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Revani is a traditional cake which is popular throughout the Middle East and the Mediterranean. It usually contains, flour, yogurt, eggs, sugar, baking powder and semolina. After baking, the cake is soaked in a light syrup before serving. Semolina is a type of course flour made from durum wheat. Since revani is enjoyed in many …

Börek (also known as Burek, Byrek or Boureki) covers a range of pastry dishes made by layering thin phyllo dough, with fillings such as cheese, minced meat, spinach and seasonings, along with a creamy egg yogurt mixture which is baked into a crispy and flaky pie-like dish. Börek is commonly associated with Turkey but it …

Tulumba, also known as bamiyeh, is a deep-fried dessert prepared using an unleavened dough lump, which is shaped as a small ovoid and includes ridges lengthways. It is shaped with the help of a pastry bag or cookie press, which has a fitting end part. It is initially deep-fried which gives it a golden colour, …

Kataifi is a Greek baked dessert made of buttered dough filled with nuts and spices which is then drenched in syrup. The pastry dough begins as a thin batter which is poured into fine strands then cooked. The cooked pastry resembles vermicelli. The nut and spice filling are placed on one end of a cluster …

Gyros is a traditional Greek kebab dish made with spiced meat that is cooked on a vertical rotisserie. It is often considered as the Greek version of the Turkish doner kebab. Spiced meat slices are arranged in a tower-like manner on a long skewer and rotate in a vertical grill. The grill slowly roasts the …

A trip to the gorgeous Mediterranean country of Greece will mean a chance to indulge in the most incredible traditional delicacies. Most Greek dishes contain at least some meat, seafood and fresh vegetables and have have noticeable influences from Eastern and Western cultures. Most Popular Greek Dishes A lot of care is taken in the …