Cuisine of the Ionian Islands

The Cuisine of the Ionian islands or Heptanesean cuisine (Greek: Επτανησιακή κουζίνα Venetian: Cusina de le Isole Ionie) is a type of Greek cuisine associated with the Ionian Islands region. It has more influences from Italian cuisine than can be found in any other part of Greece due to the long period of Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands.

Cephalonia Notable dishes include:

Andrakla (salad) Pissara (salad) Bourbourelia, mix of cereals and legumes Kreatopita (meat pie) Prentza, creamy cheese Omeletta Riganada Sofigado, meat (lamb or veal) with vegetables Tsigaridia, greens Tsouknidopita

Corfu

Bianco, fish dish Bourdeto, fish dish Bourou-bourou, pasta soup Corfú, yellow cheese Niokos, type of orzo (pasta) Pastitsio, baked pasta Pastitsada Poulenta (Polenta) Savoro Sofrito Salado, local salami Tsigareli Noumboulo, pork tenderloin Polpettes, meatballs Fogatsa, type of bread (similar to Tsoureki) Colombina (type of tsoureki) Bianceta (dessert) Bolsevikos, dessert Mandola (dessert) Ginger beer (Tzitzibira) Kumquat drink

Othonoi

Bianco Bourdeto Patatopita ( Potato Pie ) Pastitsada Poulenta

Lefkada

Frygadeli, lamb meat Riganada Sofigado, meat (lamb or veal) with vegetables Salami Lefkadas Tsigaridia, greens Galatopita (dessert) Soumada, drink

Zakynthos

Boutridia, vegetables Bourdeto (with meat instead of fish) Sofigadoura, vegetables (optionally with meat) Polpettes, meatballs Sgatzeto, goat meat Zante currant Frigania (dessert) Fritoura (dessert) Rafiolia (dessert)

Common sweets, often found in the Ionian islands, are pasteli and mandolato.

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See also Cephalonia Corfu Cuisine of the Mediterranean Diapontian Islands Greek cuisine Greek restaurant Lefkada Zakynthos

References

Sources Γεύσεις Ιονίων νήσων