Greek cuisine Greek cuisine Greek cuisine (, "Elliniki kouzina") is a Mediterranean cuisine. Contemporary Greek cookery makes wide use of vegetables, olive oil, grains, fish, wine (white and red), and meat (including lamb, poultry, veal, beef, rabbit and pork). Other important ingredients include olives, pasta (especially hyllopites, a kind of pasta similar to tagliatelle), cheese, lemon juice, herbs, bread and yoghurt. The most commonly used grain is wheat; barley is also used. Common dessert ingredients include nuts, honey, fruits, and filo pastry. It is strongly influenced by Ottoman cuisine and thus, especially cuisine of anatolian Greeks shares foods such as baklava, tzatziki,
Cuisine of California Cuisine of California The cuisine of California is the local cuisine of the U.S. state of California. It is noted for its emphasis on fresh, light, and health-conscious dishes, taking advantage of readily available produce and seafood. In addition, California's local cuisine incorporates elements of Latino, Spanish, Asian, and Oceanian food traditions, sometimes combined as fusion cuisine. A varied range of micro-climates, dominated by a mild Mediterranean climate, and health-conscious diets and lifestyles in California, promote the production, use and consumption of fresh fruits, vegetables and meats, many of them organic. In Northern California, with wine country nearby, French, Italian,