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Macedonia Μακεδονία

The food of Macedonia is substantial, warming and deeply aromatic, reflecting broad continental winters and layered migration. The legacy of Ottoman rule, Vlach pastoral traditions, and refugee arrivals from Pontus and Asia Minor created a culinary identity rich in cured meats, baked pulses, and warming spices such as sweet paprika and cumin. Hand-stretched filo pies are ubiquitous, loaded with seasonal greens, leeks, or sheep cheese, while long-simmered game, pork, and rich stews anchor the rural table alongside distinctive pickled vegetables and sharp regional cheeses.

What grows here

Extensive river plains produce peaches, apples, sweet red peppers, beans and cereal crops, while highland pastures support large herds of sheep and goats.

Influences: ottoman, slavic, vlach, pontic, byzantine, asia-minor.

Best time to eat

Autumn is exceptional, bringing the grape harvest, roasted peppers, and wild mushrooms from the mountain forests.

Places to know

Thessaloniki, Florina, Kastoria, Naoussa.

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Signature dishes

Bougatsa with cheeseSmyrna-style meatballs in tomato sauceCheese pieBean soup

Signature products

Florina pepperKozani saffronKasseriBatzosManouriTsipouro

24 dishes from Macedonia

  1. 005 Meat pieΚρεατόπιτα 1h55 €€€
  2. 008 Bougatsa with cheeseΜπουγάτσα με τυρί 1h20 €
  3. 009 Chicken pieΚοτόπιτα 1h45 €€
  4. 010 Baked giant beansΓίγαντες πλακί 2h25 +soak €
  5. 037 Whipped feta and pepper dipΤυροκαυτερή 30' €
  6. 039 Baked feta with tomato and pepperΦέτα ψητή 30' €
  7. 043 Smyrna-style meatballs in tomato sauceΣουτζουκάκια σμυρνέικα 1h05 €€
  8. 046 Marinated anchoviesΓαύρος μαρινάτος 4h €
  9. 047 Grilled sardinesΣαρδέλες ψητές 25' €
  10. 048 Mussels saganakiΜύδια σαγανάκι 35' €€
  11. 049 Prawns saganakiΓαρίδες σαγανάκι 35' €€€
  12. 074 Chicken in tomato with hilopitesΚοτόπουλο με χυλοπίτες 1h20 €
  13. 080 Patsas, tripe soupΠατσάς 4h30 €
  14. 083 Pork with leeksΧοιρινό με πράσα 1h40 €€
  15. 090 Sausage with leeksΛουκάνικο με πράσα 50' €€
  16. 106 Trahanas soupΤραχανάς 25' €
  17. 107 Trigona PanoramatosΤρίγωνα Πανοράματος 1h25 €€
  18. 108 Custard bougatsaΜπουγάτσα με κρέμα 1h10 €
  19. 115 Revani semolina cakeΡαβανί 1h €
  20. 126 Ekmek kataifiΕκμέκ κανταΐφι 3h15 €€
  21. 127 Sour cherry spoon sweetΒύσσινο γλυκό του κουταλιού 1h15 +soak €€
  22. 132 Thessaloniki koulouriΚουλούρι Θεσσαλονίκης 1h35 €
  23. 136 FrappeΦραπέ 5' €
  24. 143 Mussel pilafΜύδια πιλάφι 50' €€