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This way, the bond between family members grows tighter while the Greek culinary tradition is perpetuated. This bonding Greek Sunday tradition has been a part of the locals’ lives for hundreds of years, and it has been preserved to this day due to the prized values it communicates.ĭuring family get-togethers, people eat, share thoughts and concerns, and discuss the politics of the country, with the last topic including a disappointed manner and acidic humor as a rule.

Greeks are temperamental and quick to argue but don’t worry, no one holds grudges, and the argument will be forgotten as soon as dessert is served.Īthens for Foodies: The Ultimate Gastronomy Tour It’s an inside joke that no Sunday dinner is complete without a heated argument of some kind. Regardless of your age, if you’ve moved out of your family home, or whether you’re busy or not, every Sunday around lunchtime, the whole family -grandparents included, of course- gathers around the table and feasts on traditional Greek food while discussing their week. Greek dishes cooked in a traditional wood oven - credits: Lana Moon/ Let’s be honest it comes as no surprise that Greeks have built family traditions around their ultimate motivator: food. In other words, it’d be a picture of one of the most iconic and fulfilling family traditions in Greece, the tradition of the Sunday dinner table. If Greece was a picture, it’d be a family around a table too small for all the homemade Greek goodies made by the cook of the family, chatting, laughing, and enjoying each other’s company. The family institution is an integral part of Greek culture, one that has been a point of reference for the rest of the world and one that has been depicted in movies time and time again -‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ is closer to the truth than any Greek would like to admit.

‘Blood can’t be turned into water’ a Greek saying suggests, meaning that the relationship between family members is a sacred one.