GREECE TURKEY and LEVANT Partially cooked and dried cracked wheat is called BULGAR thinly sliced meat layered with fat and grilled vertically is called SHAWARMA Questions 1 2 A dessert made of phyllo butter honey rosewater and chopped nuts is called BAKLAVA 3 4 A mix of cooked chickpeas and black or broad kabob FOUL 5 Taboulli is a SALAD 6 Pureed cooked chickpeas sesame seeds lemon juice garlic and olive oil NONE OF THE ABOVE 7 Pureed sesame seeds lemon juice sesame oil TAHINI 8 Dolmas are STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES 9 Mousska contains eggplant TRUE OR FALSE TRUE 10 Kibbeh is a fried egg shaped shell of lamb and cracked wheat paste encasing another type of meat TRUE OR FALSE TRUE 11 The crumbly cheese made from ewe s milk is called feta TRUE OR FALSE TRUE 12 The unique long handled coffee maker used in Turkey is called IBRIK 13 The area in Central Turkey where early Christians sought refuge is CAPPADOCIA Geographic Overview Mediterranean Sea Common denominator for Greece Turkey and the Levant Peloponnesus Peninsula Greece Food and Culture Exam 3 Ch11 12 13 14 2 Peninsula extending off the southernmost region of Greece Bosporus Turkey Narrow channel that separates Europe and Asia between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea Euphrates River Shatt a Arab Tigris River and Euphrates rivers flow together to form this river Persian Gulf Where the Shatt a Arab flows Greece Geography Rugged mountains in the north Part of the Balkan Peninsula Alex the Great conquered Crete part of Greece 5th largest island in Mediterranean Cretan Greek dialect Center of Europe s 1st Advanced Civilization Minoan Culture Religion Eastern orthodox 98 Christian Official language Greek Food and Culture Exam 3 Ch11 12 13 14 3 Capital Athens Cradle of Western Civilization Democracy Western philosophy Greek alphabet Holidays Greek Orthodox Church holidays Feast of St Basil Mark the New Year Byzantine holiday tradition Vassilopita special sweet bread Cake served during New years Containing one coin person who gets piece with coin will have a lucky year Greek Independence Day March 25th Holiday that marks the struggle against the Ottomans and the religious event of the Feast of Annunciation Feast of the Annunciation When Mary found out she will birth Jesus Greek Orthodox Easter Red Dyed Easter Eggs Blood of Christ Food and Culture Exam 3 Ch11 12 13 14 4 Lamb roasted on a spit Agriculture Cereal crops Wheat corn and rice Important crops Grapes wine fruits leaves and olives Olive oil used in cooking Greek olives are favorite Citrus and other vegetables Fish cid 0 available from the sea for protein Sheep raised in rocky land important for meat dairy Feta cheese is a product of Ewe s Milk Feta 70 Ewe s milk 30 Goats milk Empires 1st Bronze Age 2nd Minoans Myceans 3rd Trojan War Sparta and Athens were to protect against many invaders 4th Persians were defeated by Xerxes Golden Age Parthenon built on Acropolis 5th Peloponnesian Wars war between Sparta and Athens Decline of culture reshaped ancient Greece 6th Macedonians took over Greece next 7th Romans 8th Ottoman Turks ruled until the 19th century before Greek Independence 5 Food and Culture Exam 3 Ch11 12 13 14 Architecture Lions Gate Remnant art of Mycenaean s Remains of Agamemnon s Palace Parthenon World s most famous building ruin Art Elgin Marbles British Museum Caryatids on the Acropolis Beautifully carved women s draped figures that support the porch s roof Food Patterns Light breakfast Yogurt with honey Hearty lunch Gyro Late supper Layered eggplant spiced meat filling topped with b chamel sauce Foods Mezze sharing First course Food and Culture Exam 3 Ch11 12 13 14 6 Various dishes Small amounts Pita pocket bread Flat bread Thick and hearty to thin and rather crisp Lavosh Armenian cracker bread Very thin version of pita without pocket Used as a wrap Not crisp more soft Phyllo also spelled filo Extremely thin large sheets of floured dough brushed with melted butter Serves as a main ingredient for desserts and main dishes Layers Stacked to desired depth Too much air breaks Baklava baked dessert Multiple layers of Phyllo brushed with butter honey or rosewater or both and chopped nuts Really rich Spanakopita appetizer or main dish Layers of phyllo spinach and various other ingredients according to taste Spinach pie Food and Culture Exam 3 Ch11 12 13 14 7 Falafel Deep fried ball or patty Ground chickpeas or Fava beans protein Made into a paste with added seasonings Usually served in pita Hummus dip Pureed garbanzos cooked chickpeas tahini lemon juice garlic and olive oil Served with pita chips Tahini paste Finely ground Sesame seeds sesame oil and lemon juice Common ingredient Foul pronounced fool Mixture of cooked chickpeas and clack or broad beans that have been soaked together for at least two days before being cooked Served with toppings of garlic olive oil lemon tomato and cilantro Bulgur Partially cooked and dried cracked wheat Kibbeh Deep fat fried egg shaped shell of finely minced lamb and cracked wheat paste encasing a filling of another meat Tabouli Salad Soaked bulgur Minced parsley mint diced tomatoes olive oil and lemon juice Dolmas dolmades Treasured as a dish in this region Food and Culture Exam 3 Ch11 12 13 14 8 Stuffed grape leaves Usually containing rice lamb and often other ingredients RICE least part of the stuffing Served hot or cold with yogurt Shawarma cylinder of meat Thinly sliced chicken or lamb Layered tightly with fat and formed into a solid that is grilled vertically on a rotisserie Sliced off in very thin long slices while still on the skewer Kabob kebab Marinated meat grilled on a skewer Sometimes with other items veggies Souvlaki Greek version of kabobs EGGPLANT IS A VERY COMMON VEGETABLE IN THE REGION OLIVES FIND THEIR WAY ON THE TABLE AS AN INGREDIENT OR SIDE DISHES Moussaka Casserole Lamb onions tomato sauce and eggplant slices Feta Cheese Ewe s milk Yogurt fermented cow s milk Lebneh Food and Culture Exam 3 Ch11 12 13 14 9 Soft cheese made by draining whey from yogurt Greek Salad olives feta cheese tomatoes Tyropita pita type of sandwich Filo dough used Triangular Drinks Ouzo Greece Distilled alcoholic beverage Drink from grape skins that are cooked with star anise and a variety of other herbs prior to distillation Turns milky is water is added The Wines of Greece 3rd most mountainous country in Europe Slopes or remote Island Volcanic soil Retsina Greek rose or white wine flavored with pine resin A wine of the past New Greek wines alpha
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