USEFULL WORDS AND PHRASES

ENGLISH	GREEK	ENGLISH	GREEK
Hello / goodbuy	Yassas	The bill please	To logariasmo parakalo
Please	Parakalo	How much	Poso kani
Thank you	Efharisto	I dont understund	Den katalabeno
Good morning	Kalimera	Do you speak english	Milas agglika
Good afternoon	Kalispera	Where is;	Pou einai
Good night	Kalinikta	One kilo	Ena Kilo
Yes	Nai	Coffe	Kafe
No	ohi	Tea	Tsai
How are you	Ti kaneis	Milk	Gala
Very well	Poli kala	Bread	Psomi
I want	Ego thelo	Hotel	Ksenodohio
Excuse me	Parakalo	Bank	Trapeza
Come in	Peraste	Doctor	Giatros
Welcome	Kalos erthate	Post office	Tahidromio

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GREEK CUISINE

Below is a list of the most common dishes served at tarvernas throughout Kefalonia. Greek cuisine has much in common with the food generally found in East Mediterranean countries. Meals are rich in vegatables and Greek food is considered to be healthy. According to the traditions of eastern cuisine most dishes are placed in the centre of the table. In this way, each person chooses and eats exactly what they want. The meal is usually accompanied by local wine or with beer, particularly in the hot summer months.

Hors d'oeuvres - Mezedes

Greek Name	English Name	Description
Keftedes	Meat balls	Made from mincemeat, onions and bread, fried in oil
Ktapodi	Octopus	Usually barbequed and seved with vinegar
Garides	Shrimps	Usually served fried or with sauce
Kalamaraki	Squid	Fried and served with lemon
Feta	White goat cheese	Usually served with Greek salad
Dolmadakia	stuffed wine leaves	Made from rice and wine leaves sprinkled with oil and lemon
Taramosalata Melitzanosalata	Fish roe	Made from smoked fish roe blended into a pate
Loukanika	Sausages	Usually barbequed and served with lemon
Tiropitakia	Cheese pie	Made from feta, eggs, flour, milk, and rolled with pastry
Kreatopita	Meat pie	A delicacy from Crete
Spanakopita	Spinach pie	Made from spinach and cheese, rolled with pastry
Gigantes	Broad white beans	Baked with tomato sauce in the oven
Saganaki	Saganaki	Fried cheese served with lemon or fried shrimps with tomato sauce and cheese

 

Salads - Salates

Greek Name	English Name	Description
Horiatiki	Greek Salada	Made with tomatos, cucumber, olives, feta, onions
Maroulosalata	Lettuce salad	Cut into thin slices and served with oil and lemon
Lahano	Cabbage	Cut into thin slices and served with oil and lemon

 

Main Dishes- Kirio piato

Greek Name	English Name	Description
Mousakas	Moussaka	Layers of egg-plant, minced meat and potatoes topped with cheese sauce and baked
Youvetsi	Veal casserole	Baked veal with pasta and tomato sauce
Pastitsio	Type of makaroni	Made with minced meat and bechamel, baked in the oven
Gemista	Stuffed tomatoes or peppers	Filled with rice or minced meat, baked in the oven
Souzoukakia	Meat balls	Made with tomato sauce and garlic
Fassolada	Bean soup	Boiled with tomatoes, onions, carrots and celery
Melitsanes	Fried aubergines/ courgettes	Fried with batter
Kokinisto	Veal casserole	Veal boiled with tomato sauce and served with pasta or potatoes
Frikase	Lamp casserole	Boiled with celery and herbs
Kokoretsi	Kokoretsi	Served on a skewer made from liver and kidneys

 

Deserts - Epidorpio

Greek Name	English Name	Description
Baklavas	Baklava	Syrup cake made from pastry and walnuts
Kataifi	Kataifi	Made from flour, yeast and salt, with honey or syrup
Loukoumades	Fritters	Shredded wheat soaked in honey
Galaktompouriko	Custard- filled of pustry	Made from pastry, cream and syrup