Greek Food

Well, what can I say? FABULOUS!!! Just as in Egypt, I have thrown myself (almost literally) at Greek cuisine and have enjoyed it!

The last time I was in Greece three years ago, I fell in love with Feta Cheese and ended up boycotting it for the past three years because Canadian Feta is not Feta cheese! So, of course on my first day in Athens, I had Greek Salad with Feta and Tzatziki. Now, Greek Salad is also not the same back home. It does not contain lettuce: it has tomatoes, cucumber, onions, olives and feta with olive oil on top. The garlic in the tzatziki is so strong (no kissing after that!) but is so powerful!

On the tour, I tried Greek food whenever I could. Moussaka is definately a popular dish: it contains eggplant, ground meat, cheese and bechamel sauce. Very delicious! Lamb, pork and chicken are the meat staples and the Greeks do know how to grill their meats. I have tried grilled meat, moussaka and plenty of salads.

The desserts are another story: the Greeks far outdo themselves when it comes to dessert. They are so rich and sweet but so good! Plus, you can have them for breakfast, lunch and supper plus all the snacks in between. I have enjoyed the baklava, philo pastries, almond cookies covered with icing sugar and plenty of cookies. So good!

Greeks eat much later than in Canada plus breakfast seems to be focussed on much less. Breakfast is the standard fare of cake (yes, cake for breakfast!) with plenty of bread and jams with yoghurt (see previous post). Lunch is much later in the day around 1-2pm and usually is much lighter (at least when I eat). Dinner is late in the evening and is a heavy dinner of meat and carbs.

By far the one meal I was most looking forward to was the Gyro, a pita filled with shaved meat, tomatoes, onions, tzatziki and potatoes (fries). I finally had one this afternoon and it was marvelous. I have a few more days left in Greece and will definately have more!

So, I hope you enjoyed this snapshot of Greek food. As I am sure you know, I love to eat and have enjoyed everything I have tried.

Talk to you soon, Lisa