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05-09-2011, 12:35 PM
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What are your favorite Greek foods?
I am gearing up for a Greek Feast this weekend for my son's 19th birthday.
I am re-creating some of his favorites from a trip to Greece in 2006.
Just finished a sample batch of Spanokopita- spinach and feta pie
He wants:
Avgolemono
Tarama
Dolmades
Keftedes
Home baked pitas
Tsatziki
Trio of soulvaki
Roast Leg of Lamb(studded with rosemary and smoked over olive wood)
Greek Style lemon potatoes
Pilaf
Saganaki
What are your favorites?
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05-09-2011, 01:01 PM
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ooo I love greek food! I'd have to say:
Spanokopita
Humas w/fresh pita
Lamb leg w/roasted potatoes
Baklava - Phyllo dough, honey & chopped nuts
now I'm hungry . . . 
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05-09-2011, 02:51 PM
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lamb slouvlaki
roast leg of lamb
tzatziki with pita bread, or humus with pita bread
and many more, one thing i do not enjoy is baklava its harshly sweet
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05-09-2011, 03:00 PM
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Greeks
What about Chips n Chili ......Oh wait a minute that is just Winnipeg Greeks....
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05-09-2011, 03:35 PM
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Pic of the Spanokopita-
With you on the Baklava.
Just too sweet for me.
Likely will make an Ouzo ice cream
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05-09-2011, 04:43 PM
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Greek food to die for
Arni Kaleftiko - just like on Cyprus ( stolen lamb slow cooked in the ground )
Hummus with pita just out of the brick oven, some tsatziki too
Greek salad with humungeous Kalamata olives
don't get me started - I'm salivating already.
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05-09-2011, 04:53 PM
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Moussaka!
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05-09-2011, 04:56 PM
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Moussaka!
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05-09-2011, 04:58 PM
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Best burgers in town....Barpa Bill's Lamb burgers!
Lamb, feta, tzatziki sauce......MMMM
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05-09-2011, 05:41 PM
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Best burgers in town....Barpa Bill's Lamb burgers!
Lamb, feta, tzatziki sauce......MMMM
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X2!!!!! Props to their lamb and chicken pitas as well!
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05-09-2011, 05:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by omega50
Pic of the Spanokopita-
With you on the Baklava.
Just too sweet for me.
Likely will make an Ouzo ice cream
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uglyelk
Moussaka!
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You guys are killing my at least you could have made the pics scratch and sniff
or pick and eat..... 
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05-09-2011, 05:58 PM
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When ever I would be in Africa or the M/E working for extended times and then heading home we always flew into Crete for a couple days of ****-up. First order; six pack of ice cold Heinekens from the hotel kiosk followed by Gyros stuffed with french fries accompanied with 2 Amstel lights and then Greek salad..........Heaven!!
So...Gyro appetizers and Greek for salad. My Chica marinates lamb chops in Kraft Greek salad over night then on to the barbecue med/hi heat with meat thermometer. When they hit rare-med their ready to go!!
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05-09-2011, 06:15 PM
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You haven't lived until you have had a Gyro with pita, stuffed with fries, all freshly made.
Avgolemono
Taramosalata
Full lamb on the spit done in a lemon glaze sauce
Saganaki
Kyiana
Pastigio
Tyrokaftero
Tyropita
Styfatha
Calamarakia stuffed with rice and cheese and veg
And any seafood done in authentic greek style cooking .
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05-09-2011, 08:00 PM
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A couple of favorite places-
Matala on Crete- Libyan Sea
Meat market in Athens
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05-09-2011, 08:30 PM
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I think some slow roasted stolen lamb sounds amazing
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05-09-2011, 08:38 PM
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What's another name for a Greek Nighty?.................An apron!
Favorite greek food is Chicken Souvlaki and Baklava.
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04-07-2013, 07:08 AM
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Mrs Omega and her gal friends went out for Greek food last night at Manies on 17th and took pity on me at home manning the smoker and brought me an appetizer platter care package.
Yum
Now I have this massive Greek Feast idea bubbling inside my head.
I have a serious craving for Taramosalata right now- Just waiting for the deli to open down the street this morning so I can grab some Tarama and make up a batch for dinner with fresh pita
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04-07-2013, 07:52 AM
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ALL Greek food is awesomely YUMMY.....
I hope your dinner went well....2yrs ago LOL 
Goin to Greece and Italy is in my top 3 nxt places to go.....I've heard and seen so many great stories and pics. It's time to experience it for myself.
Or depending on funds....A complete Mediterranean cruise.
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04-07-2013, 08:06 AM
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Baklava - 
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04-07-2013, 08:25 AM
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Anything Gyro !
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I get geek all the time, wife and father in law are both Greek, and the father inlaw(George) had a restaurant for 20 some odd yrs, guy can do anything in a kitchen....but my favorite is just my wife's Greek salad, I could eat it every day.....
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04-07-2013, 09:22 AM
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Yummy yummy drooooooooollll
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04-07-2013, 09:30 AM
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Quote:
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I get geek all the time, wife and father in law are both Greek, and the father inlaw(George) had a restaurant for 20 some odd yrs, guy can do anything in a kitchen....but my favorite is just my wife's Greek salad, I could eat it every day.....
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Yep Geeks can be fun.
Greek food however can be yummy
Just hold the damn olives
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04-07-2013, 09:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FishingMOM
Yep Geeks can be fun.
Greek food however can be yummy
Just hold the damn olives
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04-07-2013, 09:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FishingMOM
Yep Geeks can be fun.
Greek food however can be yummy
Just hold the damn olives
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I can argree fully, when I first started dating the wife I couldent handle feta, or the olives, 20yrs later can't get enough feta, but still can't stomach them damn olives..lol
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04-07-2013, 07:14 PM
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Essential for any Greek meal!!
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