Baklava
Greek food is greatly sought after by many of all cultures. The well known Gyro is seen in Greek restaurants in many of the greatest cities all over the USA as it spins round on the rotisserie roasting slowly while the juices flow and the aromas of the cooking lamb/beef combination brings in many off the streets. People waiting in lines craving the garlicky taste of the tzatziki sauce (cucumber sauce) and the crisp freshness of the sliced onions and tomatoes folded in crispy grilled pita bread with thick slices of the slow roasted gyro meat. The Greek food festivals fill up with people waiting in lines for the simple taste of the wonderful seasonings of the char-grilled pieces of pork/ beef of the Greek souvlaki.
You have the well known Greek delicacies such as the spanakopita (spinach pie) and tiropita (cheese pie) both wrapped in the flakiest phyllo dough and melts in your mouth bite after bite. Greek salad that comes in so many different ways is known by all with its fresh vegetables, tangy feta cheese, Kalamata olives and if you’re in Tarpon Springs, Florida topped with creamy potato salad. And the creamy Avgolemono chicken soup with orzo or rice and the tanginess of the lemon juice and the tender pieces of chicken. Greek cakes called “Pastas” come in so many varieties that your tempted to try them all, from the chocolate pasta, creamy chocolate mouse covering layers of chocolate cake or the freshest strawberries in a white chocolate mouse covering layers of vanilla cake. Your self control is thoroughly gone when you see the baklava cheesecake with its creamy cheesecake swirled with honey, nuts, and cinnamon and then topped with crispy phyllo dough with more honey, nuts and cinnamon.
Then you have the time honored traditional recipes that are not always found in your regular restaurants or cafes. Char-grilled whole octopus or whole char-grilled fish with bones and all, grilled to perfection and covered with olive oil, lemon juice and spices with a side of olive oil and lemon covered dandelion greens. Basted lamb shank with orzo slowly roasting for hours in the oven or the creamy beef tripe soup served on the holiest of Easter holidays in Greek homes every where. Your Easter sweet bread (Tsoureki) with the red eggs baked on top make the Easter holiday so much sweeter.
The Greek people also have to prepare for they holidays with Lenten foods which are strictly vegetarian dishes with no meat, fish or anything dairy such as thick bean soups and spinach rice casseroles or roasted vegetables with fried calamari (squid). Yes, Greek food is more then food that fills your stomach, it’s a journey into Greece’s past.
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