How to pronounce Dakos

Dakos is written ντάκος where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈdakos/. In plain English letters that is DAH-kos, 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 Dakos?

Dakos is a snack of Greece. Where it comes from: Crete. People usually eat it as a snack and at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour, vegetables and dairy & cheese. It tastes fresh and savory.

Where Dakos comes from

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

• 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.

• Apaki απάκι · Snack · Crete

  Apaki is a traditional cured meat from the mountains of Crete.

• 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

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