When I went to Greece 9 years ago I only knew about baklava and gyros. Other than those two items I had no idea what Greek food/cuisine was like beyond that. A dear gentleman/captain told me something about the Greek food that now looking back he was absolutely right. He said, ‘Sometimes the most simple foods are the most delicious foods. Come, join me and let’s relive my Greece food adventures in both Athens and Paros. Kalà óreksi (Bon Appetit) folks!
Let’s start with the breakfast, which is the most important meal of the day. A typical Greece breakfast consisted of bowl of Greek yogurt, sometimes honey, and a variety of fruit and nuts. These breakfast bowls were so beautiful and so delicious! This was a perfect breakfast between the beautiful fresh fruit, with honey to add a little sweetness and then good protein from the Greek yogurt. It was great because each bowl was super filling and like I mentioned super simple but yet delicious. 🙂
Fruit Bowl 
Fruit Bowl #2 
Banana Walnut Bowl
Fast forward a few hours and it was time for lunch. Lunch I would try different items from salads to sandwiches, to gyros, grilled fish, to salmon sandwich, to pasta, of course gyros, and etc. Below are some delicious lunches memories.
Typical Greek Salad 
Smoked Salmon Sandwich 
Gyro 
Rocket (Arugula) Salad 
Grilled Sardines 
Fruit Crepe 
Pasta Carbonara 
Fried Calamari 
Lamb Kebab 
Lamb Stew with fennel and tomato 
French Fries 
Fried Cheese 
Tzatziki Sauce 
Tomato, Cucumber, Olive, and Red Onion Salad
Like I mentioned earlier a gentleman told me something that I cherish and. My instructor, classmates, and I went on a boat ride and had a super delicious lunch. The captain had prepared us lunch that consisted of grilled lamb and a wonderful tomato, cucumber, and green bell pepper salad with a lemon vinaigrette. How the captain seasoned the lamb was amazing. He took the Mediterranean sea to steam the lamb and the salt from the sea to seasoned the lamb. Paired with this simple and delicious salad. He let me take pictures during his cooking process. He told me something important, ‘Sometimes the most simple foods are the most delicious foods.’ From that point on I carry that words of wisdom in the cooking I do to this day. Below are a few pictures I took from that wonderful lunch memory from that day.
The Captain 
Captain seasoning the Lamb 
Greek salad
Dinner was no exception and heck I even got dared to eat a fish eye. But let’s focus on the delicious part of the meal. Then if you feel adventurous you can watch the fish eye video. Dinner I had a wide range of seafood to risotto, and well you’ll see in the pictures :D. I will admit it was hard to not eat everything and anything.
Athens Feast 
Grilled Fish 
Pizza with Roasted Tomatoes 
Meat and Cheese Pizza 
Lamb kebobs 
Chicken and Veggies Cook Out 
Medley of meats such as lamb, pork, beef, chicken and more lamb! 
Greek Style Pizza 
Veggie Pizza 
Grilled Salmon and Fries 
Greek Salad Greens 
Fried Calamari and Salad 
Seafood Risotto
Looking back at all these food pictures I feel like I can still taste them. From the breakfast bowls, to the wonderful gyros to the salads and to the grilled fish. Certainly I felt like each dish was so simple but yet so delicious. Thank you for spending your morning, afternoon, or evening and relieving my food memories back in Greece with me and I will see you on my next food adventure. AntÃo!
