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Kleftiko

Kleftiko: what it is and where to eat it

Lamb slow-cooked in parchment paper with garlic, herbs, and often potatoes.

17 restaurants on Tastavo serve it

Cuisine
Greek

Typical ingredients

  • lamb
  • garlic
  • lemon
  • potatoes
  • rosemary

History of the dish

Greece

Kleftiko
© Lord Mountbatten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Origin
Greece
Named after
klepht
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Kleftiko (Greek: κλέφτικο, pronounced [ˈkleftiko]) is a traditional Greek dish of slow-roasted marinated meat dish (traditionally lamb or goat, but also pork) most often cooked en papillote and served with potatoes. Bell peppers, onions, and cheese (usually kefalotyri) can also be added.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Kleftiko” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikipedia

Where to eat it

Paphos

London

Limassol

Corfu

Santorini

Athens

  • The Trikyklo Tavern Κλέφτiko: Χοιρινό σε πουγκί στον φούρνο, με πιπέριες ντομάτα, σκόρδο, πατάτες με φέτα€12

Aarhus

  • Yamas Kleftiko (Lam)DKK 199

Budapest

Manchester

Rhodes

Vienna

  • Kafeneon Kleftiko – Κλέφτικο€27

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