Food Musings

Gyro = burrito

Ekmek = banana cream pie

Pastitsio =  mac & cheese hot dish (i.e., hamburger helper)

Mousaka = lasagna

Saganaki = fried cheese
Souvlaki = shish kebab

The foods Greeks do best

Tomatoes – they taste like they came from somebody’s backyard garden           

Cucumbers, eggplant, zucchini – all their commonly used vegetables taste better

Yogurt, sour cream, feta (actually, all the cheeses they make are awesome)

Olive oil – unlike anything we get in the states, clean, smooth and very faint, olive-y flavor

Milk – thick, rich, flavorful… it’s strange we have yet to see a single cow in our travels – we’ve seen lots of goats, but no cows.

Pita bread

ALL deserts (the philosophy seems to be if a little sugar is good, then a lot is BETTER!)

Honey (lots of beehives everywhere we’ve gone; honey is used extensively in Greek deserts)

Herbs (they’re all so much more pungent here; basil is grown here as a foliage plant)

Eggs (dark orange yolks, heavy with flavor)

Watermelon (tastes like it did when we were kids, and with each passing day it’s gotten sweeter)

Wine

The 20 lbs I lost before the trip to Greece have been found; they are happy to be home.  Diet resumes upon return to reality on Monday. :(