{"id":23608,"date":"2026-10-15T05:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/tasteatlas-ranks-greek-melomakarona-second-among-the-worlds-best-cookies-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T05:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:22:38","slug":"tasteatlas-ranks-greek-melomakarona-second-among-the-worlds-best-cookies-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/tasteatlas-ranks-greek-melomakarona-second-among-the-worlds-best-cookies-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"TasteAtlas Ranks Greek Melomakarona Second Among the World\u2019s Best Cookies \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"T\">\n<h2 id=\"h-tasteatlas-has-ranked-greek-melomakarona-second-on-its-list-of-the-world-s-50-best-cookies\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">TasteAtlas has ranked Greek melomakarona second on its list of the world\u2019s 50 best cookies.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Czech Christmas biscuits V\u00e1no\u010dn\u00ed cukrov\u00ed took first place with a rating of 4.4 out of 5. Melomakarona, the traditional Greek honey-soaked Christmas biscuits made with walnuts and spices, scored 4.3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Algeria\u2019s Makroud el Louse placed third, also with 4.3, followed by Argentina\u2019s alfajores and Dutch stroopwafels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three other Greek sweets appear in the top 50: amygdalota (almond sweets) in 24th place, moustokouloura (grape must biscuits) in 28th, and kourabiedes (butter biscuits coated in icing sugar) in 47th. Both of Greece\u2019s best-known Christmas biscuits feature on the list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ranking includes treats from dozens of countries and ends with Iran\u2019s Naan Berenji in 50th place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other Greek Cookies in TasteAtlas Top 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Amygdalota (24th, 3.9\/5)<\/strong>: Delicate almond cookies made with ground almonds, egg whites, sugar and flavourings such as orange blossom water. Often served at weddings and christenings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moustokouloura (28th, 3.9\/5)<\/strong>: Soft, chewy biscuits made with grape must (petimezi). Spiced with cinnamon and cloves, they have a gingerbread-like flavour and are traditionally eaten in autumn and winter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kourabiedes (47th, 3.8\/5)<\/strong>: Classic Greek Christmas shortbread cookies made with butter and almonds, heavily dusted in icing sugar. Often shaped as crescents or rounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related Traditional Melomakarona Recipe for the Festive Season<\/p>\n<p><!--[googlesitekit-end-of-content]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b09d62101923f4e7c72cc48247475a3102bae674ed5f359249fac5bb5c705260?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b09d62101923f4e7c72cc48247475a3102bae674ed5f359249fac5bb5c705260?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Stella Mazonakis<\/h5>\n<p>Stella Mazonakis is a contributor at Greek City Times, covering Greek news, community stories, sport, culture, and current affairs for readers in Greece and the diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/10\/15\/tasteatlas-ranks-greek-melomakarona-second-best-cookies\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TasteAtlas has ranked Greek melomakarona second on its list of the world\u2019s 50 best cookies. Czech Christmas biscuits V\u00e1no\u010dn\u00ed cukrov\u00ed took first place with a rating of 4.4 out of 5. Melomakarona, the traditional Greek honey-soaked Christmas biscuits made with walnuts and spices, scored 4.3. Algeria\u2019s Makroud el Louse placed third, also with 4.3, followed &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"TasteAtlas Ranks Greek Melomakarona Second Among the World\u2019s Best Cookies \u2013 Greek City Times\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/tasteatlas-ranks-greek-melomakarona-second-among-the-worlds-best-cookies-greek-city-times\/#more-23608\" aria-label=\"Read more about TasteAtlas Ranks Greek Melomakarona Second Among the World\u2019s Best Cookies \u2013 Greek City Times\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-70.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}