Greek home cooking – an interview with a local family and shared meal preparation.

1. What dishes are most often prepared in traditional Greek homes?

 „We most eat moussaka, pastitsio, chicken, soups, whipped potatoes, fasolada also peppers with tomatoes, full with the rice.”

2. What ingredients are the basis of Greek home cooking?

„Onion, tomato, cucumber, potato, lettuce, oregano, cheese (a lot of cheese), garlic, olive oil. I think this are the basics. We put this everywhere haha”

3. What foods do you associate with childhood?

„Fruits, vegetables. Beef with vegetables for example.”

4. Are there dishes specific to specific regions of Greece?

„Yes, so many. Krete has a many traditional food, here we have different honey. There is a lot of stuff actually. Every region has a something different. Dependt it’s from the north, from the south they have different spacies of vines products but most of the location has olive trees.”