PASTA - ZYMARIKA

Regardless of where pasta originated from, the Greeks have embraced it with open arms and typically incorporated it into their cuisine to make it their own.

As well as the many known pasta dishes such as Spagetti Bolognese and Carbonara, which is just as popular in Greece as abroad, there are many other pasta dishes which have been given that Greek touch to them to make them uniquely Greek, such as Pastitsio and Yiouvetsi.

Pasta is versatile, easy to prepare and a convenient meal to make when in a hurry and need to make something quickly. It can be used to make a simple dish or an elaborate meal. You can have it plain with some butter and cheese, team it up with delicious pasta sauces or bake it in the oven.

Fresh pasta is available in Greece and some Greeks will make it but generally dried pasta is still the most popular form. There are several extremely good Greek brands of pasta. When you visit a supermarket, you will find a very large section taken up with all sorts and shapes of pasta.

In Greece, the cheese they grate to have with their pasta will often be a Greek cheese such as graviera or kefalotyri, a strong, hard cheese, similar in texture to parmesan.

In modern Greek cuisine, meals vary from easy pasta recipes to more time consuming, satisfying, complete meals.

Kali Orexi

Pastitsio - Macaroni Bake


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