Food Travel with Expo 2010 Shanghai - Greece Pavilion

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Greece Pavilion

Location: Within Zone C of the Expo Site
Recommend: Pita,  Souvlaki,  Greek yogurt
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Souvlaki (Greek: Σουβλάκι) or souvlakia is a popular Greek fast food consisting of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer. It may be served on the skewer for eating out of hand, in a pita sandwich with garnishes and sauces, or on a dinner plate, often with fried potatoes or pilaf. The meat is traditionally lamb in Greece and Cyprus, or in modern times increasingly pork due to the lower cost.  In other countries and for tourists, souvlaki may be made with other meats such as beef, chicken and sometimes fish (especially swordfish).

Greeks regard olive oil as a holy gift that is as valuable as gold. Their wealth is centered around it and the golden liquid has become their gold.

Greek yogurt is a type of yogurt that is celebrated for its very thick and creamy texture. The process for making it includes extra steps that result in its thickness. It has about the same creamy texture as sour cream, and provides an excellent substitute. It has recently become more increasingly available in the US, because the taste and the lack of bitterness make it a wonderful treat. 

Madeleines are very small sponge cakes with a distinctive shell-like shape acquired from being baked in pans with shell-shaped depressions. Aside from the traditional moulded pan, commonly found in stores specialising in kitchen equipment and even hardware stores, no special tools are required to make madeleines.  But The madeleine is a traditional small cake from Commercy and Liverdun, two communes of the Lorraine region in northeastern France.  Why here?

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