Spanakopita
Spanakopita is a tasty Greek pastry and is the universal snack in Greece, bought at bakeries and snack shops. These pies are often eaten on the run on the way to work. It can be served with tzatziki sauce and a Greek salad and has become a popular item in Greek restaurants worldwide. It is served as either a light meal or an appetizer. This pastry is with a filling of chopped spinach, feta cheese, onions, egg and seasoning. The filling is wrapped in layers of phylo pastry with butter/olive oil. It is golden in color when baked. However the color is enhanced with butter and egg yolk. White, fresh salted cheese may also be mixed with instead of feta cheese.
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Frappe Coffee
Frappe Coffee comes in the category of cold beverages. It was accidentally discovered by an employee of the Dritsas Company called Dmitri Vakondios back in 1957 in the International Trade Fair happening in Thessaloniki. Yannis Dritsas was representing the Nestle Company in the Trade Fair. He was exhibiting a chocolate beverage which had been launched by the company especially for children. This chocolate beverage was prepared by mixing chocolate powder in cold milk and mixing it with a shaker. Dmitri Vakondois wanted to have his usual Coffee break. But he couldn’t find any hot water. So taking inspiration from Yannis Dritsas, he mixed the coffee powder with cold water in the shaker. And Lo Behold! Frappe Coffee was invented!
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