Taste Atlas: The World’s Best Greek Salad (And It’s Not "Khoryatiki")

Two Greek salads have been named among the top five dishes in the world by Taste Atlas.

Greece “takes” one award after another, winning the prestigious culinary competition. After second place in the “top” cuisines of the planet, third place in the best breakfasts in the world (bougatsa), Greek cuisine is again in the lead: two salads were in the top five in the world, and one of them is at the top of the ranking.

In a list published by Taste Atlas, dacos was named the best salad in the world. In the top 5, in fourth place, was country salad. With an excellent rating of 5, the dacos received a rating of 4.62 and the country salad received a rating of 4.43.

Dakos?? is the best salad in the world in 2023. View complete TasteAtlas Awards 23/24 lists: https://t.co/OA8VeDecZt

Dakos Salad is a specialty Greek salad made with fresh tomatoes, feta, capers, onion, oregano, and basil. It’s recommended to use olive varieties such as… pic.twitter.com/7Qa1Ywvb4L

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For reference: in second place with a score of 4.53 was the salad from Indonesia “Pechel”, in third place – from Tunisia “Mechuya” (4.48) and in fifth place – from Bulgaria “Shopska” (4.41).

A dish (snack) related to salads – Ντάκος, is a cracker made from coarse barley flour, usually round, the size of a palm, covered with a layer of ripe, sliced ​​​​tomatoes and generously sprinkled with myzithra cheese and oregano. Then this entire “mountain” is decorated with olives, capers and sprinkled with olive oil. When served, you need to wait a little so that the cracker is saturated with tomato juice and oil.

If possible, critamo (fennel) is sometimes added to dacos. The dish is usually served as an appetizer, a light snack before the main course, says Taste Atlas.
“Greek salad, also known as country salad (Χωριάτικη σαλάτα), is the national dish of Greece, consisting of quartered tomatoes, sliced ​​red onion and thick slices of cucumber. Depending on the region, there may also be olives, green bell peppers, feta cheese, oregano, salt, pepper, or a simple olive oil and lemon or vinegar dressing (optional). If the salad contains feta cheese, it is usually cut into slices, but in some cases, tossed with a fork until lightly crumbled.

The name suggests that it was a country dish where farmers took the necessary ingredients with them to work in the fields and mixed them. Greek salad is a true summer dish, filled with refreshing raw vegetables and herbs. It is best prepared with ripe seasonal tomatoes, and the olives should be of the Kalamata variety. It is served in a shallow bowl and is present on many Greek tables both at home and in taverns,” notes Taste Atlas.

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