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The Cuisine of the Ionian islands or Heptanesean cuisine (Greek: Επτανησιακή κουζίνα) 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
• 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.

Gallery

• Pissara salad (Kephalonia)
• Andrakla salad (Kephalonia)
• Tsouknidopita
• Boiled asparagus (Sparagia)
• Omeletta
• Riganada
• Tsigaridia
• A mandolato
• A type of pasteli
• Different wines in Zakynthos
• Starters on Corfu island, Messonghi village

See also

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

References

1. "Ionian Islands: Their unique local Products & Cuisine". Greece Travel Magazine.
2. Constantinidou, Vivi (13 November 2018). "Local Specialties: The Gastronomic Delights of the Ionian Islands". Greece Is.

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Ingredients	Basil Caper Dill Eggplant Garlic Honey Mastic Olive oil Olives Oregano Raisin Saffron Semolina Tomato Thyme Walnuts
Breads	Daktyla Eliopsomo Eptazymo Kritsini Koulouri Lagana Paximadi Pita Stafidopsomo Tsoureki Zea
Salads & Dips	Dakos Greek salad Melitzanosalata Pasta elias Skordalia Taramosalata Tirokafteri Tzatziki
Appetizers & Coldcuts	Apáki Antzougies Bakaliaros Bouyiourdi Dolma Fava Gigandes plaki Kalamaria Kalitsounia Kolokythoanthoi Kolokythakia Kolokythopita Lakerda Loukaniko Loutza Noumboulo Octopus Pitaroudia Piktí Spanakopita Salami Saganaki Syglino Tyropita Strained yogurt
Cheeses	Anevato Anthotyros Feta Formaela Graviera Halloumi Kasseri Kefalotyri Kefalograviera Kalathaki Limnou Kopanisti Mykonou Ladotyri Mytilinis Manouri Mastelo Metsovone Metsovela Mizithra Sfela San Michali Talagani Xynotyro Xynomizithra
Dishes	Meat Bifteki Britzola Drunken chicken Giouvetsi Gyros Keftedakia Kokkinisto Kleftiko Kokoretsi Kontosouvli Kreatopita Kotopita Moussaka Paidakia Pansetta Pastitsio Pastitsada Papoutsaki Pizza Sheftalia Smyrna meatballs Snails Spetzofai Stifado Sofrito Souvla Souvlaki Tigania Yahni Pasta (Zimariká) Gogges Hilopites Flomaria Makarounes Kritharaki Striftaria Trahanas Fish Atherina Bakaliaros Bourdeto Brantada Garides Grivadi Glossa Gavroi Mussels Sardeles Savoro Tonos Xiphias Soups Avgolemono Bourou-bourou Fasolada Hortosoupa Lentil soup Kotosoupa Magiritsa Manestra Manitarosoupa Psarosoupa (Kakavia, Grivadi) Revithada Trahanas Omelettes Classic omeletta Sfougato Strapatsada Tsouchtí Froutalia Vegetable Anginares alla Polita Fasolakia Gemista Leaf vegetable Spanakorizo Tourlou Tsigareli Tsigaridia Tomatokeftedes
Desserts	Amygdalota Amygdalopita Baklava Bougatsa Copenhagen Diples Fanouropita Finikia Flaouna Galaktoboureko Galatopita Halva Karydopita Kourkoubinia Koulourakia Kourabiedes Lazarakia Loukoumades Loukoumi Melekouni Mandolato Melitini Melomakarona Melopita Moustokouloura Pastafrola Platseda Pasteli Spoon sweets Tiganites Tahinopita Trigona Vasilopita
Wines	Agiorgitiko Aidini Assyrtiko Athiri Kotsifali Lesbian Limnio Mavrodafni Mandilaria Malagousia Malvasia Moschofilero Moschato Retsina Robola Savatiano Vilana Visanto Xinomavro
Drinks	Kitron Kumquat Koriantolino Mastika Metaxa Ouzo Rakomelo Sideritis Souma Soumada Tentura Tsipouro Tsikoudia Zivania Frappé coffee
Varieties	Ionian islands Cretan Macedonian Epirotic Kykladitiki Rhoditiki
See also	Filo Greek chefs Food writers Kafenio Meze Ouzeri Taverna Greek restaurant Agriculture in Greece Notable products Avgotaracho Florina peppers Greek wine Fava Santorinis Kalamata olive Krokos Kozanis (Saffron) Menalou honey Rodi Ermionis Santorini tomato Sardeles Kallonis Tonos Alonnisou Zante currant
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