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Magrathean
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I don't know. I suspect that if it's not really greek (like by greek people, and with greek ingredients) the food is just not going to be the same. Anyway, the universal favourite is souvlaki, tzatziki, mousaka, feta, that kind of thing.
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I've heard of mousaka.. but what do they (souvlaki, tzatziki, mousaka, feta) have, what kind of dishes are they?
Oh, and what are gyros?
Oh, and what are gyros?
Ok.. here is a short guide to greek food. 
Mousakas: it consists of layers of potatoes, ground beef, aubergines and on top a layer of cream. all of this is cooked in the oven. it's very good indeed.
Feta: it's a type of white cheese. actually it should have this name only if it's produced in greece. goes well with a bit of olive oil and oregano.
come to think of it, everything goes well with a bit of olive oil and oregano.
Tzatziki: it's some kind of sauce that is made of yoghurt, cucumber and garlic. if you're going to kiss make sure you've both had of this.
Souvlaki: depending on the dialect you use, it can either mean small pieces of meat grilled on a stick, or a whole different thing.
If we're talking pieces of meat on a stick, it can come in various sizes depending on the restaurant (typically bigger in restaurant, smaller in take-away places). You can choose whether it's chicken or pork. The typical is pork, but i prefer chicken.
The whole different thing is: pita on the outside (you can compare this with the outer thing in tacos or tortillas, dunno), and inside the meat, tomato, fried potatoes, onion, tzatziki. Basically you decide what to put in. As for the meat you can choose to put inside, it can be chicken/pork pieces (without the stick) or gyros.
Gyros IS a huge chunk of meat (pork) that is on a metal stick and goes around slowly over the grill. when you ask it in your souvlaki they cut with a knife the outer parts that are cooked, put them in your pita, and the rest stays there to get grilled.
I suppose you can have this as a different dish too, but i don't really know cause it's not my thing.
Mousakas: it consists of layers of potatoes, ground beef, aubergines and on top a layer of cream. all of this is cooked in the oven. it's very good indeed.
Feta: it's a type of white cheese. actually it should have this name only if it's produced in greece. goes well with a bit of olive oil and oregano.
come to think of it, everything goes well with a bit of olive oil and oregano.
Tzatziki: it's some kind of sauce that is made of yoghurt, cucumber and garlic. if you're going to kiss make sure you've both had of this.
Souvlaki: depending on the dialect you use, it can either mean small pieces of meat grilled on a stick, or a whole different thing.
If we're talking pieces of meat on a stick, it can come in various sizes depending on the restaurant (typically bigger in restaurant, smaller in take-away places). You can choose whether it's chicken or pork. The typical is pork, but i prefer chicken.
The whole different thing is: pita on the outside (you can compare this with the outer thing in tacos or tortillas, dunno), and inside the meat, tomato, fried potatoes, onion, tzatziki. Basically you decide what to put in. As for the meat you can choose to put inside, it can be chicken/pork pieces (without the stick) or gyros.
Gyros IS a huge chunk of meat (pork) that is on a metal stick and goes around slowly over the grill. when you ask it in your souvlaki they cut with a knife the outer parts that are cooked, put them in your pita, and the rest stays there to get grilled.
I suppose you can have this as a different dish too, but i don't really know cause it's not my thing.
Magrathean
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Wow, thanx! That's so kind of you! I guess i'll go for souvlaki (either version, both sound quite good). I asked about gyros because once i saw a "greek" fast food place called "Gyros y más" ("Gyros and more") or something like that.
I guess tzatziki would be the greek equivalent of jocoque (i wouldn't know the name in english, sorry).
I do know what pita is, though (my family on my father's side is jewish/arabian, and when my grandmother was alive she used to cook middle eastern food, which often includes pita bread). I actually like pita more than tortillas.
I guess i'll go for souvlaki (either version, both sound quite good). I asked about gyros because once i saw a "greek" fast food place called "Gyros y más" ("Gyros and more") or something like that.I guess tzatziki would be the greek equivalent of jocoque (i wouldn't know the name in english, sorry).
I do know what pita is, though (my family on my father's side is jewish/arabian, and when my grandmother was alive she used to cook middle eastern food, which often includes pita bread). I actually like pita more than tortillas.
I love jocoque but only with hojitas de parra
And no, I once had tzatziki and it was great, but more spicy than jocoque... jocoque is more like yogurt, tatziki more like... I don't know, cheese? dip? very good though. and good luck finding that here, I've yet to see it.
I once saw a souvlaki shop near my university, but it wasn't that good. Truth is, there's hardly any greek food around here. No kebabs either
lots and lots and loooots of japanese, which is something you don't see so much in europe
err yes. I'm hungry.
but only with hojitas de parra And no, I once had tzatziki and it was great, but more spicy than jocoque... jocoque is more like yogurt, tatziki more like... I don't know, cheese? dip? very good though. and good luck finding that here, I've yet to see it.
I once saw a souvlaki shop near my university, but it wasn't that good. Truth is, there's hardly any greek food around here. No kebabs either
lots and lots and loooots of japanese, which is something you don't see so much in europe
err yes. I'm hungry.
Magrathean
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Oh, then i'll have to taste tzatziki (i'm not really much into jocoque). Anywho... i hope i do find a greek place (if not in Puebla, at least in Cuernavaca).
Oh, there's loads of japanese restaurants here. I hate them (not because i don't like japanese food, but because i've seen so many restaurants that i'm fed up with them).
Anywho, on topic: I feel good. Someone just made my day.
Oh, there's loads of japanese restaurants here. I hate them (not because i don't like japanese food, but because i've seen so many restaurants that i'm fed up with them).
Anywho, on topic: I feel good.
Someone just made my day. 
Siren said:Ok.. here is a short guide to greek food.
Mousakas: it consists of layers of potatoes, ground beef, aubergines and on top a layer of cream. all of this is cooked in the oven. it's very good indeed.
Feta: it's a type of white cheese. actually it should have this name only if it's produced in greece. goes well with a bit of olive oil and oregano.
come to think of it, everything goes well with a bit of olive oil and oregano.
Tzatziki: it's some kind of sauce that is made of yoghurt, cucumber and garlic. if you're going to kiss make sure you've both had of this.
Souvlaki: depending on the dialect you use, it can either mean small pieces of meat grilled on a stick, or a whole different thing.
If we're talking pieces of meat on a stick, it can come in various sizes depending on the restaurant (typically bigger in restaurant, smaller in take-away places). You can choose whether it's chicken or pork. The typical is pork, but i prefer chicken.
The whole different thing is: pita on the outside (you can compare this with the outer thing in tacos or tortillas, dunno), and inside the meat, tomato, fried potatoes, onion, tzatziki. Basically you decide what to put in. As for the meat you can choose to put inside, it can be chicken/pork pieces (without the stick) or gyros.
Gyros IS a huge chunk of meat (pork) that is on a metal stick and goes around slowly over the grill. when you ask it in your souvlaki they cut with a knife the outer parts that are cooked, put them in your pita, and the rest stays there to get grilled.
I suppose you can have this as a different dish too, but i don't really know cause it's not my thing.
I had Musaka (i believe that the greek brought that food here) for lunch today and we also have Tzatziki but we call it Taratur but i eat it without garlic, there is a local ska-punk band called Taratur btw
and i think that they have the same food in Bulgaria but it is called Snezana which in english means Snow white (Geri can correct me on this) and also (trivia spree) there is a bulgarian folk singer named Gerghanna who is quite popular in macedonia but i really don't like her (i've lost it)
Cuthalion said:we also have Tzatziki but we call it Taratur but i eat it without garlic, there is a local ska-punk band called Taratur btw
Yes, it's correct what you wrote above and here we go with more details
Tzaziki is similar as Snezana, but in the second one there are also crushed walnuts and lots of dill and the yogurt we use is drainaged ...and i have the feeling that the bulgarians use much more garlic...at least I do
Taratur is called Tarator in Bulgaria and is much more liquid as Tzatziki and contains dill as well (in this case no walnuts) but it will be used a very defatted sort of yogurt and some watter because it's more a soup likely and not a slat or dip.
Important difference between both (Tarator and Snezna salat) in the first one there are fresh cucumbers used and in the second - pickled one.
Cuthalion said:there is a bulgarian folk singer named Gerghanna who is quite popular in macedonia but i really don't like her
I don't like bulgarian folk music thet's why I've never heard (until now
) about her but I have the same name... Gergana NF: very well....even still didn't wrote the paper completely
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marduk1507
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Man, Im salivating here! I love gyros and tzatziki (its a salad I believe, not a sauce, Sirenoulitta, or am I wrong?)! And the other dishes look great as well! Especially mousaka, I like those layer things that are cooked in oven, sounds good, I must try it.
Magrathean
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Funny.. someone at my university is called Tzitziki (so similar to 'tzatziki').. i think it's in some native mesoamerican language..
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fact: I have been sick for 4 days (tonsillitis) but now I'm back and I feel better. My throat still hurts and I cant eat very much.
Fact 2: Thrusday i have an appointment for a university orientation test.
Fact 2: Thrusday i have an appointment for a university orientation test.
mardukito, it's more like a dip. and the cucumbers are fresh (just because pickled ones were mentioned). it's great as an appetizer, you just put it on your bread and eat it.
cuthy, i'm not a big fan of garlic either.
tzitziki in greek is cicada.
NF: fucking tired.
cuthy, i'm not a big fan of garlic either.
tzitziki in greek is cicada.
NF: fucking tired.
i feel so tired i'm falling asleep on my chair. and i have a million more things to do.
and i feel lonely too.
and i feel lonely too.
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Magrathean
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Dark_Silence: And didn't a certain person take care of you during those four days?
Siren: Aw, lonely? Maybe this'll help: http://www.pix8.net/pro/pic.php?u=15862JS2eG&i=460171 (yes, i'm somewhat of a fan of Kurt Halsey). Don't be lonely, you've got us at UM.
Rampage: Good idea, as usual. I second that proposal.
Siren: Aw, lonely? Maybe this'll help: http://www.pix8.net/pro/pic.php?u=15862JS2eG&i=460171 (yes, i'm somewhat of a fan of Kurt Halsey). Don't be lonely, you've got us at UM.
Rampage: Good idea, as usual. I second that proposal.
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