Greek soups

5 recipes from across Heart Athens. Each one opens where it sits, next to the place, dish or dictionary entry it belongs to.

SoupAvgolemono (egg and lemon soup)A silky egg and lemon sauce or soup (often with chicken and rice), a cornerstone of Greek home cooking.Serves: 4 · Time: 10 min prep, 20 min cook · on Taste of AthensSoupPatsas (tripe soup, the traditional restorative)A rich tripe soup traditionally eaten late at night or early in the morning, served at specialist patsatzidika near the central market.Serves: 6 · Time: 30 min prep, 4 hr simmering · on A to Z GuideSoupRevithia (baked Greek chickpea soup)Soaked chickpeas baked slowly for around three hours with onion, bay and olive oil, finished with lemon.Serves: 4 · Time: 10 min prep, 3 hr bake · on Eat and DrinkSoupTrahanas (soured wheat soup)A dried grain of cracked wheat soured with milk or yoghurt, made into a thick winter soup.Serves: 4 · Time: 10 min prep, 20 min cooking · on A to Z GuideSoupYouvarlakia (rice and meatball soup with avgolemono)Meatballs rolled with rice and simmered in an egg and lemon broth, a winter comfort dish.Serves: 4 · Time: 25 min prep, 45 min cooking · on A to Z Guide

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