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Post by yorkshiremouth on Jun 1, 2017 9:46:05 GMT
Plenty if threads about where to eat, but I thought I'd start a thread on what to choose once seated.
I love cooking (and eating), and Greek cuisine is one of my favourites. I absolutely love Stifado. It's a stew which usually consists of large chinks of meat, a tomato/red wine sauce (flavoured with all spice/pimento), and small, sweet onions.
More often than not you'll see it sold as a beef stew, but my favourite (and available at around one restaurant in three, in my experience) is rabbit.
Well worth a try.
As is often the case, I to get it right at home. I put the onions in too soon and they dissolve - they need to remain whole.
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Post by kevb on Jun 1, 2017 13:39:30 GMT
There are some things that no matter how hard you try just arent the same at home as they are on holiday even though it's the same product. Feta cheese and ouzo (not together obs) are two that spring to mind.
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Post by *Di* on Jun 1, 2017 14:55:06 GMT
Kevb my favourite feta cheese at home is M+S feta.. I use one from asda in my kleftico as its to be mostly melted into the sauce but for chunks to eat on salads or with crackers its the m+s one ππΌπ
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Post by yorkshiremouth on Jun 1, 2017 15:31:54 GMT
I always fail to make my holiday food as good as in Greece, with one exception - Souvlaki.
Mine is far better than I've tasted in Greece...well, it's largely Jamie Oliver's recipe.
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Post by Tre on Jun 1, 2017 20:59:19 GMT
Beef Giovetsi, Jimmys, Shrimp saganaki, Lynhari. I've come up with. Giovetsi recipe by cooking the beef in the slow cooker, obviously with Ouzo, oregano etc, then transfer to oven dish with orzo pasta & feta, bake for 20 mins or so; heaven.
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Post by exgreekgod on Jun 2, 2017 6:39:37 GMT
I've tried making kleftico but it never tastes the same,we had a lovely one last year at Olive Thea, looking out over the town as the lights were coming on and reflecting in the harbour and the stars were twinkling above us...Ahh Skiathos!
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Post by kevb on Jun 2, 2017 11:35:50 GMT
Had a cracking kleftico on my recent visit to Rhodes. I've had 'kleftico' done in all sorts of different ways over the years on different islands so it seems to be one of those dishes with a huge amount of leeway. However this was a nice simple slow cooked shank with a lovely sauce and fresh veg. Really hit the spot. Best bit was the restaurant was literally over the road from my hotel :-)
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Post by kevb on Jun 2, 2017 11:39:03 GMT
Kevb my favourite feta cheese at home is M+S feta.. I use one from asda in my kleftico as its to be mostly melted into the sauce but for chunks to eat on salads or with crackers its the m+s one ππΌπ A M&S food hall opened on a nearby retail park recently so I might have to pay a visit, other than a few 'specials' over xmas I can't afford to shop there normally
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Post by *Di* on Jun 2, 2017 13:22:02 GMT
My kleftico is amazing. Its done to *our* taste with lots of feta rich sauce/gravy.. divine
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Post by dennisn on Jun 2, 2017 13:48:20 GMT
Kevb my favourite feta cheese at home is M+S feta.. I use one from asda in my kleftico as its to be mostly melted into the sauce but for chunks to eat on salads or with crackers its the m+s one ππΌπ A M&S food hall opened on a nearby retail park recently so I might have to pay a visit, other than a few 'specials' over xmas I can't afford to shop there normally You should vote Tory - they can afford to shop in M&S.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on Jun 2, 2017 14:19:05 GMT
I love kleftico (or Kalashnikov, as I call it).
I agree, it tastes different wherever you go, so it's nice to know the one you cook at home probably tastes like someone's somewhere in Greece.
We really should mention 'The Daddy' at this point. Greek Salad.
HATE it when it's served with lettuce.
I find you can get decent onions, feta, kalamatas, oregano and olive oil in the UK. The big difference is the flavour of the cucumbers and tomatoes. You can get delicious tomatoes in the UK, but too often the flavour isn't intense enough. And cucumbers over here almost always taste like water.
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Post by dennisn on Jun 2, 2017 15:58:47 GMT
It's strange. All the supermarkets etc have imported fruit and veg here, don't they. BUT it all tastes bland - or in other words, doesn't taste! We arrive in Skiathos and get the fruit and stuff in and hey presto, tomatoes taste like they've been injected with tomato flavour - my breakfast is simply sliced tomato on a digestive biscuit and oh boy does it taste real. We buy peaches and nectarines because they taste right out there, never buy them in UK, tough, small and flavourless. Everything's the same, tastes good there, rubbish here.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on Jun 3, 2017 14:51:00 GMT
I think it's the time it takes to get from farm to fork.
You could have a tomato grown in Huddersfield, sent to a packing plant in Belgium, back to a Sainsbury's processing and distribution centre in Ealing, then back to the Sainsbury's in Huddersfield.
It'll have gone on a longer journey than me visiting Skiathos!
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Post by amy114 on Jun 4, 2017 16:46:04 GMT
For me it would be
Moussaka Grilled fish - sea bream & sardines Feta cheese salad (minus lettuce) oozing with olive oil with a crusty bread to soak it up Tzatiki, olive paste, aubergine paste, again with crusty or garlic bread Kokkinisto Baklava ( as an afternoon treat with a large latte) Not forgetting the fabulous baked fish dish at the mouria
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Post by amy114 on Jun 4, 2017 17:03:30 GMT
Hit the like button when I was trying to edit my post! :-0
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