Greek food products
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[edit] Greek Products
[edit] Olive oil
Greece produces more than 430,000 tons of olive oil annually, and more than 75% of that is extra virgin. Greek olive oil is exported throughout the world.
Olive oil plays a unique role in the Greek diet, being the basis of many traditional dishes.
[edit] Honey
Honey in Greece is mainly flower-honey from the nectar of fruit and citrus trees (lemon, orange, bigarade trees), thyme honey, and pine honey from conifer trees.
[edit] Mastic
Mastic is grown on the Aegean island of Chios.
[edit] Ouzo
Ouzo (a.c. ~ 40%) is an alcoholic aperitif similar to the French pastis.
[edit] Tsipouro
In many areas, individuals or small-time local producers make tsipouro, which is essentially a home-made small-batch variant of ouzo. The taste of tsipouro varies widely by producer, but many Greeks prefer their favorite local tsipouro to the more commonly-available brands of mass-produced ouzo. The traditional hospitality greeting for travellers visiting the monasteries at Mount Athos is a small glass of tsipouro and a loukoumi, a candy-like homemade treat.
[edit] Cheeses
- Feta: A semi-soft, crumbly, brined white cheese made from goat or sheep milk.
- Kasseri: a medium hard yellow cheese made from sheep or goat milk
- Kefalotyri: A hard and very salty cheese, used mainly for grating and serving with pasta.
- Graviera: A Greek version of Gruyere, it is served with meals or used for grating and serving with pasta.
- Manouri: An unsalted soft white cheese served on its own or used in savoury or sweet pies, like Mizithra.
- Mizithra: An unsalted soft cheese made from sheep milk. Served on its own or used in sweet or savoury pies.
[edit] Greek wine
Greece is a heavy producer and consumer of wine.
