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Peloponnese
Known for its olives and olive oil, as well as many varieties of vegetables, and fruit. They are also well known for their excellent wine.
Click the Province to Learn more >Macedonia and Thrace
Hot peppers, sesame baklava, sugared almond cookies, and dishes with a strong Turkish influence are just some of the regional specialties.
Click the Province to Learn more >Epirus
Produces cheese such as the famous, Feta. Is known for pastries with walnuts and syrup.
Click the Province to Learn more >Thessaly and Roumeli
Thessaly offers a wide range of grains and fruit. This region is also well known for its pies stuffed with a multitude of seasonal ingredients. Roumeli is known for its lamb and goat meat and souvlaki (grilled lamb on a skewer).
Click the Province to Learn more >Ionian Islands
Located between mainland Greece and Italy, their recipes are influenced by various cultures like the Venetians. A well known dish is the "stoufato". Stoufato is a hearty winter stew of slowly cooked veal, pork, or poultry with carrots, fennel, or celery root, scented with garlic, bay leaves and rosemary.
Click the Province to Learn more >Crete
Olive oil produced in Crete has been exported abroad since the 16th century with great success. Locals also produce a variety of cheeses such as kefalotyri, a hard cheese with an intense flavor and the semi-hard anothotyro which is a salty/sweet, creamy cheese made from Goat?s milk. They are also well known for their famous Tsikoudia which is a form of moonshine.
Click the Province to Learn more >Dodecanes
Homemade pasta and tomato based sauces are essential in the local diet. The most outstanding feature is its wide range of spices from coriander and cinnamon to black pepper and thyme.
Click the Province to Learn more >Cyclads
These islands are known for their cheeses which are mainly produced with goat, sheep or cow milk. Pork also plays an important role in the local diet. Cyclades are well known for its sausages which are seasoned with intense aromatic spices.
Click the Province to Learn more >Lesvos and Chios
These islands are featured for their ouzo, fish and seafood dishes. Chios is known worldwide for its mastic, used in breads, cookies and alcoholic drinks as well as gums. Whereas Lesvos is famous for the ladotyri, a semi-hard cheese.
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