If you are planning to go to Greece, you are probably thinking how is the food there or what should choose to eat, you came to the right place!

As a Greek myself, I will show you the best 10 dishes to try on your trip to Greece. 
  1. Pita Gyros / Souvlaki
    This is a picture of pita gyros dish
    Pita gyros is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki sauce.
    Pita Souvlaki is almost the same as pita gyros with the only difference being that pita souvlaki contains marinated pork, chicken, beef, or lamb grilled.
    It is really common for Greek to have an argument over souvlaki, as in some parts of Greece they refer to it as Kalamaki and some others as souvlaki. 
  2. Ntolmadakia
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    It is a traditional Greek food where it can be served as a main or side dish.
    Ntolmadakia is stuffed grape leaves and can be served with yogurt or eggnog on the side.
    They are shaped into little rolls, and they contain rice, herbs and seasonings. Some recipes also include ground meat, which can be either beef or pork.

    Ntolmadakia without ground meat are called Ntoladakia gialatzi.
  3. Gemista
    This is a picture of gemista dish
    Are stuffed vegetables, usually tomatoes and bell peppers, filled with rice, herbs and seasonings, and sometimes they also contain ground meat.
    Besides tomatoes and bell peppers, in some families/ restaurants they also include zucchini and eggplant.

  4. Fasolada
    This is a picture of fasolada dish
    Is a soup and is made by simmering beans with tomatoes and other vegetables such as carrots, onion, parsley, celery, and bay leaf, sometimes it also contains sliced sausages.
    It is served in a deep bowl or deep plate and accompanied by a slice of bread.
  5. Pastitsio
    This is a picture of pastitsio dish
    Is pasta with ground meat and béchamel sauce. It is baked in the oven, and they serve it warm.
    Is easy to say that pastitsio is the Greek version of Lasagna!
  6. Papoutsakia
    This is a picture of papoutsakia dish
    Is an eggplant dish which have been boiled or roasted, and the tops cut off lengthwise.

    The flesh is scooped out and mixed with other ingredients, such as ground beef, green or bell peppers, eggs, tomatoes, green onions, lemon, and olive oil and it is topped with a hard, salty cheese.
  7. Mousaka
    This is a picture of mousaka dish
    Is almost the same as Pastitsio, with the main difference is that it contains fried eggplants at the base of the dish instead of pasta.


Those are the best 7 Greek dishes everyone should try.
Greece also have really nice deserts too!
Find out about the top Greek dishes in the next article!