Best Greek Street Food Tour in Athens!

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than lamb.

tzatziki

🥗Healthier: yogurt with herbs

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Sour cream is a budget-friendly alternative to tzatziki.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Cottage cheese offers a similar texture at a lower cost.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive than olive oil.

Travel to Athens by bus and train, approximately 90 minutes total.

Meet the food tour guide at Syntagma Square.

Learn about Greek eating habits, including skipping breakfast and having a big lunch around 2-3 p.m.

Try the first dish, spanakopita, which is a pie with spinach and feta cheese.

Taste a second pie filled only with feta cheese.

Discuss the difference between Greek pies and similar dishes from other cultures.

Order souvlaki, which comes with pita bread, fries, and tzatziki sauce, and choose meat options like pork, chicken, or a beef-lamb kebab.

Learn about feta cheese being made only from goat or sheep's milk, not cow's milk.

Receive and eat the souvlaki with pita, tomatoes, onions, and sweet paprika.

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