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Greece: Pastries

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Glyká from Greece: recognise baklava, loukoumades, galaktoboureko, kourabiedes, melomakarona, bougatsa, diples, koulouri, tsoureki and ravani. Good to know: A sweet filo pastry with nuts and syrup. It is popular across the eastern Mediterranean. Fried dough balls with honey and cinnamon. They are considered one of the oldest sweets of all. Semolina custard in filo pastry, soaked in syrup. The name blends the words for milk and filo. Crumbly almond cookies, heavily dusted with icing sugar. In Greece they belong to Christmas. Soft honey cookies with walnuts, a Christmas treat. They are dipped in honey syrup after baking. A filo parcel with semolina cream, often for breakfast. It comes from Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Thin rolled strips of dough, fried and drizzled with honey. They are made for feasts and weddings. A sesame bread ring, a street snack in Athens. It is bought from kiosks in the morning. A sweet braided yeast bread, especially at Easter. A red-dyed egg is often tucked inside.

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Baklava

A sweet filo pastry with nuts and syrup.

💡 Did you know? It is popular across the eastern Mediterranean.

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Loukoumades

Fried dough balls with honey and cinnamon.

💡 Did you know? They are considered one of the oldest sweets of all.

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Galaktoboureko

Semolina custard in filo pastry, soaked in syrup.

💡 Did you know? The name blends the words for milk and filo.

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Kourabiedes

Crumbly almond cookies, heavily dusted with icing sugar.

💡 Did you know? In Greece they belong to Christmas.

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Melomakarona

Soft honey cookies with walnuts, a Christmas treat.

💡 Did you know? They are dipped in honey syrup after baking.

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