Ancient - Minos (Sengo):
Foods: Most minos cuisine features generous use of olive oil, fried cheese, vegetables, and herbs. Common foods are grains and bread, wine, spinach, potato salad, fish, poultry, rabbit, pork, olives, cheese, garlic potatoes, various rich soups, baked tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, fresh peas, okra, onions, mint, green beans, baked beans, various peppers, nettles, leeks, cabbage rolls, baked stuffed vegetables, syrup, walnut cake, butter cookies, donuts, cinnamon, grapes, rice pudding, apple pie, various fruits, sweet bread, wide variety of cheeses, coffee, wine, beer, Ouzo (a traditional 80-proof clear alcoholic beverage flavored with anise), yogurt, nuts, honey and filo pastry,
Specialities: Meze are special dishes served with wine or liqueurs. Special dips are served with bread loaf or pita bread. Deep fried vegetables, grape leaves stuffed with rice, fava beans, many large salads, zucchini flowers stuffed with rice, cheese and herbs, cabbage salad. Very finely shredded cabbage with salt, olive oil, lemon juice/vinegar dressing.
Holidays - King's cake is a traditional desert made on New Year's Day. They are baked with a coin inside, and whoever gets the coin in their slice is blessed with good luck for the whole year.
