Greek Food Research

When visiting different countries, it is easy to see the differences between the cultures of each place. When visiting Greece, something that stood out to me was the food and the process that it took to get it. Greeks ate at different times than Americans and finding a place to eat was a completely different process than in America. The service, food, and payment at Greek restaurants also had contrasting styles than what I was used to in the United States. Greeks and Americans both contain people who share a love for food, but the process of getting food in each country is slightly different from each other depending on the time, place, and service.

Archaic Greece is responsible for so many different ways like agriculture, philosophy, mathematics, engineering, politics, art and architecture, and the sciences like Astronomy, Physics, and Medicine. Politics were influenced by the Greeks, democracy and republics were all early forms of Greek city-state politics and in the end applied by Rome, Europe, America and all over the world. With agriculture, certain foods were first made and created in

Salads. If you want something light, order the insalata caprino e pera, featuring mixed greens, goat cheese & pear slices, or go with the insalata di mare – a mixed seafood salad.

It begins with fresh raw fish or shrimp placed in citrus juices such as lemon and spiced with chili pepper. Then,vegetables, such as onions, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro and avocado are added.Finally, you add lemon and tomato juice or clam juice to give it the final touch This dish is very easy to build and that is what makes it a very common and traditional food to eat in San Luis Arizona. Now , to enjoy this refreshing meal you must accompany it with some toasted salty tortillas or crackers. This meal is very easy and fills you so remember to make it the next time you go to a party or you are hungry and need a delicious, quick food to

The American diet is one big melting pot of foods from cultures all around the world. Foods from burgers and fries to spaghetti and meatballs, this diet has a vast amount of choices for meals. It is difficult to name a “national” dish. Furthermore, the Mediterranean diet is a similar concept. Including south European countries, the diet consists of many different cultures as well.

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Both enjoy stuffed vine leaves. Dolma in Turkish, dolmades in Greek. The Turkish version will often contain dried fruit from their Ottoman legacy while the Greek will contain fennel and mint.

Tzatziki is a vegetarian sauce served with grilled meats or separately as a dip. Greeks also love to eat it with potato fries, vegetables, and souvlaki. It is made from strained Greek yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, and olive oil. Sometimes lemon juice, dill, mint, or parsley is added.

Firstly, the shapes of both food guides are completely different and they are both organized in different ways. Grains are the main food on the Greek food guide, possibly because in the Mediterranean diet grain is the main part. As compared to the Canadian food guide where the main group is vegetable and fruits. Also, the Greek pyramid mentions wine in moderation, while Canada’s does not. The wine may be due to the Greek culture of drinking wine. Unlike Canada’s food guide, the Greek food pyramid has olive oil and the main lipid. This difference may exist because olive oil is very abundant in Greece and Greeks incorporate olives in their diet. Moreover, Greece is a large produce of olive oil worldwide. The Greek food guide also mentions sweets, which Canada’s food guide does not mention at all. The Greek pyramid does not mention the amount of exercise needed for different people, while Canada’s does. Greek’s food pyramid also mentions to replace salt with herbs. Greeks replace salt with herbs. This may be because a lot of the herbs that can replace salt are grown in Greece. Not only this, but the Greek pyramid is not very detailed, compared to Canada’s and does not have different servings or foods based on sex or ages. Another difference is that the Greek diet is altered in order to reduce the risk of dementia such as, Alzeimers. This represents 1.77% of the total population of 11,418,878 people (Alzheimer Europe - Policy in Practice -

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Well it rotates between two things. Either a piece of grilled chicken with American cheese on it or a wrap with ham and mozzarella from the deli because it tastes good and it's a combination that i choose myself. why would anyone put BBQ chicken and onions in a quesadilla?

Greece is the home of the Olympic Game; Olympic game is popular in Greece, also across the world. People love to travel there because of the sport facilities; in 2004 Greece hosted the EUFA Euro 2004, and people love to go there because of the sport events.

Here in America you would sometimes eat big breakfasts in the morning but in Greece they don’t eat much breakfast as we would. They usually eat foods that their ancestors did which were foods such as yogurt, rice, sweets from nuts, honey, sesame seeds, and pasta. All of those types of foods were introduced to them by the Eastern and Western side of Greece, Persians, Romans during an

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