Pilaki
Bean dish
Pilaki is a style of meze and may refer to several dishes that are cooked in a sauce made out of onion, garlic, carrot, potato, tomato or tomato paste, sugar, and olive oil. Beans used in this style are white beans, or borlotti beans. They are served cold, garnished with parsley and slices of lemon. Fish pilaki is also a popular recipe.
01Name and origins
The name "pilaki" comes from the Greek word "plakion" (Greek: πλακίον), referring to a fire-resistant stone cooking vessel.
It originated in the Byzantine Empire, being used in Byzantine cuisine.
02Variants
In Greek cuisine, this style is known as plaki. In Bulgarian cuisine the name is "plakiya".
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Barbunya pilaki.jpg by E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pilaki in London.jpg by Mx. Granger, CC0
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