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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsGoing for Greek food tonight after work. Who wants to join me for Happy Hour?
TexasBushwhacker
(20,256 posts)Don't break too many plates.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,831 posts)OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)Man I love Greek food but nobody else in my family does so I never get to pick that when we go out.
TEB
(12,957 posts)Enjoy your friend TEB a former 11B.
Aristus
(66,530 posts)magicarpet
(14,222 posts).... I like mine with lamb not beef.
THX
TEB
(12,957 posts)Is your wife ok when you pull out your lucky spoon from your BDU pocket as superstitious. I myself usually just lick mine off and dig in. My god dear that spoon is 34 years old, and I look at my wife and go no you cant use it.
Aristus
(66,530 posts)The Army had moved on to MRE's by the time I was in, but I kept my Dad's old P-38 as a memento during my time in, and for years after. Lost track of it about ten years ago.
procon
(15,805 posts)Aristus
(66,530 posts)Comes with tzaiziki sauce, olives, green beans, and rice pilaf.
And enough garlic to knock someone over from ten feet away.
Mrs. Aristus is going to hate me tonight...
procon
(15,805 posts)My sister took me to some tiny little bistro in Los Angeles and we drank a lovely red wine and ate pickled ox tongue served with kalamata olives, fresh mozzarella and crunchy bread with a spicy spread of feta cheese and roasted red peppers.
No Greek food within a day's drive now, so I learned to make my own killer Htipiti spread.
Paladin
(28,287 posts)Arrange for a designated driver in advance.
Aristus
(66,530 posts)"Here, Bobby! Have a shot with me! Puts hair on your chest!" *clink* "You're a good man, Bobby!"
He's the only person who calls me Bobby...
Paladin
(28,287 posts)It's a white wine, aged in pine casks. Not for the timid. Somehow it tastes great to me, when good friends and a good Greek restaurant are involved.....
Aristus
(66,530 posts)I've also heard (as you suggested) that it's an acquired taste. I've acquired a lot of tastes in my time; I'm curious to acquire another.
Paladin
(28,287 posts)Aristus
(66,530 posts)Aristus
(66,530 posts)I acquired the taste pretty quickly. I like it. Nice and dry. Very flavorful. I don't know why I was expecting something thick and syrupy. But this is excellent; like a good Chardonnay.
Paladin
(28,287 posts)....but it's what I find myself drinking any time I have Greek food. Glad you liked it.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,384 posts)The pine taste is overwhelming.
On the plus side, the fourth and fifth glasses are not bad.
Paladin
(28,287 posts)Repeated doses, particularly in the company of good friends and food, make it very tolerable. Works for me, anyway.
Aristus
(66,530 posts)Happy Hour at last!...
Paladin
(28,287 posts)I have a relative who is fond of what I believe is called a Dog's Nose: a lethal-sounding mixture of Guinness Stout and gin.
Aristus
(66,530 posts)It's just a little sweeter, that's all. Good stuff.
Paladin
(28,287 posts)Me and stouts get along well; same for IPA's.
hibbing
(10,114 posts)There is a Greek place here in town I need to get to. Love some Greek potatoes too.
Peace
DFW
(54,506 posts)But don't cry for me Winnemucca.
We have one of THE best Greek restaurants in Europe exactly a 3 minute walk from our front door. To accommodate my dietary needs (can't do red meat), they even keep a supply of turkey filet around to make souvlaki in case I (or anyone else) can't or won't order it made with pork. And two of their appetizers, grilled octopus in marinated lemon-garlic oil and sautéed mushrooms in a red wine-cream sauce (almost mushrooms Stroganoff) are worth the trip from ANYWHERE.
zanana1
(6,139 posts)Nac Mac Feegle
(972 posts)People around here have stopped serving it because of fire codes.
Aristus
(66,530 posts)Johnny makes an incredible chicken saganaki. Perfectly cooked chicken stuffed with spinach, cheese, and enough garlic to mow down the vanguard of an invading army.
Nac Mac Feegle
(972 posts)Melted cheeses in a dish, topped with Metaxa or Ouzo, then lit on fire.
Served with crusty bread.
Aristus
(66,530 posts)I don't think Johnny offers that. But I'll look for it next time I'm there.