Don’t pass by tzatziki, a local yoghurt salad with cucumbers and garlic. It is usually used as a sauce to pita or mutton. Pita plays an important role in Greek fast food. Souvlaki is a popular food on Chios. It was initially made of beef or pork, but now you can find souvlaki with chicken, seafood or vegetables. It can be found in psarotaverns. Moreover, you can try giro, souvlaki in a pita. Be sure to try paidakia, a dish with lamb chops and roast potatoes. Moussaka is a dish, every tourist should taste. It 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. You can find delicious dolma on Karpathos. It is a dish made of grape leaves and stuffed with meat. Be sure to try kokoretsi. It is a Greek lamb delicacy. Local soups are also very delicious. 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.
The best fish dishes are served in psarotaverns. Don’t miss the chance to taste local stewed octopus, taramasalata and oysters. 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. Moreover, cuttlefish, squid and mussel dishes are popular on the island. There can be «k» or «kat» indications in front of the name of the dish. These indications show that the dish was made of frozen imported fish. Moreover, you can buy fresh fish and ask to cook it in a tavern.
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