Last week I got back from a fun adventure to the city of Thessaloniki. It's the second largest city in Greece, many consider it to be the cultural hub of Greece, but I would also consider it the baking capital of Greece. It's not hard to argue that this city has some of the best food in the whole country, yet it's very surprising that more tourists don't come and visit. All this week I've decided that I'm going to highlight some of the food adventures I had on my epic adventure. Most of the treats featured will be sweet, but not all of them. What I can guarantee is by the time you read all of these adventures, you might consider a stop in Thessaloniki on your Greek vacation.
Since Thessaloniki is most well know for its baked goods, I thought I would highlight its most famous baked sweet treat, the Trigona. The treat itself is very simple, yet it's unique to the area. It's a square of filo pastry folded in half (like a triangle) and filled with various creams. The most common seem to be chocolate cream and a plain sweet cream, but I've seen others as well. As you can tell from the photos the cream is not put on very lightly.
I can also tell you that the cream itself is not very light either. It's a very thick, high fat cream, which makes it all the tastier. It's funny because often you find treats from all of the other regions of Greece, in Athens as well, but I can't say I've seen Trigona around Athens too often, if ever. If you happen to find yourself in Thessaloniki, and you want the most famous Trigona, make sure to check out Terkenlis, just off the main square.
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