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Northern Greek and Macedonian Recipes
The north eats differently: more peppers, more paprika, more pork, more pastry. Thessaloniki alone accounts for a large share of the Greek dishes people know by name.
Greek food is regional to a degree that surprises people who know it only through taverna menus. Mountain villages cook nothing like island ports. Areas under Venetian rule for four hundred years ended up with a completely different pantry from those under Ottoman rule. Refugee populations arriving in the 1920s brought spicing that had never existed on the mainland.
Dishes on this page include Gigantes plaki, Bougatsa, Piperies Florinis gemistes, Trigona Panoramatos, Giaourtlou and Kavourmas. Where a recipe belongs clearly to one place I have said so, and where a dish is claimed by several regions at once I have said that too.
Regional labels in Greek cooking are honest approximations rather than strict boundaries. Recipes travelled with people, and most dishes have a version in every part of the country.
Every recipe on Kalliopi's Kitchen carries the dish's Greek name and a pronunciation, its region where that is meaningful, ingredient quantities in both metric and imperial, and an honest note on what commonly goes wrong. Nutrition figures are calculated estimates and are labelled as such.
Northern Greek and Macedonian Recipes
17 recipes on the site so far.
Baked Giant Beans in TomatoGigantes plaki Γίγαντες πλακίMain Courses · 2h 5m · serves 6
BougatsaBougatsa ΜπουγάτσαBreakfast Recipes · 1h 10m · serves 8
Thessaloniki Custard TrianglesTrigona Panoramatos Τρίγωνα ΠανοράματοςDesserts · 1h 20m · serves 10
Thessaloniki Kebab with Yogurt and TomatoGiaourtlou ΓιαουρτλούMain Courses · 45m · serves 4
Northern Greek Preserved Confit PorkKavourmas ΚαβουρμάςMain Courses · 2h 50m · serves 8
Sesame Bread RingKoulouri Thessalonikis Κουλούρι ΘεσσαλονίκηςBreakfast Recipes · 2h · serves 8
Cold Yogurt and Cucumber SoupTarator ΤαράτορSoups · 15m · serves 4
Macedonian Stuffed Cabbage LeavesGiaprakia Thessalonikis Γιαπράκια ΘεσσαλονίκηςMain Courses · 2h · serves 6
Semolina Syrup CakeRavani ΡαβανίDesserts · 1h 5m · serves 12
Tsipouro Serving GuideTsipouro ΤσίπουροDrinks · 5m · serves 4
Tripe SoupPatsas ΠατσάςSoups · 4h 40m · serves 6
Grilled Manouri Cheese with HoneyManouri me meli Μανούρι με μέλιMeze and Appetisers · 20m · serves 4
Thessaloniki Baked Feta with PeppersBougiourdi ΜπουγιουρντίMeze and Appetisers · 35m · serves 4Get one proper Greek recipe a week
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