What Do Greek People Order at Greek Restaurants? 🇬🇷

[@birdsmeet]

As a Turk, I love the fact that Greek and Turkish food are very similar, and I am so tired of the "food origin" conflict between us, why does it even matter who made a dish first? Culture is not a competition, it's a reflection of us sharing the same space for centuries. This similarity gives me a sense of fraternity, it just shows that we enjoy the same tastes and if we share a meal, it will be familiar and lovely. Like, I would eat everything in this video without hesitation because I know these dishes, and I already love them. This is wonderful, we should be celebrating this! Anyway, great video Beryl, as always.💕

[@paulm3952]

I wish there was a word I could use to describe both and no one would be bothered. Adriatic food?

[@britvica]

There is: mediterranian food/diet. I just find it funny (as a muslim from bosnia) how greeks call that eggplant dish a greek dish, considering the name "Imam" is the name for the funktion like an islamic preast (guides a prayer in a mosque, preaches in the mosque on friday)...I mean...the answer is in the name...but yeah...some things will never change I guess, things like greek and turk rivalry.

[@Dizikolik3]

​@@britvica yeah, why claim something as greek when it's literally obvious that the origin is definitely not theirs🙄 that's why all the rivalry originates from which is really sad. Just say mediterranean and everyone will be happy and this nonesense will stop

[@Stagonas]

@@britvica I am in total agreement with the OP. I am tired of the repetitive food origin online debates and I wish people would just let it go and just enjoy the food! Having said that, to give some insight on the naming aspect, we were under Turkish oppression for 400 years. Putting that in terms of generations (according to wikipedia, a generation is 20-30 years so let's take the average of 25), that's 16 generations! Naturally, after 4 centuries we kept a few Turkish words.

[@mariapapa6370]

​@@britvica to be fair everyone in Greece knows imam is Turkish we just love it so we make it all the time.

[@embrio18]

Unfortunately the greek cousine is not really represented well outside the country😂. There are tons of fantastic dishes- most vegetarian and with legumes, lots of fish and seafood- but only a handfull meat dishes are well known abroad. They are tasty too- but the greek diet has so much more to offer! And is very healthy too😊

[@emmaincalico]

Some problem we have with the Italian ones!

[@88kayleigh]

I wish I could find some of these dishes at Greek restaurants here! But it’s pretty much souvlaki, spanakopita or nothing 😅

[@paulwagner688]

My brother married into a Greek family. The pastitsio, lamb, avgolemono, and such are all homemade.

[@Freaky0Nina]

I would love to visit a greek restaurant again. But right now, every meal in those restaurants contains meat so no greek flavors for me... :/

[@epowell4211]

Americans are great for picking out the least healthy and most familiar dishes from any cuisine's menu, making it more "American" (aka bland, uninspired) and convincing the folks back home that's traditional. Good business people from other countries open restaurants in America and change their style to serve food more appealing to Americans. They might have the same ingredients, but change proportions, or serve daily food that is traditionally served only on special occasions in their own country. It's sad.

[@lisahinton9682]

I love that you used the word "wench," Beryl. I got a write-up at a job about eight years ago for using the word and I implored my boss that "wench" is not a "bad word," but he would not back down. So, Nick Kennedy, if you're out there reading this, you can, once again, go pound sand. 🙂

[@BerylShereshewsky]

hahahah

[@caroleberreur9585]

Ugh, same revenge thing I got going on with an ex boss who reprimanded me for saying ‘we shouldn’t pussy foot around her’. For some reason she thought I was extremely rude using that expression (her own mind was in the gutter, not mine). 😮🤦🏻‍♀️

[@geekwif]

"Put feta cheese on everything." Agree 100%. Feta in scrambled eggs is a revelation.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

Try french fries with oregano and Feta.

[@n0n570p]

I mean, we even do this 100% (I am Greek). My granpa ate feta with watermelon, or grapes :D and it's actually pretty good! Also feta covered with philo, baked in the oven with honey on top... We do some weird stuff with feta and it's all awesome.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

@@n0n570p watermelon with feta is delicious!!! And Feta with honey and sesame is also such a great combination. Now I'm hungry 🤤

[@annettespradlin4945]

Cheese with fruits and nuts is really tasty.

[@perseusarkouda]

@Desiree Payne As a Greek I prefer goat cheese over feta. Much more aromatic and less buttery.

[@mjking9019]

Definitely need an eggplant episode. Your entire meal looks so delicious and actually looks like items I would enjoy. Often during this series you have an item or two, I know wouldn't be for me but in this one I think I would love all of the items.

[@shevahauser1780]

iv been waiting fot that! i have a great eggplant one

[@littleblackcar]

Thirding this: Please do an eggplant episode.

[@characterblub]

I absolutely love eggplant! Especially with cheese and spaghetti sauce

[@sarahwatts7152]

I'm on the fence about eggplant, I'd love to see lots of variations

[@cjtorres5917]

YES! More eggplant!

[@eugenemetayhas]

Thank you for featuring these dishes! As a Greek American, I feel like Greek restaurants here in the US are way too meat heavy when Greeks generally eat much more vegetarian dishes. Seafood is something we do eat a lot more of than the average American as it is much cheaper in Greece. Also we definitely don't eat pita bread unless we have gyro or souvlaki, and those are fast food. I always found it funny to see gyro on restaurant menus here in the US.

[@tajr.2650]

The lemon chicken soup is absolutely delicious. So light and refreshing. Try it next time you order!

[@adedow1333]

Avgolemono is amazing 😍

[@tajr.2650]

@@adedow1333 yes that’s the name! Thank you for that. 😀

[@terriedahl9725]

My favorite, also spanakopita spelling is wrong I am sure.

[@danaeclean1328]

KOTOSOUPA SUPREMACY YES

[@perseusarkouda]

@@terriedahl9725 Your spelling is spot on. 👍

[@ujjyaini332]

Next I would like to see French food because when we think about french food we always think about fine dinning but what do normal everyday french people order in to eat

[@sarawinardi6745]

Same

[@hithisismira]

Tbh I've never seen a French restaurant here

[@Axeldiedtimeago]

Greek food is so underrated imo. People complain the lack of seasoning and spices. I just love how fresh and light but filling their dishes are.

[@nozee77]

Where I live, Greek restaurants are amongst the most popular. Funny how that differs.

[@Axeldiedtimeago]

​@@nozee77 oh no doubt Greek food is popular in certain parts in London but its London and we also got spoiled for Caribbean food or South Asian food. That's why a lot of people in my areas find Greek food 'bland'.

[@ooopticnerveee]

That's crazy, because I've always found Greek food to be insanely flavorful 😍

[@Axeldiedtimeago]

​​@@ooopticnerveee compared to indian and Jamaican food, I understand why they say that with Mediterranean/Arab cuisines but still don't like spice snobbery. I grew up with indian food and it's great but man I do regularly crave some simple lemon potatoes, big chunk of feta, souvlaki and tzatziki.

[@Rose-jz6sx]

I like the comparative simplicity and lightness and the liberal use of oregano.

[@ninab9969]

Kind of alarmed that they charged you $16 for gigantes, but I'm glad you like them. 😄 You absolutely have to try Pastitsio (a delicious pasta bake) and Loukoumades (little fried doughnuts in syrup). Absolute comfort foods!

[@manlindabelle]

As an Australian it's pretty wild to me that you haven't had lamb shanks before. They're ubiquitous here. Highly encourage and approve of all lamb shank dishes!

[@jujutrini8412]

Americans, in general, don’t eat much lamb. Lamb shanks is one of my favourite things to eat.

[@Amyduckie]

Yes I was thinking the same thing! So good!

[@swtenz]

Me too! Although her eating it with her hands was wild to me - the slow cook means you can push the meat off easily and just eat with fork like normal.

[@johnkinsela77]

I've never seen them prepared like that. I'm used to the entire shank, not one that's been cut in half.

[@markriffey8899]

I like lamb fine. Here in the states, it's about 2 or 3 times more expensive than beef, which is 2 or 3 times the price it was a few years ago.

[@sallycormier1383]

Greek desserts are the bomb! Our local Greek Orthodox Church has a festival twice a year. They always serve food and have two cafeteria lines doling it out. One of which is just desserts!!! I always get a variety(they will box them up for you) and all are delicious!!!❤ It also takes me back to my childhood growing up on Long Island and going to the Greek fairs.

[@archernk]

In 5,47 minute were described the shrimp saganaki the caption says "oozing" but it's Ouzo. The famous Greek spirit that they add it on the shrimps for his anise flavour

[@czemuczemuczemu1958]

Let’s not forget about the quality of the Greek produce! That’s already like 50% of the amazing flavors

[@amyschneidhorst1384]

Thank you Beryl for including more vegetarian/ vegan dishes in this episode! We appreciate you! Gigantes are one of my favorite dishes. I created a video on my Craveg channel where I demonstrate cooking (for the first time) vegetarian Greek Easter dishes.

[@oh.bessssie]

My girlfriend is Greek and she just introduced me to Galaktompouriko this past weekend. Totally sharing this video with her.

[@jerim4543]

One of my good High School friends was Greek American. When her Grandmother would come every year for Orthodox Easter week, she could have sold tickets like a Taylor Swift concert. The highlight was her koulourakia (totally had to Google). It's a barely sweet cookie that melts in your mouth and is totally addictive. Toni, if you're a follower, I still think about your YaYa's cookies and how are you doing?

[@smtpgirl]

I know a Greek family that owned a Greek seafood restaurant and they had Galaktompouriko as one of the dessert choices. ONE OF THE BEST desserts I have ever had, along with Easter pie.

[@ariellaryner7740]

The galaktobouriko you had didn't look as good as it could be. It's the best Greek dessert and even better when it's still warm

[@emvatis]

Was also missing crispiness and syrupiness 🤷‍♂

[@artemisroukounakis2287]

you might also like to taste it during a hot summer afternoon, after it have sat for a couple of hour in the fridge ;)

[@mchelseama]

Come on. We have melamakarona, kourambiedes, galatopita, karidopita, portokalopita, kokkakia, koulourakia, etc. Most Americans have no idea. My non Greek friends loved to be invited for dinner at my home. At times, they would turn up their noses out of complete ignorance. After daring them to try one bite, they would make gluttons of themselves.😅

[@vasts1479]

I agree with you, it looks blunt and miserable. Not enough fyllo, not enough syrup.

[@nozee77]

Yes to an Eggplant episode!!! 💜💜💜

[@nothing7666]

I hope you find enough greek dishes you like to make another episode about us in the future i feel like we are so underrepresented that you are one of the few people that can represent our food right

[@TheElectricpoet]

This episode spoke to my Greek heart ❤️ Thank you for featuring some of our traditional yet less internationally known dishes.

[@TheDancingAoikitsune]

It made me really excited to see my culture and cuisine highlighted on your channel. Thank you for showing the world we're more than horiatiki salad, moussaka, and baklava. There's so much more to Greek food than that.

[@debgeisler4568]

Leftover Galaktoboureko makes an exceptional breakfast too. :-)

[@Gretaly]

what leftover??? there's no such a thing as leftover galaktoboureko 😂

[@panagiotadrosou5341]

​@@Gretaly I couldn't agree more...😂😂😂 Greek here

[@jmanzo2009]

So glad that someone had you try galaktoboureko, way better than baklava. Also, don't worry about eating it with your hands, when I worked at a greek restaurant we all ate slices with our hands.

[@cjtorres5917]

That "Imam" is clearly a Hellenic version of the famous Middle Eastern "Imam Bayildi," or "The Imam Fainted." He fainted either because it used so much expensive olive oil or because it was just that good. Speaking of which, the Shawwal moon has just been sighted here in North America. Eid Mubarak!

[@RizouliAnastasia]

Eid Mubarak my friend. Imam is indeed the greek version of Imam Bayildi. In north greece we call it Imam bayildi as well, the full name. Northern greece has a lot of imigrands from east and greece has a great history with middle east as well

[@lenalyles2712]

Absolutely love Greek food, had a hard time finding a Greek restaurant when we first retired from the Army. Found one and that's what my Father wanted when he was in the hospital.

[@misss7777]

I loove Imam Bayildi. So does my Greek boyfried. Luckily it is just as simple and effortlessly cooked as Pasta with Tomato sauce just with roasted Egglants. Making the sauce, baking the eggplants solo and finally baking the eggplants with the sauce. The sauce can even been made in advance the day before. Another favorite of mine is Spinakorizo with an egg on top. Simple but jusz delicious.

[@RiaGreece12]

You can make the eggplant dish with minced mean as well!Also that Giouvetsi looks a bit dry but you can find different variations of it.We typically give color to the meat(typically beef) on the stove top,then remove it and add lots of onions,garlic,carrots,bay leaves,tomato paste,tomato sauce,oregano,pepper corns,salt and peper and some water and then add the meat back in to cook it for like 2 hours.When its done cooking (kinda),we put olive oil in a different pot/pan and cook the orzo till it turns golden(it should be uncooked aka dry pasta).Then we add everything itno a huge oval dutch oven(or even a tray) and cover with a li or parchment paper and cook in the oven for like an hour till it looks saucy (like rizzoto) but not super dry.Also we check if it need some more water if the orzo isnt cooked.I guess you can try and make it with other small pasta but you have to follow the exact same steps,to fry the pasta in oil.That prevets it from turning into a block and sticking together in the oven.In my household we add leaks as well and red wine and like 6-8 onions cut in half moon shape for like 1,5kg of meat.It takes some time to make but the result is amazing!

[@Philippakis52]

Try doing Spetzofai, its a very simple Greek dish , sausage par fried in olive oil, left to cool then cut into inch pieces , reserve oil. Twice the amount of green peppers, long types, as found in Mediterrean food shops, ( Greek , Turkish, Etc, ) cut into inches again , sauteed till softened, add all including the olive oil into a casserole , add tinned chopped tomatoes to cover, passata to assist ,. Bring to a slow simmer for 1 to 2 hours ( slow cooker even better, over night), turn off , leave to next day . Reheat to warm hot, serve with lots of fresh bread , mezedakia, chilled Retsina , and most of all good company. Basically its a autumnal dish , not high class , but for good friends

[@janetseidlitz5976]

When someone asks you what kind of Greek food you want, the answer is always YES. It's a deep food culture.

[@jenniferalvarez2312]

Yes I did stop what I was doing to come watch this video. I love Greek food!!

[@DeniseMarieplaylearnteach]

I loved this episode as Greek and Turkish foods are so flavorful. Cute haircut! Also, can you please tell us about those clay figures on the table? They are so sweet!

[@helenrobinson8894]

I was soooo happy to see this one. I love Greek food. Love Greece Greek culture and it's people so this made me very happy. Most of those dishes I have had Greek people actually eat a lot of simple vegetarian dishes as part of a wider meat eating diet too ❤❤❤❤

[@cecilycook5592]

Eggplant episode, YES!!! And gotta say, i love your hair short like this. Really brings out your beauty and spunky personality 💖💖💖

[@juliapernicka2698]

I love Greek food. I will have to try that shrimp dish sometime. Oh, I’m so happy you got my favorite Greek desert. Well, actually it is just one of my favorite desserts period.

[@willeon23]

Greetings from northern Greece! Great choices from my fellow greeks

[@guinnevereschronicles2225]

Greek food is one of my favorites. I love how simple yet flavorful it is

[@annualize5372]

Greek food is so great! I used to spend a lot of summers in Greece and got to try a lot of great food. Giouvetsi is such a nice dish, I am used to it having cinnamon in it too, which sounds weird at first but fits very nicely!

[@Rose-jz6sx]

Yeah the Greek use of cinnamon is really delicious

[@andreacontreras2278]

Yes, please: eggplants!! As usual, great episode. Thanks.

[@rakshikaaphale3824]

I love love love it when Beryl has one of those moments of self-discovery on camera, like in this video she realized she may actually enjoy eating meat more than she lets on!! Such authenticity and self-awareness, and ability to tap into lesser known territories with such ease. Love you so much Beryl!

[@BerylShereshewsky]

I think a big part has been exposure to so many different preparations! I’ve just found ways that I actually enjoy it for the first time 💜

[@mirmohammad66]

We have all these various really different dishes with eggplants in Iran. I would be amazed to see you make a serry on eggplant 😍 specially with persian ones

[@lipikagoyal5677]

your dog's face, slowly turning towards the camera, when you were talking to her was saying, "Are you all watching this?" 😂 The episode was so interesting, i am definitely trying Greek food next !

[@mouhitorinoboku9655]

if you get a chance try greek grilled octopus, it's delicious! my parents always loved going out for greek when my sister and i were growing up, so that was how i first tried octopus and lamb (i love that orzo and lamb dish, i've had it before a couple different times), i do love spanakopita too though (the way i first started eating spinach lol).

[@MartinIbert]

Greek lamb shank from the oven. I love it. So good.

[@ssaah59ify]

Galatobouriko...is amazing! My father was a chef in a Greek restaurant and this dessert was one of his specialties!

[@chiaradamore-klaiman8692]

I have been living in a Greek neighborhood for about six years now and still did not know about all of these dishes! Thanks for showing me some new dishes to look out for next time I go out to eat. ❤

[@robylove9190]

I love eggplant. I love onions. Eggplant stuffed with caramelized onions, Perfect ❤

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

Thank you. I am living vicariously, through you. All of the Greek food I can find in houston is street food. San Diego has a lot of really great Greek food, and I miss it.😢😢😢

[@melanie-1027]

This couldn't have come at a more perfect time. I am going to Greece in three days and I am so excited to eat, eat, eat!

[@Erin49694]

that eggplant dish is actually turkish i believe. originally called imam bayildi. the name means “the imam fainted”. they say it’s called that because either the taste was so incredible or the imam fainted upon hearing the cost of the ingredients.

[@limeparticle]

I was told he fainted because there was so much (expensive) olive oil 😅

[@alx_gr1]

The girl that recommended it mentioned it already. It's not considered greek here either. Mostly families that came to Greece with the exchange of popluations cook it. The rest of the dishes shown are greek though.

[@vasilikigeorgiou5971]

It's actually a common dish? The Greeks and Turks are not the only people who make it. It's simply a remnant of the ottoman empire, meaning it's a dish influenced by many cultures that we all rightfully claim.

[@raffaelw.2767]

Real greek Galaktoboureko cannot be beaten, I only had it once. It just blew me away - not just one of the best greek desserts but one of the best desserts in the world.

[@kyberkreeper]

Greek food is underrated; and I'm so happy to see this! Now I can explore the cuisine more by trying all of these foods out; I hope I find even more along the way!

[@_oaktree_]

I was in Greece for my honeymoon in February and we ate so much amazing food! The best things we ate was the amazing seafood in Volos (taramosalata, fried cuttlefish, grilled octopus), all the amazing cheeses (feta of course but also kefalotiri and mezythra) in Athens and Thessaloniki, gemista (stuffed vegetables) in Kalambaka, and so many good wines. And I had horta like every day lol, sometimes twice a day. And we had gigantes plaki at least once. The things that surprised me most about Greek food was that while they eat a lot of bread, it's almost never pita. They mostly seem to have loaf breads, and they're different every time! That, and the "flaming cheese" many North Americans associate with Greek restaurants is Not A Thing there; apparently saganaki on fire was invented by a Greek immigrant restaurateur in Chicago in the 1980s or something.

[@veganhopes4049]

Exactly you’ll only ever see that in Greece if the owners had worked in the restaurant business in the US or Canada and local Greeks will look curious as to what the dish is lol

[@annbrookens945]

I just spent the last half hour checking to see if there are any Greek restaurants nearby. There aren't. Love your carryout videos, Beryl! I just wish I lived in a place with more restaurant diversity!!!

[@mefesta]

I'm not Greek, but I order 3 of those 5 dishes every time I eat Greek! Gigantes, Lamb Shank, and Galaktoboureko are all my favorites!

[@melting.pot.records1617]

I dknt have any greek blood, but my great uncle on my moms side was born in greece. I tasted all of these dishes as you ate them through my screen. Really makes me miss home, as im currently stationed in japan. Would love a home cooked meal right now! Love your videos!

[@akankshapatwari4167]

I love Galataboureko and pasavourpita or old rag pie to give its English name

[@kibomira-ai3407]

Beryl, the hair! You had it cut! Such a fresh look! Looks great!

[@eamonquinn5188]

I think the best greek style food I have had was lamb kleftikos, slow cooked shank, I think it was, just melted in the mouth.

[@miamorg2352]

Hands down horta, taramasalata ans bread are the best Light summer lunch when you don't really feel like eating ❤

[@bethwatson5929]

The way you are that lamb shank is wild!! We always use forks/pull it off the bone. A lamb episode might be good. We eat alot of lamb in Australia. They even have lamb adds to try to get us to eat more of it.

[@katarinajanoskova]

Absolutely love your earrings! 🛸 This episode is ❤‍🔥 I love Greek food. And I am vegetarian but I watch everything anyway and when I decide to cook things I either skip the meat or find a veggie substitute so it's not a problem. But veggie dishes can be super filling.

[@WhiteCrownlessQueen]

Yes, please, eggplant episode is what I'm really looking for

[@zak3744]

I used to live in a place with an amazing Greek bakery/cafe just down the road. I don't live there any more and the cafe closed down in the pandemic. It's genuinely one of the saddest things in my life that I will never be able to eat their tyropita ever again. 😭

[@michaelbruchas6663]

Thanks!

[@sharonadlam3195]

Beryl, you've had your hair cut, it looks lovely 😊😊 As does todays Greek dishes, Lamb Shanks are a winter slow cooked favourite and you can never really cook a bad one as they are so easy to do.

[@fredricktomasson]

Just saw that Great Big Stories are back again and saw your episode on Sweden. Really loved it and happy to see more GBS again! :D

[@iJoshDG]

Pardon the unconventional compliment, but I love the way you do ads and sponsorships. Quick, on-brand, and helpful!!! On top of everything else I love about your channel!!

[@LPdedicated]

OMG I have looked for years for the name of that desert! I visited Greece almost 10 years ago and we had it at a tiny restaurant, and absolutely loved it! It was complementary, so we didn't know what it was called, and I haven't been able to find it since. This is why I love this series!

[@lisathaviu1154]

As a Chicagoan, I order lamb with egg lemon sauce plus artichokes. Also, Greek sausage is amazing - a bit cinnamony and made from pork. Also, dolmades and dolmas are really good, also, spanatikopita. Little or no meat is a characteristic of Greek food. Vegan food is really common in Greek cuisine because of Greek Orthodox Lent. Also, of course, really great fish based food. Check out taramasalata and the many other Greek appetizers made for a perfect summer dinner. For other cuisines - Romanian food is my favorite! It’s sort of like Greek inspired Polish food, but better because stuffed veggies are really common, as well as many really good meat food like rouladen, mamalaga and Romanian sausages.

[@-beee-]

Yummm! This is awesome! I learned a lot, and I would LOVE to see an eggplant episode or two

[@arayahsmomma3977]

So excited about this one I love Greek cuisine

[@kristenkuruugaa7903]

Orzo mixed with long grain rice with a little butter is a nice simple side dish.

[@electric_spacecats]

Your haircut! Beryl, it looks amazing!

[@charlie70605]

You have introduced me to some interesting dishes. Living in NYC really helps for available variety. Most of these dishes do not look difficult. I will look for recipes. Thanks

[@shawnclark7785]

Hey Beryl, love your channel! To save your carpet- consider a shower curtain: folds up easily in between but saves the carpet- I got one for when I babysit- the girls loved the pattern too thanks for all you do!

[@21972012145525]

Good idea

[@locos90s]

Favorite part of the day. Coming home from a long day at work to a Beryl video.

[@peterdoe2617]

I once had such a shank of lamb on eggplant sauce. That might make it perfect for you. My favourite starter at a local greek restaurant is fried peperoni. Sounds simple? It is! Is it yummy? Absolutely! A little vegetarian story: friends from Belgium where visiting us here in Hamburg. We wanted to have lunch before they had to drive back. The only open restaurant was greek. They where somewhat skeptic. Next time they visited, the 1st question was: "And can we go to that greek restaurant, again?"

[@juliethompson5301]

"Wench bring me a mead and a leg of lamb" 😂😂 Oh beryl I love your doggo so cute ❤

[@smay745]

Cute hair!!! Also, this all looks amazing. Great suggestions.

[@welovepies]

Gigantes beans are definitely in my top 10 foods of all time

[@Rose-jz6sx]

Yesss gigantes are so good! They were my only dinner option for a week in corfu and I don't prefer tomatoes so they weren't my fave by the end of the trip, but the first time I had them? Perfection.

[@DeveusBelkan]

I loved seeing the galaktoboureko which is such a treat when I can find it served at a Greek restaurant. It is perfect when you want something sweet, but not overwhelmingly so. Though a dish people might try if they really want a sweet Greek dish is Greek Walnut Cake, karidopita, which is basically baklava in cake form in my opinion.

[@adedow1333]

That sounds really delicious! And now I'm salivating

[@juliapernicka2698]

I live in the Midwest and I have a hard time finding the Galaktoboureko, But I do ask anytime I go to a Greek restaurant

[@alx_gr1]

Karidopita is great but the only thing it has in common with baklava is the excessive syrup.

[@DeveusBelkan]

@loveintheend89 Well that's wrong when both dishes also contain nuts. What's different between them is what binds the syrup and nuts together. Baklava uses phyllo dough, karidopita uses cake.

[@kristaps5296]

​@@DeveusBelkan Honey nut Cheerios is also basically baklava

[@CallMeOberon]

I’ve been waiting for this one!! 😍 You have to try kolokithopita as well!

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

LOVE this video!! We are very fortunate to have 30+ Greek neighbors, and a family member who teaches at a Greek Orthodox church school k-12. They taught me to make my own Greek yogurt, Feta cheese, phyllo dough which also saves me money. And our California vegetable garden has lots of eggplant, tomato, artichokes, peppers, onions, garlic and yes olive, citrus trees. Being more vegetarian (eggs/dairy) we make a lot of Greek meals, it's a traditional Mediterranean diet, which is heavy on vegetables, fruits, healthy fats and smaller amounts of dairy and meat products. If you read the best seller The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner of National Geographic you will learn that Ikaria, Greece is one of the 5 areas in the world where people live the longest and are rarely sick.

[@fylimar]

As a vegetarian, I always was sceptical because of the predjudice, that greek cuisine is mostly meat. But there are so many vegetarian and vegan options with eggplants, zucchini or those delicious Gigantes. Just last week I had a grilled vegetable dish topped with Feta and it was so delicious.

[@alx_gr1]

Greek cuisine is mostly vegetarian actually. Older generations didn't have access to meat that often but had a lot of fresh vegetables and legumes.

[@SaraWilsonBasturk]

Aegean food is full of wonderful, flavorful vegetarian dishes, especially in the summer. I hope you get a chance to try some 😊

[@xmhcix5310]

i literally SCREAMED when i saw this video title :D thank you so, so, so much for making a video representing my country! i haven't watched the video yet but i just had to tell you this

[@Smooshes786]

I’m looking up the Lima bean recipe- all the food looks delicious.

[@Smooshes786]

Made it today and it is yummy! We will be making it again. Thanks for sharing everyone!

[@mayelamartinez2911]

Great… Now I for sure have to travel to Greece 🇬🇷😍

[@georgiak6641]

Great video! Thank you for featuring my childhood dishes. Brings back so many wonderful memories. I would recommend you to try loukoumades, yemista, dolmadakia and kolokithokeftedes.

[@jessicahopper7194]

I have a husband who is also a messy eater. We just put down an old towel to keep the carpet clean-ish. Hope that helps!

[@gailtempleton1249]

Thanks for doing Greek! I'm excited to try some new dishes. I mostly get gyros and spanokopita. I will definitely branch out! Also, your new haircut looks fab!

[@jessicaperry7277]

Id love an authentic Greek tomato sauce recipe. The way you described it and its appearance is amazing…

[@RizouliAnastasia]

Different foods need different recipes for tomato sauce. But feel free to ask what dish you want and a can give you a recipe

[@jessicaperry7277]

@@RizouliAnastasia my great uncle Nicholas used to make what we called Greek lasagna at family get togethers. Id love to learn to make it…

[@mikewendland4982]

Mashed Potatoes! With Greek food now you gotta include Skordalia!

[@Flareontoast]

man, I just had dinner (mostly consisting of leftover potatoes lol) and seeing this made me jealous. Like. that lamb shank looks so interesting to me! And Orzo pasta that I can just shovel into my mouth like rice? YUM!!

[@alexandrasaini582]

Love the haircut! You look awesome ❤❤❤

[@faureamour]

Yum! I love learning about galaktompouriko! I've had it before and definitely didn't know what it was called. I'm gonna have to look for this.

[@chloeedmund4350]

All of those dishes look delicious.

[@Αγλαία-π5η]

Finally - REAL GREEK FOOD !!!! Bravo kopeles . . . wish we had an awesome Greek place here in Los Angeles that serves REAL Greek food like this. Guess I'll have to do more home cooking to get this most awesome quality.

[@SaraWilsonBasturk]

Is this a California problem? I’ve yet to find good Greek food in the Bay Area. 😭

[@Αγλαία-π5η]

@@SaraWilsonBasturk It must be. All we get here is defrosted mousaka, defrosted pastichio, non-Greeks cooking and lousy gyros. 😞

[@Αγλαία-π5η]

@@SaraWilsonBasturk Hi, I don't know if you live in Los Angeles but I was looking at the food from the Greek place called AVRA in Beverly Hills. Although a little pricey they seem to offer a more interesting variety. It's primarily fish and seafood but it looks like they have some unique items you can't find in other places. Let me know what you think.