All seasonal vegetables, such as artichokes, beans, peas, carrots, and zucchini are often cooked and served together in the casserole dishes rather than separately. There is a variety of cheeses produced in Greece. They include some very interesting regional specialties. Cheese is usually consumed with bread which can vary tremendously in flavour depending on the particular region. In the summer, however, sweets give way to fresh fruits such as large peaches, melon, watermelon, grapes and pears.
Greek coffee is similar to Arabian coffee.
Coffee is usually served with a glass of water. There is a wide variety of eating establishments in Greece, usually characterized by certain well-defined features. A conventional eating establishment with tablecloths. They tend to be in the upper price range. An offshoot of the traditional countryside eating place.