Greek-Style Chicken and RiceGreek rice pilaf or pilafi () is a dish which consists of rice cooked in broth. For the basic Greek rice pilaf recipe, the rice is first sauted in butter for extra flavour and then cooked in meat or vegetable stock and usually finished off with lemon juice (Greek rice pilaf with lemon). If you have Greek origins then its more than possible to have been offered this as a child to cure all aches and illness!Live your myth with greek foodAll my recipes in english on my website:http://georgekbouzalis.wix.com/gbouzalishttps://www.facebook.com/LiveyourmythwithGreekfoodhttps://www.facebook.com/GeorgeK.Bouzalishttps://plus.google.com/u/0/+GEORGEKBOUZALIShttps://twitter.com/GBouzalishttps://gr.pinterest.com/georgekbouzalisGreek cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisine. Contemporary Greek cookery makes wide use of olive oil, lemon juice, vegetables, and herbs, grains and bread, wine, fish, and various meats, including lamb, poultry, rabbit and pork. The most commonly seen grain is wheat, however barley is also used. Also important are olives, cheese, eggplant (aubergine), zucchini (courgette), and yogurt. Greek desserts are characterized by the dominant use of nuts and honey. Some dishes use filo pastry.Mezs () is a collective name for a variety of small dishes, typically served with wines or anise-flavored liqueurs as ouzo or homemade tsipouro. Orektika is the formal name for appetizers and is often used as a reference to eating a first course of a cuisine other than Greek cuisine. Dips are served with loaf bread or pita bread. In some regions, dried bread (paximadhi) is softened in water.
