Local recipes

Gastronomic wanderings throughout Thessaloniki definitely thrilled you! Since you’ve got familiar with the variety of Thessaloniki’ s delicious cuisine, you can find at the Local Recipes’ Guide the most mind-blowing local flavors, loved and adopted by the city’s cuisine and prepare them in a quick and easy way. Good luck!

Stuffed Vine leaves with dill & spearmint (Dolmadakia Yalantzi)

Ingredients 60 vine leaves ½ + ½ cup olive oil 1 bunch spring onions finely chopped 2 cups short grain rice 1/2 bunch of dill finely chopped 1 handful fresh spearmint lea

Greek baked meatballs in tomato sauce (Soutzoukakia Smyrneika)

Greek baked meatballs in tomato sauce (Soutzoukakia Smyrneika) Ingredients ½ kg ground beef ½ kg ground pork 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1 large onion finely chop

Stewed pork with leeks and celery (Hirino Prassoselino)

Stewed pork with leeks and celery (Hirino Prassoselino) Ingredients4 portions of pork (shoulder) ½ cup olive oil Vegetable broth or water 1kg leeks ½ kg celery chop

Baked Quinces (Kidonia Psita)

Baked Quinces (Kidonia Psita) Ingredients 4 large quinces 3 cups sugar 1 + ½ cups sweet red wine 2 cups Coca-Cola 10 cloves 2 cinnamon sticks Whipped cream Preparation Sp

Rooster in red wine and bay leaves (Kokkoras Krasatos)

Rooster in red wine and bay leaves (Kokkoras Krasatos with Dafni) Ingredients 1 rooster cut in portions ½ cup olive oil 1 onion cut in cubes 2 cloves of garlic, finely ch

Mousaka

Mousaka Ingredients 1kg eggplants cut in rings 2kg potatoes cut in rings Frying oil 1/3 cup olive oil 1 onion cut in cubes ½ kg minced beef ½ kg minced pork 1 + ½ cup tom

Greek beef stew with orzo pasta & nutmeg (Giouvetsi)

Greek beef stew with orzo pasta & nutmeg (Giouvetsi with mosxokarido) Ingredients 1kg beef ½ cup olive oil 2 cups orzo pasta 1 ½ cup tomato puree Nutmeg 6 cups vegeta

Stuffed Squid with rice and raisins (Kalamarakia gemista)

Stuffed Squid with rice and raisins (Kalamarakia gemista with rizi & stafides) Ingredients 8 medium sized squid 1/3 cup olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 clove of g

Stuffed peppers with minced meat and rise (Gemista)

Stuffed peppers with minced meat and rise (Gemista with kima & rizi) Ingredients 8 green peppers 4large tomatoes ¾ cup olive oil 1 onion finely chopped 3-4 spring oni

Traditional Eggplant Salad (Melitzanosalata)

Traditional Eggplant Salad (Melitzanosalata) Ingredients4medium eggplants 1 red pepper 1 small onion, finely chopped 2cloves of garlic, finely chopped ½ bunch of parsley,