Rhodes
Alone

PRACTICAL SAMPLE

What to Eat

Prices sort themselves into bands rather than needing memorizing: pies, salads, and the small plates are the cheapest tier; the baked and grilled mains a step above; fish dearest of all, and usually priced by weight rather than by portion.

Moussaka: Layered eggplant, potato, meat sauce, and béchamel cheese sauce.

Souvlaki: Meat (pork, chicken, or lamb) cooked on skewers, typically served with pita bread, tomatoes, onions, and tzatziki (yogurt and cucumber sauce).

Pastitsio: Similar to moussaka but with pasta rather than an eggplant base.

Gemista: Tomatoes and peppers stuffed with rice and herbs and baked, the everyday vegetarian version, lighter than the meat dishes. (A version stuffed with rice and minced meat is also common.)

A free excerpt from Rhodes Alone.