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youvarlákia

γιουβαρλάκια

Youvarlakos :)

Meatballs, often with rick cooked in yogurt or avgolémono sauce. The unusual name (also spelled giouvarlakia) comes from the Turkish yuvarlak or 'round'.

Soups, sauces and stews
Text © Dana Facaros

Image by Dimitris Siskopoulos