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choirinó

χοιρινό

Pork. Much of the pork in Greece goes into gýros and souvláki, but if you are a meat eater at least once try a Greek pork chop: a good one is twice the size and twice as tasty as the ones back home.

χοιρινό με σέλινο (chirinó me selinó): pork braised with celery, with avgolemono

καπνιστό χοιρινό (kapnistó chorinó): smoked pork

μαγειρεμένο χοιρινό (mageireméno chorinó): stewed pork

μαριναρισμένο χοιρινό κρέας (marinarisméno chorinó kréas): marinated pork meat

μπάρμπεκιου χοιρινό (bárbekiou chorinó): barbecued pork

μπέικον: bacon

χοιρινές μπριζόλες (chorinés brizóles): pork chops

χοιρίδιο γάλακτος (chorídio gálaktos): suckling pig

ψητό χοιρινό (psitó chorinó): grilled pork

Meats and poultry

Text © Dana Facaros

Image by Stuart Webster