Vegan Souvlaki
Plant-based souvlaki; seitan, mushroom, or jackfruit.
Plant-based souvlaki; seitan, mushroom, or jackfruit.
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.
A Thessaloniki souvlaki order: pork cubes off a charcoal stick, warm pita, tzatziki and fries, from a late-night canteen like Annoula's to Savvikos on Aristotelous, open since 1947.
Lighter souvlaki wrap with more salad.
Chicken souvlaki; chicken breast cubes on skewer.
Pork souvlaki; the most common. Cubed pork shoulder marinated in olive oil, lemon, oregano, garlic.
Pork souvlaki in pita; skewer meat removed, wrapped in pita with tomato, onion, tzatziki, fries.
Lamb souvlaki; traditional, more expensive.
Charcoal pork cubes slid off the stick into warm pita with tomato, onion, tzatziki and hot fries, the way Thessaloniki grill counters wrap souvlaki.
Pita for souvlaki; specifically sized for wrapping.
A merída souvlaki is a menu unit before it is a meal: order a portion and the Greek grill house sends the charcoal skewer out whole on a plate.
Chicken souvlaki; marinated chicken on skewer.
'Little reed'—Athenian term for souvlaki stick. In Athens, you order 'kalamaki' for the skewer, 'souvlaki' is sometimes used for the whol...
Australian-Greek style; Melbourne has huge Greek population.
Fusion flavors with Greek format.