Transcript Document 5006

Greece
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Sarah Criswell
Natalie Hicks
Sara Stone
Spencer Harris
History, Ritual
Foods, and
Customs
Sarah Stone
History
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Archestratus thought to have written the first
cookbook in 350 B.C.
Ancient Greece cuisine was founded on
Mediterranean triad: wheat olive oil, wine
Meat was rarely eaten; fish more common
Ritual foods
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Most ancient element:
Olive oil
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Olive trees prominent throughout the
region
Distinctive taste
Ritual Foods
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Fasolada
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“National food of the Greeks”
Soup of beans, olive oil, and
vegetables
Customs
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Orthodox
Light breakfasts
Evening meals are
very late (~10pm)
Known for their
hospitality
Greek Food Pyramid
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Physical activity is the
foundation
75% of fat supplied by
olives and olive oil
Plant-based foods
Traditional Flavorings
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Herbs:
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Basil
Bay Leaf
Dill
Mint
Oregano
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Traditional Flavorings
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Spices:
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Cinnamon
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Cloves
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Cumin
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Sesame Seed
Weather and
Geography
Spenser Harris
Land
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Peninsula: Farmland
and Fish
Islands: Fish
Mountains
Summer
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Warm
Dry
Very Sunny
Winter
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Mild
Rarely Rains
Imports
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Exports
Exports to USA
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Feta Cheese
Olives
Olive Oil
Fruit
Vegetables
Alcoholic Beverages
Dairy Products
Imports from USA
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Medical Equipment
Nuts
Fuel Oil
Cooking Methods
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Natalie Hicks
Cooking
Methods
• Greek cooking methods are usually
fairly simple and straightforward.
• Many recipes and accompanying
methods have been handed down
through the generations, with little
adaptation.
• Often the name of the dish incorporates
the method of preparation and/or the
cooking vessel.
Cooking Methods
• Ladi is Greek olive oil and Ladthera refers to dishes prepared with lots of olive oil such as
tomatoes stuffed with rice, sautéed okra and giant butter beans (also known as gigantes) stewed
with tomato.
• Stiskara or tis oras means at the hour and denotes food such as chicken souvlaki, lamb chops,
butterflied sardines and bifeteki, a minced beef patty, cooked on the charcoal grill at the last
minute.
• Stoforno literally means in the oven. Dishes such as lamb with lemon potatoes, beef in tomato
sauce and lamb cooked in a clay pot are all prepared using this method.
• Tiganita refers to food that is shallow friend in olive oil. The Greeks love fried meatballs, potatoes,
sardines and pumpkin balls. A popular entrée is fried eggplant or zucchini slices.
• Psito means roasted and this is how the Greeks like their pork, wild boar and lamb.
Cooking Methods
• Stoforno
literally means in the oven. Dishes
such as lamb with lemon potatoes, beef in
tomato sauce and lamb cooked in a clay pot
are all prepared using this method.
• Tiganita
refers to food that is shallow friend in
olive oil. The Greeks love fried meatballs,
potatoes, sardines and pumpkin balls. A
popular entrée is fried eggplant or zucchini
slices.
• Psito
means roasted and this is how the
Greeks like their pork, wild boar and lamb.
Cooking
Methods
• Avgolemono is the light and delicious egg and
lemon sauce, known to adorn spring artichokes
and peas as well as add flavor to pork
fricasseeand fish soup.
• Yachnee
is a hearty tomato based stew often
served with tiny pasta shapes.
• Vrasto
means boiled and usually applies to wild
greens picked during the rainy season.
Cooking
Methods
• Stifado indicates the addition of tiny pearl
onions and cinnamon to a dish, the most
famous being slow cooked beef or rabbit.
• Kokkonisto
means red and this is always a
tomato based oven baked dish, usually with
beef or chicken.
• Plaki,
meaning flat or spread out, usually refers
to fish arranged flat in a baking dish and baked
in the oven.
Serving
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A traditional Greek
custom is the offering
of spoon sweets to
guests as a symbol of
hospitality.
Glyko is nothing more
than a thick fruit, or
vegetable preserve
Ritual Foods
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The braided breads,
called tsoureki, are a
labor of love for the
women of the church's
Philoptochos Society.
Ritual
Foods
• Easter and Christmas are much-awaited
traditional feasts for the Greeks, though almost
every holiday is linked with special cuisines.
• Red
easter eggs --Red is the chosen color to
signify Christ's death on the cross, while the
egg represents his tomb. Some of the red eggs
are also used to decorate the Tsoureki, or
Easter sweet bread.