How to pronounce Apaki

Apaki is written απάκι where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /aˈpaci/. In plain English letters that is ah-PAH-kee, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Apaki?

Apaki is a snack of Greece. Where it comes from: Crete. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are pork. It tastes smoky and savory.

Where Apaki comes from

Apaki is one of 37 signature dishes of Greece on this map. See all dishes from Crete.

• Dakos ντάκος · Snack · Crete

  Dakos, also known as koukouvagia, is a Cretan dish built on paximadi, a hard rusk that is usually made from barley, shaped round, cut in half and baked twice.

• Kalitsounia καλιτσούνια · Snack · Crete

  Kalitsounia are small pies associated with Crete, made in both savoury and sweet versions.

• Staka στάκα · Snack · Crete

  Staka is a Cretan dairy speciality made from the cream of sheep's or goat's milk.

• Boureki of Chania μπουρέκι Χανίων · Main dish · Crete

  Boureki of Chania is a traditional pie from the city of Chania in western Crete.

• Tsikoudia τσικουδιά · Drink · Crete

  Tsikoudia is Crete's own spirit, a fragrant pomace brandy of Cretan origin with 40 to 65 per cent alcohol.

• Moussaka μουσακάς · Main dish · Greece

  Layered aubergine dishes were cooked across the Ottoman world and the Arab world, and the name comes from Arabic.

Food of Greece

Dishes like Apaki in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Apaki:

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  Westphalian ham is a raw ham from Westphalia with a strong, spicy flavour.

• Sobrassada · Snack · Mallorca (Balearic Islands), Spain

  Sobrassada is a soft, raw cured sausage from the Balearic Islands, made of minced pork seasoned with paprika, salt and black pepper.

• Croque-monsieur · Snack · Paris, France

  The croque-monsieur is a hot ham and cheese sandwich from the cooking of Paris.