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    Tips for Food to Eat at a Greek Festival

    I don't like to buy Greek food at churches - it's not good - unless it looks authentic.. If I have to then maybe I'll try the souvlakia, saganaki, or some pastries. Loukoumathes are typically good in my opinion - they're usually prepared in a very traditional way compared to what you would find now.
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    Need Help for Learning Greek

    Kypros.org is really good, and I generally recommend it to most people. I would stat away from things like babbel and duolingo if you're serious about learning Greek.
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    Mykonos on a Budget?

    Lol. That's funny
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    Greek Pasta Dishes?

    Gogges
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    Popular Candy in Greece?

    Chocolate is the most popular candy: lacta, ion, break, sokofreta, 3bit, kiss. Just go to a grocery store for thess. Other sweets to try: glyko tou koutaliou (spoon sweets), pastels, kok
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    Ordering at a Greek taverna?

    Thinking back on this, if they have feta with honey and sesame then get that as well. It's a great appetizer.
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    Favorite Greek Seafood Dishes?

    Fried anchovies, but they can be hit or miss when you're eating out.
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    Evil Eye Traditions?

    Two things we do a lot. I'm not sure if this is from our village or if it's done all over Greece, but: If you have the evil eye, people pour olive oil into water, bless it, and then drink it. To find out if someone has the evil eye is to throw a cross into water and if it bubbles then you (or...
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    Ordering at a Greek taverna?

    I'm surprised you didn't suggest ποικιλία (pikilía) which is a platter of different meats (usually, but I've seen it with salads and a few other things).. this is a very common thinh that Greeks order, not tourists
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    What is different about Greek cuisine in the US?

    Everything is different. The ingredients taste completely different as well. Most people are so out of touch with their Greek heritage that they don't know what authentic/traditional Greek food is anymore, and so they mostly just make americanized Greek food. Some of the ingredients are...
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    Typical Greek Breakfast Foods?

    Go to a bakery and pick out something like zamponotiropita, manitaropita, tyropita, mizithropita, loukanikopita... something with "pita" at the end... As for a drink, pick out "Amita Sour Cherry (βύσσινο) or "Frulite mandarine grapefruit (μανταρίνι σαγκουίνι). Personally, I like the sour cherry...
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    How do I learn traditional Greek dance?

    Youtube is a good place to start. Search "dance steps" for kalamatiano, ikariotiko, tsamiko, and syrtaki. Be careful at Greek festivals because most Greek Americans (if you're in America) are severely disconnected with their Greek heritage and don't always do the correct step or dance to the...
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    Daily Life in the Villages?

    My family is from a village that is in a group of very isolated villages... not like what you'll find on an island, so these villages kind of rely on each other Boring as hell at times and fun at other times, everyone knows each other, and there is no privacy because people are always watching...
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    Favorite Greek comfort foods?

    For me, it's kokkinisto with white rice.
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    List of Famous Greek Chefs?

    Check out akis petrezikis. His website will appear in Greek, but there is an option to switch it to English.
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