Introduction Mezzes and Starters Eggplant Spread Melitzanosalata Yogurt Cucumber Dip Tzatziki Split Pea Spread Fava Spicy Cheese Dip Tirokafteri Garlic Spread Skordalia Fish Roe Spread Taramosalata Greek Bruschetta Dakos Roasted Peppers Piperies Florinis Greek Salad Horiatiki Salata Beet and Yogurt Salad Pantzarosalata Potato Salad Patatosalata Braised Leeks Salata Prasa White Bean Salad Fassolia Piaz White Beans Baked in Tomato Sauce Gigantes Plaki Baked Feta Feta Psiti Feta in Crispy Phyllo Pastry Feta me Meli Fried Cheese Saganaki Fried Zucchini Kolokithakia Tiganita Fried Squid Kalamaria Tiganita Grilled Octopus Oktapodi sta Karvouna Shrimp in Olive Oil Garides se Elaiolado Shrimp Saganaki Garides Saganaki The Cheese of Greece Patties and Savory Pastries Fried Zucchini and Feta Balls Kolokythokeftedes Fried Cheese Balls Tirokroketes Santorini Tomato Patties Tomatokeftedes Leek Patties Prasso Keftedes Cheese Pies Tyropitakia Potato Pastry Rolls Patatopita Spinach Pie Spanakopita Cheese Pie Tiropita Leek Pie Prassopita Zucchini Pie Kolokythopita Greek Focaccia (Kind Of) Kassiopita Thessaloniki Bagels Koulouri The Path of the Olive Stuffed Vegetables Stuffed Grape Leaves Dolmades Stuffed Tomatoes Gemistes Domates Stuffed Peppers with Cheese Gemistes Piperies Stuffed Zucchini Kolokithakia Gemista Stuffed Vegetables Gemista Lahanika Stuffed Cabbage Lahanodolmades Stuffed Eggplant Papoutsakia Lathera Drinks: Wine, Ouzo, Tsipouro, and More Soups and Sides Lentil Soup Fakes Soupa Bean Soup Fasolada Tomato and Orzo Soup Manestra Lemon Chicken Soup Kotosoupa Avgolemono Meatball Soup Youvarlakia Avgolemono Spinach Rice Spanakorizo Rice with Vegetables Pilafi me Lahanika Okra in Tomato Sauce Bamies Latheres me Domates Roasted Vegetables Briam Boiled Wild Leafy Greens Horta Food Traditions and Greek Ceremonies Mains Fried Fish Psari Tiganito Fish in Tomato Sauce Psari Plaki Salt-Baked Whole Fish Olokliro Psari me Alati Greek Roasted Chicken over Lemon Potatoes Olokliri Kota sti Skara Chicken Stew over Pasta Pastitsada Chicken Souvlaki Souvlaki Kotopoulo Lamb Souvlaki Souvlaki Arni Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Olives Soutzoukakia me Elies Beef Stew with Shallots Stifado Veal Stew Sofrito Roast Lamb Shoulder Kleftiko Eggplant and Potato Casserole Moussaka Baked Pasta with Meat and Béchamel Sauce Pastitsio The Land of Sheep and Goat Sweets Almond Butter Cookies Kourabiedes Gluten-Free Almond Cookies Amygdalota Semolina Dessert Halvas Simigdalenios Semolina Cake with Orange Syrup Revani Walnut Cake Karidopita Pastry Filled with Walnuts and Pistachios Baklava Custard Pie Bougatsa Rice Pudding Rizogalo Greek Doughnuts Loukoumades Honey Sesame Bars Pasteli Sweet Orange Peel Preserve Glyko Koutaliou Portokalia Cherry Spoon Preserve Glyko Koutaliou Kerasi Quinces Baked in Red Wine Kydonia Psita The Honey of Greece Acknowledgments Index.