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Greek And Levantine
Greek & Levantine Canon
10 entries
GL.01.0001
Baklava
Baklava is layers of paper-thin phyllo pastry, brushed with clarified butter, filled with finely cho…
Ottoman Empire. Baklava i
GL.01.0002
Falafel
Falafel are deep-fried chickpea or fava bean fritters — bright green on the inside from fresh parsle…
Egypt (where it is made f
GL.01.0003
Greek Salad
The authentic Greek salad (horiatiki — village salad) has no lettuce, no dressing beyond salt and ol…
Greece, rural tradition.
GL.01.0004
Hummus
Hummus (chickpea and tahini dip) is among the most contested dishes in the Middle East — every count…
Levant (Lebanon, Israel,
GL.01.0005
Moussaka
Moussaka is Greece's defining baked dish — layers of sliced, salted, and fried eggplant, spiced minc…
Greece, with antecedents
GL.01.0006
Shawarma
Shawarma (from the Turkish çevirme — to turn) is meat stacked on a vertical spit, rotated continuous…
Ottoman Empire, from the
GL.01.0007
Souvlaki
Souvlaki (from souvla — skewer) is grilled pork or chicken cubes on a skewer — marinated in olive oi…
Greece. Souvlaki is docum
GL.01.0008
Spanakopita
Spanakopita (spinach and feta pie) is crispy phyllo pastry filled with spinach, feta, eggs, and herb…
Greece, Balkan region, an
GL.01.0009
Tabbouleh
Lebanese tabbouleh is primarily a parsley salad — finely chopped flat-leaf parsley dominates, with a…
Lebanon and Syria (the Le
GL.01.0010
Tzatziki
Tzatziki is Greek yoghurt (thick, strained, high-fat) combined with cucumber (drained), garlic, dill…
Greece, Turkey, and the B