The Food

How can I write about Greece without including the food?!? It's safe to say I didn't have one bad meal in Greece, except for the night we went to the Hard Rock Cafe...but that only proved to me how bad American food actually is. We ate a lot of the same stuff everyday, Greek salad, saganaki, stuffed tomatoes and peppers, dolmathes, gyros...and I never got sick of it once. I actually craved these different foods on a daily basis. Maybe it's the pure, natural ingredients, or maybe it's just because it's so damn good! Before coming to Greece, I hated tomatoes, now I love them. There were some surprises on the way though. I thought Greece was the land of hummus, but noooooooo. There is NO sign of hummus in Greece, apparently it's a middle eastern thing, even though at home we see "Athenos" brand hummus and almost all Greek restaurants have hummus as a headliner on the menu. Also, did you know Greece is one of the largest producers of olive oil, that they sell a lot of it to Italy and they add a few herbs and sell it as "Italian" olive oil? Crazy. Totally crazy.

Greek Beer
Looks a little scary, but this fish was tasty!
oooooh yeah

This was probably the best thing I had while in Greece. It's called manouri cheese, coated with sesame seeds and this cherry glaze. If I can ever find a recipe even close to this, I'll be happy! It's always a bit sad when you eat something abroad and know you'll never have anything like it again...

A Cadbury ice cream bar?!? It was a dream come true...
So good I was possessed by it...
Another Greek favorite, Retsina. I thought it was great, but Ursula described the taste as "fresh dirt." hmm.

A delish bakery
A traditional Greek meal, saganaki, stuffed tomatoes, tsatziki, calamari, and Greek salad. By sharing, you get a little bit of everything, I'm bringing this way of eating back to the states!