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>>15112261
Greek Lent forbids meat and any animal products like milk and eggs. Also, bony fish with the exception of a few days. Crustaceans, cephalopods and molluscs are always allowed though.
It used to be that everyone would observe the lent religiously. Nowadays most people only observe the first day and the last week, to keep with tradition, or just don't observe it at all.
Of course recipes with vegetables are often made in fasting occasions, but they are nice to eat anytime the required vegetables are in season, with a piece of feta, some olives and a slice of bread.
>>15113602
May be hard to find or make, but grape leaves stuffed with rice and fresh herbs, made the night before with some lemon juice and chilled, are a must. I also love octopus, shrimps saganaki, tigania (bekri meze), revithada (chickpea stew) etc.
Otherwise, since I don't know what you're working with, Greek food is mostly about simple preparation, fresh ingredients and good olive oil, anything you can make in this context using common ingredients in Greece should work.

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