Vegan Souvlaki
Plant-based souvlaki; seitan, mushroom, or jackfruit.
Greece
UK Doner/Gyros
UK Greek-style kebab; influenced by Turkish döner culture.
Tyrokafteri (Τυροκαυτερή)
Spicy feta spread; feta cheese blended with roasted red peppers, chili, olive oil. Fiery alternative to tzatziki.
Tomatokeftedes se Pita (Ντοματοκεφτέδες)
Santorini has little fresh water, so its signature tomato barely needs any, and islanders learned to fry it. Tomatokeftedes is a taverna meze of that sweet dry-farmed fruit, lately folded into pita.
Toast (Τοστ)
Greece's default order: ham and kasseri or gouda pressed flat in the tostiera at every kafeteria, beach kantina, and school canteen. The word toast names a whole category, and the state regulates it.
Tiropita (Τυρόπιτα)
Cheese pie; phyllo filled with feta and other cheeses, eggs. Breakfast staple.
Tiropita - Triangle
Triangular tiropita; handheld cheese pie.
Tiropita - Kourou (Κουρού)
Flaky dough tiropita; made with a crumbly pastry dough instead of phyllo.
Tiropita for Breakfast
Cheese pie for breakfast; very common morning food.
Tirokafteri (Condiment)
Spicy feta spread; fiery alternative.
Syglino (Σύγλινο)
Mani smoked pork; similar to apaki, cured and smoked.
Spetsofai se Pita (Σπετσοφάι)
Spetsofai in pita; sausage stewed with peppers, sometimes served sandwich-style.
Spanakopita (Σπανακόπιτα)
Spinach pie; phyllo pastry filled with spinach, feta, onion, dill. Can be triangular handheld or large pan-cut. The quintessential Greek ...
Spanakopita - Triangle (Τρίγωνο)
Triangular spanakopita; handheld portion.
Spanakopita - Strifti (Στριφτή)
Coiled/rolled spanakopita.
Souvlaki (Σουβλάκι)
Greek street grilling at its plainest: the word means little skewer, and the skewer is the dish itself, judged on the cut, the charcoal, and the timing.