St. Euphrosynos Taverna and Ouzeri 44 (3)

[FreeinChrist]

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[Anhelyna]

New Taverna

 

[Virgil the Roman]

Yay!




I'll have some nice wine. Or even a good beer: I prefer a nice local brew; although, Samuel Adams is one of most favourite beers.

 

[-Kyriaki-]

*cheers the new taverna*

*puts a pot of coffee on, and baklava on the table for those who want it...and bougatsa and galaktoboureko and a few other different kinds of glyka for those who don't mind baklava but know there are better Greek sweets out there*

It's almost 1am. I had a massive fight with my embroidery frame (like a very big, square hoop with pieces that snap over the sides to keep it taut) tonight and it took me about 2 hours to get the Greek piece back on it! I kid you not. DO NOT LIKE. But it's on there and I've started the next scene, which is the 'Palace' at Knossos I stitched for an hour once I got it there just to spite the stupid thing, and have half-done a scrollwork-y column. This illness gives me odd insomnia anyway so I don't mind staying up late. My hands ache from stitching in the cold now though, silly Kyri

 

[Antony in Tx]

galaktoboureko...a rather redneck patron at our Greekfest here in TX referred to them as "Galactic Burritos"!!!

OPAH!!!

 

[-Kyriaki-]

Oh...wow... lol! I have to remember that one.

I love kataifi and bougatsa and pretty much any greek sweet involving custard

 

[Virgil the Roman]

Custard. Mmmmmmhhhhh.....

 

[Anhelyna]

ooooooooh pastries

Kyriaki - you are cruel mentioning those I've not had any Baklava in ages and I was never terribly fond of kataifi when I tried that. Snag is that I've never had any what you could call 'authentic' greek goodies

 

[Virgil the Roman]

It's okay. Perhaps you will have to one day. I've tried Greek Baklava at our local community festival; it is extremely sweet, but good.

 

[ikonographics]

Kyriaki, do you have to mention galaktoboureko when I've just been for a 9.5km run and am starving... Hmmm the best galaktoboureko place in Athens is just down the road...

 

[Faithful Skeptic]

galaktoboureko...a rather redneck patron at our Greekfest here in TX referred to them as "Galactic Burritos"!!!

OPAH!!!

My mom made some galaktobootycall the other day for a wedding, and there's still some left over! I'm off to go eat some.

 

[ExOrienteLux]

What's up with all you Greeks and your wacky desserts? Give me some kolache and kvass to follow up my kielbasa, halushki, and borshch. Along with vodka. Lots and lots of vodka.

 

[Faithful Skeptic]

Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?

My top three desserts of all-time are:
Galaktoboureko (A sweet custard wrapped in layers of phyllo dough and a honey-syrup poured on top)
Loukoumades (little "doughnuts" fried in oil and very soft/airy on the inside drenched in a honey-syrup and topped with cinnamon.)
Apple pie (om nom nom)

Then come ekmek (shredded phyllo dough with walnuts and honey-syrup topped with a thick, sweet cream) and baklava (walnuts wrapped inside of layered phyllo dough and drenched in honey-syrup.

My top two cookies are kourampiedes (dry cookies lots o' butter and coated in powdered sugar) and melomakarona (cookies dipped in a honey-syrup and topped with walnuts) respectively.

As you can see, we, and I, love our honey. All of those desserts are a nice follow-up to some lamb, pork chops or souvlaki. As for booze, I prefer Scotch.

 

[ExOrienteLux]

Was it serving galactic burritos or loco maids in 17th-Century Russia?

No, it was not!

IS OUTRAGE!!!!!!

 

[-Kyriaki-]

You eat dessert right after dinner? I've never known Greeks to do that, they always eat the sweets as supper or about an hour after lunch.

Galaktoboureko is just plain awesome. Ekmek is pretty good too. My MIL made loukoumades on Sunday and we sat there happily eating them and eating way too much sugar in the process but yummmm...

...and then Andrew and I made a chocolate souffle cake that night, for something entirely not Greek.

Question for the Greeks - what do you call cheesecake? Andrew and I joke that it's τυρό-κέκη, but I'm guessing that's wrong

 

[Photini]

As for me, I'll have peach cobbler with a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream.

 

[Michael G]

You know, having personally met Fr. Vasily, he really isn't that funny to me any more.

 

[Antony in Tx]

My priest IS Fr. Vasile...REALLY!!!
IS OUTRAGE!!

 

[ikonographics]

Kyriaki, here its called τζιζκεικ! But sadly they really don't know how to make it here ...its missing the τζιζ!!!

 

[Philothei]

τυρό-κέκη,

haha... τσις κεκ...*that is how my mom calls it *