Greek Spices and Herbs

What is Greek Cuisine presents an intro of Greek herbs

Greek oregano, mountain tea, sage, rosemary, basil, dill, chamomile, parsley, thyme...

You should at least have tried Oregano several times and you may not have understood it. You have definitely eaten pizza before isn’t it?

What make traditional Greek recipes delicious are the spices. Especially a meal can become undeniably much tastier by adding the right spices, whether it is Greek oregano, parsley, dill, basil, rosemary or any other herb or herb.

Origin of names

The names of several international spices, herbs and aromatic plants have proven ancient Greek roots. Oregano ("oregano") comes from the composition of words and word Ganos  (joy) and means joy of the mountain, probably because the roots of oregano laundering prevents the soil from the hillside rainwater.

Thyme ("thyme") comes from the word thymus, which means courageous. Indeed the greatest compliments of the ancient Greeks was to say that "someone smelled thyme."

The origin of the word Basil ("Royal") is rather obvious.

Greek Spices, Herbs and Aromatic Plants

Returning to the modern era, those who have some connection with the area of ​​spices, recognize that Greece produces some of the most highly quality Spices, Herbs and Aromatic Plants in the world with some of the most well know being:

• ·         Oregano
• ·         Mountain tea
• ·         Sage
• ·         Rosemary
• ·         Basil
• ·         Dill

Spices for Gyro Recipe

A relatively recent addition to the list of the above products is a ready mix spices for meat, which is added to the meat, either during cooking or during serving and can replace by the other spices according to taste. This mixture consists of 100% natural spices and salt, and contains no preservatives or flavour enhancers. It is ideal for the ride, while fit and all the dishes "time", such as steaks, kebabs, burgers, etc., adding a distinctive spicy flavour.

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The delicious FETA cheese (aka salad cheese)

The Greek feta cheese can be added to salads, pasta, pizzas or whatever dish you can imagine it suits. But one would wonder. Is this cheese really healthy?

Well according to nutritionists feta is a rich source of nutrition and gives us abundant proteins, most of the B vitamins, A and D and minerals and trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and many others, but in smaller quantities . Of course we should take into account that contains some fat (1/5 of the weight of the greatest percentage saturated), cholesterol, and hence inevitably calories.

So a small amount daily will definitely benefit us. And according to the ancient Greeks everything can be done but we better know where to put a limit.

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What is Greek Cuisine

What is Greek cuisine? Well Greek Cuisine is based on seasonality, simplicity, durability, locality and healthy character. The primacy of the individual Greek products, grown in ideal Mediterranean climate, has strengthened the respect for the flavors of traditional Greek cuisine and cooking, which remain largely seasonal.

The roots of Greek cuisine arrive as antiquity. Greek Olive Oil, Greek olives seasoned pretty much in the same way for centuries, Greek honey, hunting-especially game birds and rabbits (or hares Today) - herbs, sprouts, innumerable weeds legumes, such as beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils, fish and seafood, snails, nuts, sesame seeds, whole grains, and a few cheeses, just from goat and sheep milk are temporal goods of Greek table.

Ultimately, while the Greek cuisine remains steadfast values, it is also flexible to change over the years, without losing the timeless spirit of

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What is gyro meat

One may wonder 'What is gyro'? What is Greek cuisine has the answer!
Gyro is the dish that consists of pork pieces from different parts of the animal. Is actually delicious meat from the neck of the pig. Is called gyro because the meat is cooked in a vertical threaded metal spit that spins around its axis, with fire on one side. Gyro is made with minced meat - like the famous kebab - meat and chicken. It's served wrapped in pita bread (unleavened bread), as well as serving. Served with various salads - tzatziki sauce - tomato, onion and fries. Today in Greece Gyro with minced meat is banned by Market Police because of the health violations that occurred .
The Arabian food shawarma and Mexican tacos al pastor are all similar to Gyro, and all derived from the Turkish Donner Kebab created in Bursa in the 19th century. The doner kebab is lamb or beef or chicken, but prevailed in Greece variation with pork, because Christians can consume this meat.
In Arabic, Emirates instead tzatziki sauce Sauce, Gyro is served with chopped pistachios, and even today in Crete they use yogurt.
Small shops that opened the 1922-1923 refugees from Smyrna and Constantinople after the war spread to every corner of Greece. On suitcases were refugees and recipes round, who traveled with them to the Americas and Australia.
Today, large companies focus such as Goody's, Everest (Constantinople) and McDonald's offer some variations of Gyro on their menu. In Germany and France the Donner is years favorite fast food, while pork Gyro is a well known Greek food.

Gyro is one of the most important dishes that aims to test the tourist during his visit to Greece, along with the moussaka and souvlaki.

A very usefull website that has unique HOME MADE recipes is What is Gyro.

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