Greek Food

[Khandro]

Isn't it all rubbish?                                                                      I inadvertently bought a jar of Greek gherkins which were soft, no crunch and bland. The best gherkins are Polish which have some crunch and an immediate slightly sharp sour taste which dissolves into an milder almost sweet aftertaste, traditionally in eastern Europe taken with a shot of vodka.

As I dumped them onto the compost I thought how disappointingly poor all Greek food is. The wine is undrinkable, Greek olives are second rate to Spanish and they even have the temerity to open restaurants.

Does anyone like this muck?    

[maggiebee]

Yes I do, but only in Greece.  Loved the food there.

[Barmaid]

I do we have a greek restaurant near us which is superb.

[Cloverjo]

I love Greek salad, olives and kleftiko.
I agree about their wine. And ouzo, but I don't like the aniseed flavour whichever country it's from. 
 

[pastafreak]

Why call it 'muck' and 'rubbish'? That's a bit strong even if you don't like it.

I love Greek olive oil, and kalamata olives...and feta cheese. Gorgeous baked with those olives. I intend to try Greek honey soon.

Oh, and I even have a very nice Greek restaurant nearby.

[237SJ]

I haven't eaten Greek food in the UK but I have in Athens.  It's lovely.  You are eating the wrong things.

[Old_Geezer]

I rarely go out for Greek food, but when I have done so, it's been fine.

 

Maybe check the reviews before visiting ?

[maggiebee]

If you dumped the jar of Greek gherkins onto the compost I hope you recycled the jar they came in.  If so, all is not wasted.

[Khandro]

maggie, Yes the jar will be going to the village bottle bank.

And pasta, with hindsight perhaps 'muck' was a bit strong and I apologise to Greeks everywhere. I was annoyed at the waste of poor quality Gherkins.

Considering Greece is claimed to be the cradle of Western civilization, they need to pull their culinary socks up.

If you read The Iliad,  Homer makes many references to 'mixing bowls'. Usually of silver and considered prestigious gifts.

The Ancient Greeks used them to mix water with their wine because it was thought drinking unadulterated wine led to madness - having tasted their wine, I think they had a point !

😄

 

  

[rockyracoon]

 Disagree. I live Greek food. Itms more than olives and wine

[naomi24]

Greek food in Greece is lovely.  Greek salads, dolmades, lovely olives, beautiful fish.  What's not to like?

[Old_Geezer]

What's not to like ? Salad to start with !

[douglas9401]

Oh come on! What's wrong with cucumber and tomato cut up using a hatchet and served in a cereal bowl?

[Khandro]

I was once once on Crete, presented with wine in an aluminium beaker !!  

[webbo3]

I love it, I make a beef stifado with a whole bottle of red wine in it and in the summer I make greek salad and some pork souvlaki with oregano for the BBQ.

[Khandro]

webbo: 'Greek' food cooked by a non-Greek isn't really Greek is it? I'm sure your contributions enhance it immeasurably. 🙂 

[naomi24]

// 'Greek' food cooked by a non-Greek isn't really Greek is it?//

 

How do you work that out, Khandro?

 

Bad experiences might be a case of you get what you pay for.  Embark on a cheap holiday and the chances are you'll be left  with less than favourable memories.  

[douglas9401]

Restaurants restricting themselves to countries of origin seems like a restrictive business model.

[Spungle]

Credit where credits due, their kebabs are edible.  Not a patch on Turkish though.  

[webbo3]

Khandro

\\webbo: 'Greek' food cooked by a non-Greek isn't really Greek is it? I'm sure your contributions enhance it immeasurably.//

So a curry made by someone who isn't Indian is really Indian

What about Spag bol made by a non italian

or a Chilli made by a non Mexican.

I could go on but you know what I mean.

[pastafreak]

Webbo...'spag bol' isn't even Italian. It's an American/British interpretation of a 'ragu'.