On humous, a London professor friend was with me once Spetses and he ordered some but there was none as it is a Levantine dish not Greek. He opted for fava and taramasalata and asked for pitta. They gave him bread. He didn’t seem to know that the Greek joints we grew up on in North London were, in fact, Cypriot. with cuisine much influenced from east Mediterranean shoreline countries
Don’t think I’ve been shallot onions sale in Greece . Would red ones do? The local Zachos - chain of gyros joints, solid, great value - does an excellent carrot and cabbage salad which is very lively and make change from eternal horiataki salad.
On humous, a London professor friend was with me once Spetses and he ordered some but there was none as it is a Levantine dish not Greek. He opted for fava and taramasalata and asked for pitta. They gave him bread. He didn’t seem to know that the Greek joints we grew up on in North London were, in fact, Cypriot. with cuisine much influenced from east Mediterranean shoreline countries
Don’t think I’ve been shallot onions sale in Greece . Would red ones do? The local Zachos - chain of gyros joints, solid, great value - does an excellent carrot and cabbage salad which is very lively and make change from eternal horiataki salad.
A Tabled reader emailed me to say he'd Googled carrots and found an article that refuted the contention that the Dutch had made the carrot orange. Do read it - it makes an interesting case: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/09/15/fact-check-orange-carrots-occurred-naturally-not-created-dutch/8318657002/