Most popular street food in Greece
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Souvlaki is a popular street food in Greece and Greek cuisine is one of the most delicious and flavorful cuisines in the world. Moreover, the taste of the food becomes better with the ambience or where you eat it. Seeing other people enjoying the food and witnessing how it is prepared right before your eyes add to the flavor of eating a newly prepared souvlaki. It is also one of the most popular street foods in Greece and the preferred to-go meal by many. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
Classic souvlaki is wrapped in Greek pita bread
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Souvlaki is often served wrapped in pita bread that is either seasoned or pre-grilled. If prepared perfectly, it has the lightness and fluffiness, thick enough to contain the juicy meat and absorb the juice of the strips and sauce without the greasiness. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
Its main ingredient is gyros
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For meat lovers, a taste of heaven comes from strips of succulent and tender meat enclosed in delicious pre-grilled bread like pita. Souvlaki meat can be pork, chicken, beef, lamb or a mixture, depending on how it is prepared. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
Multiple types of meat choices
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While souvlaki can be chicken, pork or lamb meat, it is important to make the right selection of meat. Sellers ensure that quality chicken breasts are bought. For lamb and pork, and lamb meat is preferably the leg part while for pork, it should be lean and the shoulder or belly part is used. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
Meat for souvlaki is marinated
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To prepare the meat properly, it is marinated to let the Mediterranean flavors set inside the meat. This process is what makes souvlaki meat juicy, tender and flavorful. The secret to succulent meat is in the marinade. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
Meat is seasoned with Greek spices and herbs
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Aside from proper meat selection, herbs and spices, such as oregano, pepper, thyme and soaked in lemon juice and virgin or canola oil. Extra virgin oil gives it a more authentic Greek taste. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
It is served with sauce
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A souvlaki meal is not complete if no sauce is poured on the meat. There are three choices available, with tzatziki, being the traditional Greek sauce for souvlaki, a sauce made of mustard and mayonnaise and the tomato-based spicy sauce. Tzatziki is comprised of cucumber, garlic and yoghurt that is perfect for pork souvlaki. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
It is a flexible kind of food
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Aside from the meat, souvlaki can also come with extras and thrown in with the juicy meat. This can be red onion and tomato slices, lettuce, parsley or potatoes. These added ingredients subdue the heaviness of the meat. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
It is freshly prepared
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If you are buying souvlaki on the streets, there are sellers who prepare the pita bread right before your eyes and the meat is being cooked in front of you. This means that you are getting a fresh order that is mouth-watering because of the meat and sauce. Click the next ARROW to see the next image!
It can be spicy
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For foodies who love a bit of spice in their food, soulvaki can be prepared with a little spicy taste. It can also be extra hot for those who can prefer spicy food since it adds to the exciting taste of the souvlaki, especially if paired with cold drinks.