Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:03:55 -0700, sf > fired up
> random neurons and synapses to opine:
>> I haven't been there yet, but people I know who have visited Greece
>> consistently comment to me that they hated the food. One friend even
>> went so far as to add that the best Greek food is found in Astoria.
>> Can't prove anything by me, I'm just the reporter.
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> Dunno about Greece, but I recall Cyprus as the place that put me off
> olives for *years* afterward.
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> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
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> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
> old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
> waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
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> - Duncan Hines
>
> To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"
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Yes, but the quail hunting in the mountains there is very nice and the
local food wasn't bad.

One thing you have to remember about Mediterranean and Middle Eastern
food. That whole area was held by the Ottoman Empire for about 400 years
so the cuisine is basically Turkish, flavored by local meats, seafood,
and herb use. I've eaten so many varieties of such foods in the years we
traveled throughout the region that it has all sort of run together in
my mind. Certain dishes I still like, others I've tried outside of that
region just don't taste right. All in all, it's what you get used to and
like to eat, no matter where you are.