Corfu cuisine is a wealth of flavors and spices. Even if you are not particularly hungry, the mere smell of meat seasoned with basil, parsley, dill, mint, garlic or onions will make you salivate. And the flavor of the dishes is such that you can forget about everything in the world, first of all, about your diet.
The specialty hot dishes of the best restaurants and cafes in Corfu are considered marinated in olive oil and lemon juice lamb, grilled, fish, shrimps, octopus and squid flavored with herbs. The most popular appetizers are white crumbly feta cheese made from goat's milk and kefalotiri, another type of goat's cheese.
Tourists also like to order inexpensive restaurants in Corfu pasta risoni, which is shaped like a grain of rice, spinach and cheese pies, in which instead of dough thin pastry sheets "filo" are used (they are also used to make baklava with nuts and honey).
Corfu's drinks include ouzo, an alcoholic drink made from grape stalks with aniseed, and retsina, a white wine with a piney aftertaste. And, of course, try the local liqueur made from kumquats.
Here are several original dishes that Corfu is famous for:
Venetian sofrito — a dish made of fried slices of beef served with white sauce. It is seasoned with finely chopped garlic, parsley, white pepper, and white wine with salt and vinegar, and usually served with rice or mashed potatoes.
Pasticada — a dish made of chicken or beef in tomato sauce with herbs (sometimes it is prepared with fish, adding lobster or octopus meat).
Cod or soup shark served with fried potatoes and a spicy dressing with garlic sauce.
Bourdeto — boiled scorpionfish, soup shark, or cod fillet marinated in a spicy sauce made of paprika, tomatoes, and lemon juice.
Tsigareli — fried vegetables with spicy tomato sauce (sometimes with minced meat).
Souvlaki — pieces of grilled meat on skewers served with pita bread.
Tzatziki — a salad of fresh cucumbers dressed with natural yogurt, garlic, and spices.
