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Kheer in a charcoal bowl, creamy pale ivory rice and milk pudding topped with slivered almonds, chopped pistachios and saffron threads, a lit clay lamp behind

Kheer

Kheer is milk that has been cooked for an hour with a little rice in it, not rice pudding with milk poured over, and the hour is where all the flavor comes from.

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A square of Greek spanakopita on a cream plate, flaky golden phyllo over a thick green spinach and feta filling on a crisp golden base, with the rest of the pie behind.

Spanakopita

The soggy bottom everyone fears comes from the spinach, not the pastry, and it is fixed before the phyllo is even out of the box.

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Greek dolmades piled on a blue plate, glossy rolled grape leaves with one cut open to show the green herb and rice filling, served with lemon wedges and a drizzle of olive oil.

Dolmades

The meatless version has its own name, yalantzi, the liar’s dolma, and it is the one Greeks serve cold with lemon.

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