Editing Thessaloniki (section)

===Cuisine===
{{see also|Macedonian cuisine (Greek)}}
[[File:Frappe (4547117210).jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|[[Frappé coffee]]]]
[[File:Bougatsa.png|thumb|[[Bougatsa]], typical Thessalonian treat]]

Because Thessaloniki remained under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule for about 100 years longer than southern Greece, it has retained a lot of its Eastern character, including its culinary tastes.<ref name="Frommer's Food">{{cite book |title=Frommer's Greece |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780470165386 |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780470165386/page/627 627] |quote=Cuisine Thessaloniki. |year=2008 |publisher=Wiley Publishing Inc. |access-date=9 February 2012 |isbn=9780470260814}}</ref> Spices in particular play an important role in the cuisine of Thessaloniki,<ref name="Frommer's Food"/> something which is not true to the same degree about Greece's southern regions.<ref name="Frommer's Food"/> Thessaloniki's Ladadika borough is a particularly busy area in regards to Thessalonian cuisine, with most [[taverna]]s serving traditional [[meze]] and other such culinary delights.<ref name="Frommer's Food"/>

[[Bougatsa]], a breakfast [[pastry]], which can be either sweet with Patisserie créme or savory, is very popular throughout the city and has spread around other parts of Greece and the Balkans as well. Another popular snack is ''[[Simit|koulouri]]''.

Notable sweets of the city are ''Trigona Panoràmatos'', ''Roxákia'', ''[[:el:Κουρκουμπίνι|Kourkoubinia]]'' and ''Armenonville''. A stereotypical Thessalonian [[coffee]] drink is [[Frappé coffee]]. Frappé was invented in the [[Thessaloniki International Fair]] in 1957 and has since spread throughout Greece and Cyprus to become a hallmark of the Greek [[coffee culture]]. Rather than Frappé, Thessalonians tend to enjoy drinking ''Freddo Espresso'', a special Greek variation of Espresso coffee; specifically, after been being extracted from the coffee machine, espresso is put into a shaker full of ice and eventually sugar (if preferred such) and afterwards it is shakered with an electric frother. Finally, it is served with ice and straw in a tall glass. Coffee is an inseparable part of Thessalonians, marking a quick break from work, a socialising opportunity among friends, family and couples as well as a chance of studying, meeting new people and relax oneself.

''Kapani'' or ''Agora Vlalì'' is the oldest central market in Thessaloniki, with shops selling fish, meat, vegetables, fruits, drinks, olives, sweets, nuts, spices<ref>{{cite web |title=Kapani Market |url=https://www.thessalonikitourism.gr/index.php/en/component/k2/item/164-kapani-market |website=Thessaloniki Tourism |access-date=13 October 2022 |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kapani or Agora Vlali – Thessaloniki |url=https://www.greekgastronomyguide.gr/en/item/agora-kapani-thessaloniki/ |website=Greek Gastronomy Guide |access-date=13 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ΑΡΧΙΚΗ |url=https://kapani.gr/ |website=Αγορά Καπάνι Θεσσαλονίκης |access-date=13 October 2022 |language=el}}</ref> and [[Modiano Market]] is located nearby.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kapani and Modiano Markets |url=https://www.afar.com/places/modiano-market-thessaloniki |website=AFAR Media |access-date=13 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>