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Greek Products
Olive oil
Greece produces more than 430,000 tons of olive oil annually, and more than
75% of that is extra virgin. Greek olive oil is exported throughout the world.
Olive oil plays a unique role in the Greek diet, being
the basis of many traditional dishes.
Honey
Honey in Greece is mainly flower-honey from the nectar of fruit and citrus
trees (lemon, orange, bigarade trees), thyme honey, and pine honey from conifer
trees.
Mastic
Mastic is grown on the Aegean island of Chios.
Ouzo
Ouzo (a.c. ~ 40%) is an alcoholic aperitif similar to the French pastis.
Cheeses
 Feta:
A semi-soft, crumbly, brined white cheese made from
goat or sheep milk.
Kasseri:
a medium hard yellow cheese made from sheep or
goat milk
Kefalotyri:
A hard and very salty cheese, used mainly for grating
and serving with pasta.
Graviera:
A Greek version of Gruyere, it is served with meals
or used for grating and serving with pasta.
Manouri:
An unsalted soft white cheese served on its own
or used in savoury or sweet pies, like Mizithra.
Mizithra:
An unsalted soft cheese made from sheep milk. Served
on its own or used in sweet or savoury pies.
Greek wine
Greece is a heavy producer and consumer of wine.
Kitron
Mavrodafni
Retsina
Xynomavro
Vin
santo
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Athens is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous
cities in the world. Modern Athens is a large and cosmopolitan
city; Ancient Athens was a powerful city-state and renowned
center of learning. It was named after its goddess from ancient
Greek mythology, Athena. Athens is located at 38°00'N
23°43'E (38.00°, 23.72°).
The metropolitan area of Athens
is home to some 3.5 million people.
Currently the city (metropolitan
area) is growing eastwards across
Attica (Greater Athens). Athens
is the centre of economic, cultural,
and political life in Greece today.
Athens has often been called the
cradle of Western civilization
due to its cultural achievements
during the 4th and 5th centuries
BC, which has left it with many
ancient buildings, monuments and
artworks, the most famous being
the Acropolis, which is widely
regarded as one of the finest examples
of Classical Greek art and architecture.
Many of these cultural attractions
were renovated for the 2004 Olympic
Games.
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GREEK
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Greek restaurant is a winner among taste buds
Firehouse Grill greets its visitors with the smell of charcoal grilled meat, soft Greek music, and a friendly atmosphere. Upon arrival, I found a nice, small two-story building with blue windows and a restaurant on the first floor. It was nice to find the restaurant had its own parking.
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GREEK
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Cancer cluster identified in Greece
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The incidence of cancer fatalities in a heavily industrialized area of southern Greece is higher than in the surrounding region, health authorities say. Greece - Travel and Tourism - Government - Embassies and Consulates - Maps and Views
Greek economy contracts 1.5 percent in Q2
Official data shows Greece's economy shrank by 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the first three months of the year, and by 3.5 percent compared to the second quarter last year. Greece - Economy of Greece - Ancient Greece - Travel and Tourism - Gross domestic product
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