    -National food of Greece


    Souvlaki: grilled meat skewer

    -Traditionally pork, chicken,


    or lamb
    Dolmades: stuffed grape leaves

    -Filled with vegetables, grain,


    and herbs/spices

    Holiday and Religious Foods


    Easter

    Holy Saturday at midnight


    -Red dyed eggs
    -Magiritsa Easter Soup
    Easter Sundays meal
    -Roasted lamb, rice pilaf, veggies,
    cheese, and lambropsomo bread
    -Greek sweet bread cookie
    New Year's/St. Basil's Day

    -Stuffed turkey
    -Vasilopita cake/bread

    Foods with Therapeutic Uses


    Fresh foods are considered best
    Canned, processed, and frozen

    foods are often avoided to


    preserve health

    Apples help tone up the liver,

    stomachand bowels

    Chamomile tea
    -Grows near the ground and smells similar to apples
    -Relieve cramps, upset stomach, and indigestion

    Background of this Culture in the


    U.S.
    Immigration to America:

    -In the late 1800-1920s


    War 2-now
    Immigrants settled in: New York,
    Chicago
    Greek Americans:
    -Use olive oil less
    and pork
    -Less legumes
    -Dinner is now the main meal

    -During World
    Detroit, and

    -Eat more beef


    -Drink more milk

    Countrys Influence on U.S.


    Food
    The Greek salad in Greece vs. in U.S
    Sabras hummus
    Gyros
    Daphnes California Greek

    Countrys Influence on U.S.


    Food
    The Mediterranean Diet

    -Caught on in the mid 90s


    -Introduced by Dr. Walter
    Willett
    - lower rates of CVD
    -monounsaturated fats
    from olive oil

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