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Dakos

Salads, Dips, Sandwiches and Fermented Cold Dishes

Dakos is a traditional Cretan dish, also known as ntakos or koukouvagia, made from a slice of soaked paximadi barley rusk topped with tomatoes and cheeses such as feta or mizithra, seasoned with dried oregano and often finished with olives and capers. It is a variation on the Greek horiatiki salad format and is a popular appetizer in Greek cuisine. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Greece 1
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Feta, Ingredients
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Oregano, Ingredients
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Tomato, Ingredients
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1. Dakos (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Greece
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Dakos (Wikipedia)
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    Dakos or ntakos (Greek: ντάκος), also known as koukouvagia or koukouvayia (κουκουβάγια) or kouloukopsomo, is a Cretan horiatiki (salad) consisting of a slice of soaked paximadi bread that is topped with tomatoes and cheeses such as feta or mizithra.
  • In Cuisine: Greek Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Tomato, Infobox main_ingredient field: Dried bread or barley rusk, tomatoes, feta or mizithra cheese, oregano, herbs, olives
  • Uses Ingredient: Oregano, Infobox main_ingredient field: Dried bread or barley rusk, tomatoes, feta or mizithra cheese, oregano, herbs, olives
  • Uses Ingredient: Feta, Infobox main_ingredient field: Dried bread or barley rusk, tomatoes, feta or mizithra cheese, oregano, herbs, olives
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