| A meal in Greece is highlighted with a selection of hot | | | | are preferred large peaches , watermelonmelon, |
| and cold plates known as mezedes. Soups are few | | | | grapes and pears |
| but they are meals by themselves. | | | | - Greek coffee is like Turkish coffee. Greek coffee is |
| - The main course is a boiled or grilled meat/fish. | | | | always served with a glass of water. |
| There are also many delectable meat stews to | | | | Eating Establisments |
| choose from, as well as plain grilled cuts of meat and | | | | There is a wide variety of eating establishments in |
| of course the well known charcoal grilled lamb or | | | | Greece: |
| pork called souvlaki. | | | | - Tavern, eating establishment with emphasis on the |
| - Fish and shellfish are excellent in any kind of | | | | traditional cooking and mezedes. |
| cooking. | | | | - Psistaria, a barbecue style eating place. |
| Salads are usually ordered with the main course and | | | | - Estiatorion (restaurant), a conventional eating |
| can consist fresh vegetables or cooked dandelions . | | | | establishment. |
| - Horiatiki, the traditional Greek salad, consists of | | | | - Psarotaverna (fish tavern), they specialise in fish |
| tomato slices, cucumber slices, olives, peppers, onions | | | | and almost found by seaside or harbour side. |
| and feta cheese dressed with oil and vinegar. | | | | - Prices and Tipping, in Greece a 15% service charge |
| - Cheese, the most commonly offered in restaurants | | | | is usually included in your bill. Menus are usually |
| are feta (white semi-soft and salted), graviera | | | | presented with two parallel price charts. On the left |
| (yellow hard), kasseri (yellow semi-soft), and manouri | | | | the price of the food and drink. On the right the |
| (unsalted creamy and fattening). | | | | same price with service and tax included. The service |
| - Desserts, are a delectable treat, including baklava | | | | charge is ordained by Greek law so additional tipping |
| (consisting of strudel leaves and walnuts) and kataifi | | | | is really a recognition of special service for special |
| (which consists of nuts wrapped in shredded wheat | | | | requests. |
| with a honey sauce). During the summer as desserts | | | | |