A tasty journey in the tradition of Ioannina
The flavor is the feeling that takes off in Ioannina. Wonderful local products, which you can enjoy, are raw materials for traditional “grandmother’s” recipes or new, “twisted” dishes, in which renowned chefs exhaust all their creativity. Unique cheeses all over the world, fresh meat from wildlife, unique fruits, vegetables and herbs. The splendor of Mediterranean cuisine spreads all over you and awaits you to taste it and of course to accompany it with a unique barrel wine or local tsipouro.
In the city, the visitor can find a variety of tasty experiences, with emphasis on traditional Epirus pies, meat in the hut and homemade noodles. But those who love fish in Ioannina will find local recipes with frogs, eels and trout. Ioannina is famous for its pies. Particularly well-known is the pie with weeds. Fresh Greek sheep and goat milk is made from raw materials, such as fresh pasteurized milk, natural healthy yoghurt and fresh butter. But the most dynamic products in the region are feta, kefalograviera, dry mizithra, smoked Metsovone cheese and galotyri.
Traditional pasta, made of pure grain, milk, butter, eggs, without any other materials with predominant Trahanas tart or sweet. Cooked mint and cheese, with mushrooms, sausage, goat, etc. Noodles wake up memories of grandmother’s food, eaten plain with butter and cheese, accompanied with red sauce, or complementing savory meat soups.
The range of local, delicious, juicy and top quality meats are classic dishes of Ioannina and of course of Epirus. Juicy sheepskin, spicy chicken, delicious roasted ewes, hot sheep soup and goat. Sweet lamb, kleftiko, potato pancake. Little lemonade hat in a hat, melted with potatoes in the oven. Pork pan, veal stew and other traditional delicacies such as patchouli.
Super traditional are also the hunts. Honey stew or salami. Wild boar with quinces, and honey or salami. Deer or deer stew. Pilaf with horseshoes, turtles, partridges of salami.
Highlights of the local cuisine are of course the ells, the myth says they are born in the Sargasso Sea and pass through Acherontas to reach here, cooked in a peculiar way in a tile flavored with laurel and pepper, or smoked, or baked in the fireplace passed to cane or wine. And our famous frog legs with porridge, fried, accompanied by grilled vegetables and tsipouro, with their taste acrobats between chicken and fish.

The best-known sweets
Baklava, the traditional sweet of Ioannina, is famous all over Greece. For the few who have not tried it, it is a slightly buttered sheet, as thin as a piece of paper, made in hand, not too loose or too tight, each layer separately, with the aim of wrapping the filling (usually spices , nuts and dried fruits) and ensure the release of all fragrances during baking.
Every bite reminds him that Ioannina is the delicious crossroads of Europe and the East. It is a unique taste experience that combines the past with the future of Ioannina. Learn the story and the origin of the candy.
Last but not least the famous Sker Burek, which means sugar pie or the other sweets of the pan, such as cataifi, are tastes that will be unforgettable.