Meat Dishes
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ameletita | A delicacy served in Greece and Cyprus made from grilled lamb's testicles. | |
| Baked lamb with potatoes (Αρνί στο φούρνο με πατάτες) | One of the most common Greek dishes. There are many variations with additional ingredients. | |
| Bekri Meze | 'Drunkard's snack', diced beef marinated in wine, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, olive oil and cooked slowly. | |
| Giouvetsi | Baked lamb in clay pot with Kritharaki - orzo. | |
| Païdakia | Grilled lamb chops with lemon, oregano, salt and pepper. | |
| Htapothi sti Skhara: | Grilled octopus in vinegar, oil and oregano. Accompanied by Ouzo. | |
| Gyros | Meat roasted on a vertically turning spit and served with sauce (often tzatziki) and garnishes (tomato, onions) on pita bread; a popular fast food. | |
| Kefalonian Kreatopita | Meat pie using veal, lamb, goat or pork meat (or a combination thereof) with rice and a light tomato sauce wrapped in pastry kneaded with white wine. Popular dish on the island of Kefalonia. | |
| Kleftiko | Literally meaning of the klephts, this is lamb slow-baked on the bone, first marinated in garlic and lemon juice, originally cooked in a pit oven. | |
| Kokoretsi | Seasoned lamb innards | |
| Kotopoulo pilafi | ('Chicken Pilaf'), mostly popular on the island of Crete. | |
| Keftedes | Fried meatballs with oregano and mint. | |
| Moussaka | aubergine casserole. There are other variations besides eggplant, such as zucchini or rice, but the aubergine version melitzanes moussaka is most popular. | |
| Pastitsio | A baked pasta dish with a filling of ground meat and a Bechamel sauce top. | |
| Lasagnaopolis | 100 layers of pasta with tomato sauce and various vegetables and/or meat. A lasagna for the Gods. | |
| Pastitsada | ||
| Pork with celery avgolemono | A stew of pork chunks and celery in an egg-lemon sauce. | |
| Soutzoukakia Smyrneika | Large meatballs with cumin, cinnamon and garlic and served in a tomato sauce. | |
| Souvlaki | (Lit: 'skewer') Anything grilled on a skewer (lamb, chicken, pork, swordfish, shrimp). Most common is lamb, pork or chicken, often marinated in oil, salt, pepper, oregano and lemon. | |
| Spetsofai | A dish with country sausages, peppers, onions and wine. Originates from Mt. Pelion. | |
| Stifado | Game (rabbit, venison etc.)stew with pearl onions, red wine and cinnamon. |
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