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Originally Posted by Mariel
Greek is my favorite, too. I am a great fan of grape leaf rolls, which they sell with the olives at my local supermarket or at Whole Foods. I had a Greek roommate in college and afterward in San Francisco. She had never cooked, as her mom did it all at home, but we made some pastry to serve to our boyfriends, layer by layer. What a job! I learned to sing in Greek and they told me I could sing without an accent. That was long ago.
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Grape leaf rolls... Those are
dolmades. (doh-mahd-es) The ones at my favorite restaurant are pretty good. Hamburger, rice, lemon, and bechemel sauce (think the bechemel is made with butter and lemon and other spices) Rolled into a sausage shaped meatball with grape leaves wrapped around it.
The bechemel sauce is ok, but sometimes that place gives you too much sauce. They're really good rolled up in pita bread. (I'm getting hungry again!!!)
They serve their dolmades with Moussaka (hamburger, tomato sauce, eggplant and kasseri (goat) cheese on top. (My dad calls it greek lasagna) and you either get a souvlaki with it, or spanakopita. (feta, spinach and spices in filo dough and baked....getting hungry again!)
Greek food is my most favorite food in the world (next to Italian) Every time I've had a big flare that's required steroids, for some reason my body always wants Greek food. It must be my comfort food.
I made enough phone calls to that place for takeout in the last few weeks, the girls always ask "is this Erin?" and I'm like "yeah". I tip well when I eat there alone, so they're really nice when I ask for extra feta and extra pita. I think I spoiled them with larger tips, and they've spoiled me with the extra feta and pita. Love that restaurant. Been going there since I was 10. (back when it was just a hamburger and gyro place)
If I ever get married (not likely) or need to have a party (also not likely) that's where I'm going to do a reception/party. Place doesnt look like much, but OMG the food is so good.