Cuisine of Folegandros Island for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Despite the fact that tourism on Folegandros has just started to develop, you will find many different restaurants and cafes here. Greeks call them taverns, which differ according to dishes in a menu. There are a lot of taverns on Folegandros, but it is not easy to find a free table in the evening. Greeks have a special ritual. They love to gather around the table with family and friends in the taverns, so they are always full of people.

If you want to try traditional food, choose a place far from touristic spots. Taverns usually serve Greek dishes and prepare food according to the traditions. Don’t expect European service here, but taverns can easily introduce you to Greek cuisine. These places are visited by locals. A tavern is usually owned by the same families for several generations. You won't find «Greek» salad in a tavern, Greeks call it horiatiki or village salad here. It is usually made of olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onion and cheese. The salad is not always seasoned with oil, but you can find a bottle of olive oil on the table and add it to your dish.

Be sure to try tzatziki. It is a famous Greek food. Tzatziki is made of salted strained yoghurt or diluted yoghurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt and olive oil. It is usually used as a sauce to pita or mutton. Local cuisine is rich with delicious soups. Avgolemono is a classic soup of chicken broth, egg yolks and lemon juice. Fasolada is a traditional Greek soup made with white beans. Kakavia is a traditional fish soup. Revithia is a traditional chickpea soup. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Fast food is also delicious in Greece. Souvlaki is a popular food here. You can find this grilled meat in taverns or souvlatzidikos. It is usually made of fish, meat and even vegetables. There is also a fast food dish, called gyro. It is souvlaki with vegetables served in a pita. However, there are various meat delicacies on Folegandros. Moussaka is a layered dish made with minced meat, egg-plants and potatoes with bechamel sauce. Pastitsio is a baked pasta dish with ground meat and bechamel sauce. True gourmets should definitely try tefteli and dolma, made of grape leaves and stuffed with meat. Stewed meat stifado is a very delightful dish too. Be sure to try kokoretsi. It is Greek lamb delicacy. Loukanika is tasty local sausages.

Fish dishes can be found in psarotaverns on the seaside. Oysters, mussels, octopuses and squids are very popular on Folegandros. Moreover, you can buy a fish and ask to cook it in a tavern. Fish is stewed, fried and boiled here, so choose what you like most. Be careful when ordering a dish. The thing is that sometimes the menu shows the price per kilo and the portion can cost more or less. One more important thing is «k» or «kat» indications in front of the name of the dish. These indications show that the dish was made of frozen imported fish.

Yoghurt with nuts and honey is a popular dessert in Greece. Locals also like baklava, lokma and nougat. Keik me giaourti is a honey cake with yoghurt. Galaktoboureko is a traditional Greek pie. These two desserts are considered to be heavy food and Greeks usually eat it in winter. Coffee and juice are common soft drinks on the island. But tea is used only as a remedy for a cold. You should definitely taste local retsina, ouzo, grape rakia, metaxa cognac and local Greek wine on Folegandros.