GREECE POP/FOLK FOOD

GREECE CUISINE

• Started 4000 years ago
• Produced wheat and olive oil
• Olive oil is frequently used in dishes even today
• Shares many characteristics with Middle Eastern cuisine
• Vegetables, herbs, grains, wine, and meats

"POP" FOODS FROM GREECE

• Gyros
• Baklava
• Pita bread
• Hummus
• Feta cheese

"FOLK" FOODS FROM GREECE

• Moussaka
• Sofrito
• Pasitsio
• Laguna
• Ipirotiki

ORIGIN OF GYROS

• Originated in Greece
• Exact time and place unknown
• Gyro means "turn" in greek

DIFFUSION OF GYROS

• George Apostolou served the first gyro in Chicago in 1965
• Restaurant owners saw potential, and George saw as a business opportunity
• Kronos Manufacturing started mass producing gyros and made them popular

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ORIGIN OF MOUSSAKA

• Modern moussaka formulated by chef Tselementes in the1920s
• Place of origin unknown. Food experts believe southern Greece

DIFFUSION OF MOUSSAKA

• Tselementes wrote the recipe in a cookbook
• Recipe quickly spread and became famous
• Moussaka is fairly simple to make
• Staple for most Greek housewives

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SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

• Moussaka is an eggplant and potato-based dish
• Gyro is meat-based, usually chicken/lamb. Moussaka usually has turkey
• Both are served with salad, and have tomatoes, onions, and sauce
• The sauce in gyros is called tzatika sauce,moussaka's sauce is be hames