Athens Food Tour | Eating Like the Locals!

[@melanienagy6389]

I lived in Greece in the early 90s. My late husband and I loved it .We were there for 2yrs. The food was authentic and awesome. The people are the nicest you could ever meet. I have so many fond memories of Greece. In my next life I want to be Greek.

[@jordanandsoph]

Truly some of the best and nicest people. There were many times where the restaurant owners took time just to talk with us and let us know the best things to and and foods to try while in Greece!

[@ΑικατερινηΠαλλη]

Thank you very much ❤❤❤❤❤

[@interestingvids-hx2sq]

Sorry for your loss If you don’t mind me asking what made you leave and go back to the us if you are from us

[@Jood.1993]

I’m interested in taking a tour of the city ❤

[@jorgeromero4680]

Isn't it fascinating how small the world can feel sometimes? Just behind you 4:14 guys enjoying your meal, there's a school that holds a lot of memories for me from my childhood. It's amazing how our paths intersect without us even realizing it. Thanks for sharing this glimpse of a place that holds so much nostalgia for me!

[@jordanandsoph]

That is so neat - it is a small world! Thanks for sharing!

[@seamantrade7919]

AND CHEAP !! A big bottle of wine costed 70-100 drs = 30 cents , same costed a souvlaki then 100 drs=30 cents.

[@chriskazanas9941]

Just a little clarification, moussaka is not topped with cheese it's topped with bechamel. And if you want to compare something greek to lasagna use pasticcio which is pasta and meat sauce topped woth bechamel.

[@MegaDeansy]

I'been to Greece 9/10 holidays and never have I had an 'OK meal' - each and every one has been absolutely delicious !. IMHO the best food in the world - add in the people, their history and you have THE best holiday destination !

[@jordanandsoph]

We couldn't agree more!

[@julieparry3888]

Absolutely love greece and it's people ,my daughter got married on rhodes ,fabulous day ,fabulous food

[@gailbogie6579]

OK, I watched this food tour while eating my spartan lunch of 5 chicken nuggets from the freezer and some cornichons! Not fair!!! Should inspire me to be more creative for dinner tonight!

[@antwnhskarakwstas9839]

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[@jordanandsoph]

I wish we could send you some food! We will have to try to recreate some when we get back.

[@avachen5506]

This food looks amazing! Inspires my interest in Greek food

[@jordanandsoph]

It was just as amazing as it looked!

[@adamst.martin1932]

November 1, 2024 I gotta tell you..Back in the year 2004. When I saw the movie TROY in Myrtle Beach South Carolina with my brother in theaters. After the movie I fell in love❤ with GREECE. 🇬🇷 After me and my brother left the theaters.. My brother took me to the board walk tour building.. I immediately went the shop and bought GREECE flag. 🇬🇷 At that time I didn't have Amazon to buy it.. I finally got Amazon... I finally buying all kinds of Greek stuff. I love watching your channel all because of GREEK.❤🇬🇷. Respect from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Love❤Greece 🇬🇷

[@dokanyon]

You should try saganaki with honey and sesame seeds. Not just the plain one. You gonna fall in love

[@jordanandsoph]

We will have to try that! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@hyacinthe7]

Athens has a lot of bakeries and BYZANTION (pronounced Vizándion) is one worth visiting for its quality, artisanal products as you saw. The second bakery you visited is in fact a chain (Apollónion) and that sign with the words is not its name but the products it sells: Bread, Sweets, Croissant, Coffee.

[@So_Harufied]

She butchered every Greek word in the video. 😏

[@demetriapostle1594]

so right...@@So_Harufied

[@cloudywong1432]

As a civilized country with a long history, resonates with me as a Chinese. If I had the chance, I would traverling in Greece.

[@elenilepouri7253]

Respect to the other Great civilization 🇬🇷🇨🇳

[@comervsvandals2692]

Same here as a greek. China would be my n1 to visit above india and japan. ❤

[@lcyJ]

Being from athens myself i say you did some excellent choises about the food here. Great video too!

[@jordanandsoph]

Thank you!

[@mrspopperspenguins]

Oh my - everything looked soooo delicious!

[@jordanandsoph]

It was!

[@quwatbasra9600]

This my favorite food in greece 🇬🇷 😊

[@skatzoheros9]

Actually koulouri comes with nany fillings Savory and sweet . Try " pame koulouri " is a chain with several bakerys . Nice recommendations and represent of Greek cuisin. Next time you'll be in Athens I can give you some tips if you like were you can find an exellent traditional cuisine. Cheers Helios from Greece.

[@jordanandsoph]

Thanks for the tips! Not sure if/when we will make it back to Athens but if we do we will reach our for some more tips. Thanks for watching!

[@andreasmarountas]

The bakery is called BYZANTION and the name derives from the Byzantine Empire. They didnt have Vyzation back then.

[@johnmullin1188]

Hi it's John thanks for the video Greece beautiful food and people take care you 2all the best John uk

[@jordanandsoph]

Thanks so much!

[@johnmellos9946]

When I was there for 2 and a half weeks I ate a gyro everyday.

[@jordanandsoph]

Pretty sure that was our average too. This was like one of the only days we didn't just eat gyros 😂

[@ThinnkTwicce]

One of the only genuine green food tours on YT. Thank you!

[@StreetFoodSection]

Greek salad looks super delicious ❤

[@jordanandsoph]

It certainly was!

[@ΑικατερινηΠαλλη]

Feta makes the difference ❤❤

[@jenasharp3421]

I loved the moussaka too! Are you doing any islands? I recommend Hydra, no cars allowed-only donkeys!

[@jordanandsoph]

We did go to Milos. We wanted to do more, including Hydra, but we just didn't have time and thought it would be better off really enjoying Milos for several days rather then jumping around too much.

[@gabespittle7828]

I miss the food already. When are we going back??

[@jordanandsoph]

Idk when but we should pick a warmer time for sure!

[@sophiadraganichcluck1608]

The large sesame cookie called ladokouloura shown in the bakery which is very dry is delicious with coffee or any other drink. I actually purchased these cookies at a Greek cafe in Florida and eat them almost every morning with my coffee. These cookies are made with olive oil and my opinion the least fattening Greek Cookies.The ones I purchased were very small. I am also planning to make some without sesame seeds. My mother was Macedonian but lived in an area where the language was Greek. My mouth was watering when I saw you and your husband eating because I grew up with same type of food but better since the food was cooked fresh from my mother!

[@ssibonis7619]

that Spano looks magical 💙😋

[@susanrhein7546]

Detroit area has a lot of greek foods, not just in Greektown. These foods are found pretty easily here. If you can't afford to go to Greece, give the Detroit area a go.

[@oiko2k4]

it's just difficult to get the same raw materials when away from Greece. You know what I mean. The recipe might be the same, but say the tomato might look nice, but taste waaay worse, the same with olive, vegetables, meat, herbs etc. I wish we could export all these goods.

[@mysticdragon77]

I found your video and was excited to get some food tips but you didn’t list the names of the restaurants, etc in the video or description. I really hope you would name the places next time you do a food tour.

[@jordanandsoph]

Thanks for the suggestion. We have now added the names of all 4 places we visited in the description of the video!

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

Love Greece. Nice video .

[@jordanandsoph]

Thanks! 😃

[@christinamarie589]

I loveeeee mousska it's so good my dad makes its home made you guys should of had loukoumades they are do yummy

[@jordanandsoph]

We will have to try and find those somewhere!

[@lrd233]

Abour yoghurt : if tou visit greece try the lamb one ( with joney or just bread ) not the cow one. Its full of flavor

[@jimdunleavypiano]

In case anyone's wondering, at 7:16 the sign above the shop says 'bread, sweets, croissants, coffee'.

[@syrhdsmprdo]

I had to browse the comments just to confirm if what I read was right haha My lessons in Greek didn't disappoint, I only wasn't able to translate the word "sweets". Thank you for this!

[@greekdriver9173]

Greece best !

[@jordanandsoph]

Yes it is!

[@cassandramalvasia3629]

Συμφωνω

[@CathySarris]

Thank you! What is the name of the first restaurant you were at? The food looks so fresh and delicious!

[@jordanandsoph]

The first restaurant was called "Capitol Καφενείο Μεζεδοπωλείο"

[@Fitness4London]

@@jordanandsoph Please give the English translation of the restaurant name, and the street/area. I'm guessing it's in Plaka district of central Athens? Great KZbin channel you've got, by the way!

[@marykoufalis7666]

You forgot to mention the main ingredient in tzatzoki, gatlic. As for saganaki it can't be made with just any cheese it's best with kefalograviera.

[@Pete-uo1ei]

Nice that the tourists find everything so delicious…

[@discipline_clip]

i’m visiting athens tomorrow what do u recommend i do other than leave to the islands which i will do after 3 nights in athens

[@ER-em3ug]

I'm from MN and am going to Greece in a week!!!

[@jordanandsoph]

Enjoy your time there! Hopefully you get some great weather. Let us know if you have any questions!

[@marykoufalis7666]

Are you still there

[@komyrt1]

mouzaka is not topped with cheese its besamel and a bit of cheese

[@carolinesantos8177]

That was pastishio AKA Greek lasagna

[@JEJUinDE]

saganaki is my favorite in athens. they make it different though in germany.

[@jordanandsoph]

It was one of our favorites too!

[@filteredwaters9171]

Excellent food reviews by the wife!

[@jordanandsoph]

Thanks!

[@Jp42875]

Did you mention the name of the first restaurant in the vlog? Food looks delicious 😊

[@jordanandsoph]

Here is the name of it. Capitol Καφενείο Μεζεδοπωλείο. It is kind of a tucked away gem.

[@Jood.1993]

I’m interested in taking a tour of the city 🌆

[@نورالأمريكية]

وقت ممتع ... وطعام صحي ❤❤❤❤❤

[@plhrkos4479]

Koulouri it s not Turkish. Τhe Turks invaded Greece and naturally appropriated everything. The areas of today's Turkey were Byzantine, but also Greek.

[@erdemozcan5435]

Its is Turkish simit. 😏

[@adinfinitum000]

@@erdemozcan5435 Read the comment above, Turks came and absorbed/appropriated everything.

[@erdemozcan5435]

@@adinfinitum000 When we look at the historical and etymological roots of food names, we see that what you say is not true. 😉

[@diinekis100]

correct, they were horse nomads and conquer civilized cities of an empire close to the mediterannean sea and copy many of the recipes of the conquered cities of byzantine empire to their culture

[@erdemozcan5435]

@@diinekis100 there are Turkish names for “your” dishes. An ultra-nationalist nation like Greeks. Very logical 😏

[@PubliusCornelius-s5s]

So many Turks need to hear this: Nomenclature is not as important as it seems as first. There is actually quite a lot of evidence that yogurt and desserts not too dissimilar to baklava and loukoumades were eaten in Greece for millennia prior to the rise of Turkic states in the region, despite their names. 'Oxygala' is what the Greeks called yogurt before adopting the Turkish term for example. It is very possible that given the fact that Turkish (with Farsi/Persian) was the language of the Ottoman court, that the language occupied a position of prestige in the empire. Therefore, it could be that minorities within the empire either gave dishes that they invented Turkish names, or altered the names of pre-existing dishes to suit the linguistic environment. This would not be unprecedented. In Greek, the word for 'door' is 'porta'. The original Greek word for door was 'thyrras'. Porta is a Latin word and was adopted by the Greeks from the Romans. Did the Greeks not have doors before meeting the Romans? In Greek the word for 'house' is 'spiti'. The original Greek word for house was 'oikos'. Spiti derives from the Latin 'hospitium'. Did the Greeks not have houses before meeting the Romans? For contemporary examples, consider the coffees invented in Greece in the 20th century-- frappe and freddo espresso and freddo cappuccino. As stated, all three were invented by Greeks but given French and Italian names. This is likely due to the fact that in modern times Italy and France occupy positions of prestige within the hospitality/culinary/barista industry. In summation, just because some dishes have Turkish names (which are often derived from Persian and Arabic anyway) does not in any way mean that they have indisputably Turkish origins.

[@linaki10]

Try the pita gyros

[@jordanandsoph]

We ate so many gyros in Greece. They were so good!

[@giannisekizoglou6473]

Feta with tommato ,in the greek salad is better to taste and with onies

[@blacklotus654]

Are you Mediterranean? I thoroughly enjoy Greek, Turkish, Lebanese & Italian food & culture. Corfu is more Venetian than Greek as far as culture goes, but not as busy and touristy as Mykonos, Santorini, or Athens. 🇬🇷🏺

[@ElenaGreekLife]

Great food choices!

[@marykoufalis7666]

It is a bechamel cream on the moussaka not cheese.

[@bend20081974]

😊 you should try soublaki?

[@HdfufhdufvigFjcfh]

I visited a place that was beautiful

[@seamantrade7919]

Before the German Euro 2001 , you could eat akk these for 1-1,5 euro 350 drs or 500 drs and a spinach or cheese pie for 5-10 drs almost 2 cents..... See the difference.

[@o_mitsos_official]

As a greek i reccomand first thing first eat gyro

[@jordanandsoph]

As non greeks, we do to 😂 We ate those for 75% of our meals. We didn't include them in this food tour as we were trying to find some other greek options.

[@SerenKarakus-b8j]

Any locals who could recommend restaurants with good view and reasonable prices? And what should we deff try?

[@fatihyildirim4802]

Greek salak : Greek Tzatziki : Turkish (Cacık : means ''mixed'' in English) - Greek word has no meaning Saganaki : Greek Dolmades : Turkish ( Dolma : means ''stuffed'' in English) Greek word has no meaning Yoghurt : even no argue it was brought from central asia. Thanks to Bulgar Turks (after a while they mixed with Slavs and consequently became a Slav state) it was recognized. Mousakka is arab origin food. Greeks were influenced during Ottoman period So Greek cuisine is mixed cuisine and most of food came from eastern civilizations. But they are famous with green olive,olive oil and sea creature dishes ( except fish). For example Kalamari is 100% Greek.

[@ΑποστολοςΚαραλιολιος-σ9μ]

Αγάπη από Ελλάδα ❤❤

[@darwonboyful]

Hows all the grafitti

[@FaizanAlam]

You guyz are one of the best vloggers on KZbin and honestly speaking you people are not getting justice from the algorithm, I see a lot of travel and food vlogs and I can say for sure that your content is fantastic, the way the videos are shot and edited and your feedback on stuff is absolutely on point. Love your videos and I hope your channel grows more because you deserve it. 🤍

[@jordanandsoph]

Thanks! That means a lot to us!

[@dharashah4746]

I wish i too somwday visit greece 🤞

[@GeorgePapaioannou-h6y]

Greek grocery stores are the best place to eat for super cheap

[@anjelisharma7067]

where is the mousakka from??

[@erdemozcan5435]

Moussaka is actually an Arab dish, and it passed from the Arabs to Ottoman cuisine, and from Ottoman cuisine to Balkan cuisines.

[@Παυλογιώργης]

Where are you going to stool;

[@ImYourDestiny13]

I hope you enjoyed your stay in my country and come back soon. You just earn one more subscriber only for this. If someone want to visit Greece : Arachova,Kalavryta,Tzoumerka,Meteora for winter trips Crete,Corfu,Rhodes,Paros,Skiathos,Milos for summer trips ♥️

[@jordanandsoph]

We loved our time in Greece. There are so many cool places to check out. We wish we had more time to visit other areas!

[@WhatIsThat-z9y]

Come to ardabil

[@1194pa]

Good job

[@jordanandsoph]

Thanks!

[@dumanroulain]

Seph is fair👏👌

[@rohanawasantha3353]

Nice ❤❤❤❤

[@jordanandsoph]

Thanks!

[@howarddodge772]

You should try Persian food

[@jordanandsoph]

We will have to do that!

[@KedarADeshpande]

Tzaaaa Tzeeee keeee.

[@JawaarAbdala]

bayee namatii tolaa

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

How to gain weight in Greece! Yet, enjoy yourself at the same time. 😂 🎉

[@ollietuit]

Dole mah Dee’s 😍

[@cynthiabolanis255]

Ur tasting food that thousands have filmed and spoken of before.

[@nkuhlman677]

Oh, for cute!

[@daddoukos]

The "koulouri", is baked, dry circular bread with sesame. It is consumed with cheese/olives as a snack or accompanies coffee/tea instead of cookies. The one in the video is rubbish, not Greek, with a lot of calories. Greek yogurt MUST be made of sheep/goat milk (as feta cheese). When cooled, there is a skin formed on top. All other milks may produce yogurts but not GREEK YOGURT. In Greece one should ASK for original Greek yogurt else one eats a cow milk product.

[@andywessel]

Whats the deal with americans not ising the knife utencil? Other than that, the food looks great :-)

[@jordanandsoph]

Didn't realize we did that until you mentioned it. Is this a uniquely American thing?

[@andywessel]

i think so :) I don`t know why? i remember i was "shocked" by this the first time i when to the US. i even tried to do it, but i couldn't`t manage :)@@jordanandsoph

[@PuranTmg-h2f]

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[@amanaciel7317]

They eat like turks and orient countries lebanon Syria Palestine ( i am Moroccan by the way)

[@Melya235]

Foods the Greeks stole from the turks kuluri-simit🇹🇷 gyros-döner🇹🇷 tzatziki-cacık🇹🇷 baklavaki-baklava🇹🇷 loukoumades-lokma🇹🇷 dolmades-dolma/sarma🇹🇷 greek coffee-turkish coffee🇹🇷 kataifi-kadayıf🇹🇷 spanakopita-ıspanaklı börek🇹🇷 mousakka-musakka🇹🇷 souvlaki-kebab🇹🇷 Greek yoghurt-yoğurt🇹🇷 . . .

[@themagicalyogi2073]

In India we pray to the bull 🙏😀

[@helenaverwijs8364]

You dont start with something first you eat everything together

[@zwzwkoudouna2450]

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[@gerritveldhuisen7920]

why ruin things that are perfectly good with Nutella

[@MrsaithZubair-ud6rt]

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[@vasilishatzikos44]

I had to laugh when you compared mouzaka to lazagna. Mouzaka is actually an ancient Persian food.

[@jordanandsoph]

Haha yes, apparently that wasn't a great comparison. We just don't have anything like it back home in America, other than lasagna.

[@ΒαγγεληςΝοτης]

Nonsenses.. .

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Its not Persian, it is Egyptian. But this Greek Version has become something completely different! 👍🏻

[@shaddersshadwell4941]

doll-ma-dees 😂

[@jeffmorrison2915]

A Californian foodie here: Authentic Greek food??? Dolma is not Greek. It comes from Turkish word dolmak, means to stuff. Tzatziki is from Turkish word Cacık (read jajik) which comes from old Persian ژاژ meaning herbs mixture. Ispanakopita or spinach pie, spinach is from Persian اسپناج, Briki or the coffee pot comes from Turkish word ibrik, from Arabic ابریق from Persian آبریز. Yogurt is a Turkish word from verb Yoğurmak meaning to ferment. Mousakka is from Ottoman from Arabic مسقعه meaning chilled. Eggplant in Greek is called Matizana which comes from Arabic بادنجان coming from Persian بادنجان.

[@KenpoOjoko]

What is the big deal about eating cow tongue? Do you think the chef gave you something no one wants to eat? It's a tender part, and you should appreciate the fact that the chef gave your the precious part. It's far better than humbergers and hotdogs whose meat come from what some think disgusting, and very few know how they are made. I don't know what made you think it may have "a strange flavor or texture." If you review food publicly, you should be ready to try everything without prejudice. By the way, for your information, Japanese pay premium for cow tongues.

[@Ensimos]

Αν αυτό είναι ζαζικι που λες κ εσύ εγώ είμαι Αμερικάνος

[@magalylezcano316]

Importante la degustacion

[@xeniatsiouma6435]

💯 /💯🎉🎉🎉

[@gaboulitsa]

Please next time ask the locals how the words are pronounced. Friendly tip. 🙃

[@jordanandsoph]

Haha yes, we got more comfortable with that later in our travels.

[@mephstv]

Sad to see all the graffiti

[@chrysakist]

guies good job if you were nt speaking english thw table looks exactly like what locals would choose...

[@jordanandsoph]

Thanks!

[@christinakorogona]

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[@TonyAllOver]

Is called FILO not FAILO and your a food critic 😂

[@jordanandsoph]

More of a traveller that eats food.

[@shaliniksshaliniks8934]

Nice.....l....111

[@erdemozcan5435]

Thank you for introducing Turkish dishes. 😂

[@elenilepouri7253]

Ancient Greece Medieval Greece existed thousand of yrs before turkis nomadic tribes arrived from mongolia and islamized native people lived in their cities and coppied their culture and food..

[@erdemozcan5435]

@@elenilepouri7253 and that's why all the food names are Turkish. 😂😂😂

[@erdemozcan5435]

@@elenilepouri7253 if you want to see a copy, you can look at your country. I saw Turkish delight in a souvenir shop in Athens, but it said Greek delight on it 😂😂😂

[@erdemozcan5435]

@@elenilepouri7253 When will you accept the facts? Stop making up history because of your ultra nationalism. All these dishes belong to Turks, historically and etymologically.

[@elenilepouri7253]

@@erdemozcan5435 How can civilizated people with regular states from bronze age coppy nomads? Is that logic? Greek food culture especially sea food exists in writing documents from Homeric period Face it and stop nonsense

[@technician006]

Food doesn't look good.

[@happyhannah1422]

You should look in mirror when u eat a bite you make a face 😁😆😁

[@ki3981]

Koulouri is definitely not turkish but it is Greek. Learn properly before you speak.

[@erdemozcan5435]

Its Turkish simit 😏

[@JeffryJoaquín1]

You are beautiful