Spices and dried herbs
- Greek oregano, driedUsed for (examples)Greek salad and lemon-oil sauce for grillsSupermarketSpice aisle
- Dried mintUsed for (examples)Gemista fillingSupermarketSpice aisle
- Bay leavesUsed for (examples)Fasolada and lentil soupSupermarketSpice aisle
- Cinnamon, ground and sticksUsed for (examples)Moussaka and pastitsio meat sauceSupermarketSpice aisle
- AllspiceUsed for (examples)Moussaka and giouvetsiSupermarketSpice aisle
Jars, bottles and tins
- Extra virgin olive oilUsed for (examples)Everyday cooking, and poured over the finished dishSupermarketOil and vinegar
- Red wine vinegarUsed for (examples)Tzatziki and lentil soupSupermarketOil and vinegar
- Tomato pasteUsed for (examples)Lentil soupSupermarketCanned and jarred goods
- Kalamata olivesUsed for (examples)Greek salad and mezeSupermarketCanned and jarred goods
- Grape leaves in brineUsed for (examples)DolmadesSupermarketCanned and jarred goods
- Greek honeyUsed for (examples)Strained yogurt with honeyGreek or Mediterranean grocerBaking aisle
Beans, grains and pastry
- Dried white beansUsed for (examples)Fasolada bean soupSupermarketDried beans and lentils
- Gigantes (giant white beans)Used for (examples)Gigantes plakiGreek or Mediterranean grocerDried beans and lentils
- Brown lentilsUsed for (examples)Fakes (lentil soup)SupermarketDried beans and lentils
- Yellow split peasUsed for (examples)Fava dipSupermarketDried beans and lentils
- White rice (Carolina or long-grain)Used for (examples)Dolmades and gemistaSupermarketRice, pasta and grains
- Orzo (kritharaki)Used for (examples)Giouvetsi and avgolemono soupSupermarketRice, pasta and grains
- TrahanaUsed for (examples)Thick trahana soupGreek or Mediterranean grocerRice, pasta and grains
- Phyllo doughUsed for (examples)Spanakopita and tiropitaSupermarketFreezer aisle
Cheese and yogurt
- Feta in brineUsed for (examples)Greek salad and spanakopitaSupermarketDairy case
- KefalotyriUsed for (examples)Saganaki and grating over pastaGreek or Mediterranean grocerDairy case
- Greek strained yogurt, full-fatUsed for (examples)Tzatziki and yogurt with honeySupermarketDairy case
Fresh each week
- LemonsUsed for (examples)Avgolemono and ladolemonoSupermarketProduce section
- GarlicUsed for (examples)Almost everything: sauces, marinades, tzatzikiSupermarketProduce section
- OnionsUsed for (examples)The base of most cooked dishesSupermarketProduce section
- DillUsed for (examples)Spanakopita and tzatzikiSupermarketProduce section
- ParsleyUsed for (examples)Gigantes plaki and gemistaSupermarketProduce section
- Fresh mintUsed for (examples)Dolmades fillingSupermarketProduce section
- TomatoesUsed for (examples)Greek salad and gemistaSupermarketProduce section
- CucumbersUsed for (examples)Tzatziki and Greek saladSupermarketProduce section
- Green bell peppersUsed for (examples)Gemista and Greek saladSupermarketProduce section
- EggplantUsed for (examples)MoussakaSupermarketProduce section
- SpinachUsed for (examples)SpanakopitaSupermarketProduce section
- EggsUsed for (examples)Avgolemono and spanakopitaSupermarketDairy case
