Gyros

Gyros, one of Greece's most recognized food specialties, is officially recognized as being Greek and its a ministerial signature away from attaining Traditional Specialties Guaranteed (TSG) status, based on European Union regulations. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has fast-tracked the...

The European Commission has denied reports it plans to ban gyros and kebab. A spokesperson reacted to the media reports on the use of phosphates in food and told New Europe: “Let us be clear. The EU is not banning...

The gyros, the most popular fast-food delicacy of Greeks around the world, may be in danger after an EU Parliament vote to ban phosphate in frozen kebab meat. The European Union's legislature is moving to ban the phosphates used in...

Bigger is better, especially when it comes to a warm, tasty pita filled with succulent meat with all the trimmings.  We are talking, of course, about grills that serve the largest gyros pita in Greece.  Or pitogyro as many...

There are several international days for health, social and racial discrimination, as well as other human-related matters. This year however, Thessaloniki in northern Greece will celebrate the first ever international day dedicated to pitogyro –pita with gyro and other condiments. This event may...

Those imaginative folks at BBC business news found a rather tasty way to explain what Greece's exit from the euro zone would mean by using gyros, or kebab, as they call it in Britain. In the three-minute video BBC reporters have prepared,...

A local resident of Athens takes us on a tour of the best Greek food places Greece's capital has to offer, beyond the offerings of the usual stereotype tourist tours.