SHARING IS CARING
On our first night out in Greece we made the mistake of attempting to eat like normal people, you know, we would each get a salad, an appetizer or two and an entree. We weren't THAT hungry so we skipped an entree, but ordered two Greek salads and three appetizers.
 |
| Greek salad for TWO |
On our first night out in Greece we made the mistake of attempting to eat like normal people, you know, we would each get a salad, an appetizer or two and an entree. We weren't THAT hungry so we skipped an entree, but ordered two Greek salads and three appetizers.
And, that was a mistake, because it was too much food.
Sadly, the waiter didn't warn us. He just kept jotting down our order and shrugged.
Portions in Greece are meant to be shared, family style as are the Greek salads. They come with a spoon to ladle out the ingredients, something we overlooked the first dinner.
We were looking forward to eating Greek salads too. The salad contains tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green bell peppers, olives, capers, drizzled in olive oil and of course it is all topped by a hunk of feta cheese. Accompanied by a basket of bread, it can be a meal all by itself, and by the end of our visit to this beautiful country it was just that on at least two occasions.
That first night though we over ate to the point of nausea!! The salad in the picture that starts this article was for TWO and the feta cheese hunks were massive. Then the three appetizers came, meat pies, meatballs and grilled sausage, and it was simply too much and we struggled to make a dent in our order.
LEARNING OUR LESSON
The next night we went to another taverna and we resolved to order one Greek salad and one entree. We had a grilled salmon steak to share. It was more than enough food and the waiter just jotted down our order and from then on we shared everything.
 |
| grilled salmon |
Thanks for reading and think before you order.
Love, Janet and greg
(c) 2026 by Gregory Dunaj
