YES, I went a little cheese crazy in Greece, but I swear, they make it so easy! It was really quite surprising to find out just how heavily ones diet could be based on cheese, and I went a little overboard (YUM). Saganaki - basically Greek for fried cheese - is very traditional, and in the first couple days of Greece I had some at nearly every meal. : /
Cheese Saganaki
Once I found myself in a cheesy covered coma, I decided to step away from the cheese and enjoy some DIFFERENT traditional Greek cusine. It is only fair to say that as easy as it is to be unhealthy in Greece it is just as easy to be very healthy. Especially in the islands, many menus are focused on seafood, and grilled octopus seems to be a local favorite.
Octopus - hung out to dry
Grilled Octopus, Baby Shark with a Garlic Sauce, Sardines in Oil, Fried Bait Fish, Greek Salad, Spicy Cheese Dip, Potato Salad, and a bottle of Rose - Dinner for Two...
There is also a number of vegetarian dishes, Stuffed Tomatoes, Stuffed Peppers, Stuffed Grapevine Leaves; all of these filled with a tomato/rice mixture. I had the Moussaka as well, which was an Eggplant Lasagna, delicious, not traditionally vegetarian, however I did see it offered that way in some places. Of course you have the Tzatziki, the tomato and cucumber salads, and one of my personal favorites... GREEK YOGURT!
Breakfast - Fruit and Yogurt with Honey
Stuffed Tomatoes
Call me obsessed, but I could just go on and on about the food. I guess before I had been, I never thought much of Greek cuisine, but I sure do think highly of it now. I will let you digest some of this yummy food for thought and put up a Recipe for Kapamas (meat ragu). In case you feel like getting in the spirit!
Kalispera! -good evening
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