Cookin again

[Zardnaar]

Friday night grease bomb.



Wanted a chicken bacon burger. The person who took my order didn't have best grasp of English fir adding bacon to chicken burger so got a beef, chicken and Vachon burger.

It was nice enough at least no big complaints.

 

[AnotherGuy]

@Zardnaar what is that on the chips on the right?

 

[Zardnaar]

@Zardnaar what is that on the chips on the right?

Hotdog. Kinda similar to US corn dog different batter and the sausage is a saveloy.

Great hangover food. Three hotdogs please no chips.

 

[AnotherGuy]

Cabbage can be delicious if handled properly.
One of our family friends is a retired caterer of Lebanese ancestry. She does cabbage rolls that have a meaty filling similar to the meat-stuffed grape leaves in Greek cuisine.

Yup, the grape leafed dolmades and the laxano (cabagge) dolmades are both very popular in Greece. I prefer the laxano dolmades but I won't complain either way when I'm fortunate to eat them.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Yup, the grape leafed dolmades and the laxano (cabagge) dolmades are both very popular in Greece. I prefer the laxano dolmades but I won't complain either way when I'm fortunate to eat them.

When we visited Greece (1970s), grape leaves were everywhere, and we were instant fans. But I’ve never heard of laxano dolmades!

Edit: just did a quick google search for recipes and emailed myself & my mom a couple I found.

 

[AnotherGuy]

When we visited Greece (1970s), grape leaves were everywhere, and we were instant fans. But I’ve never heard of laxano dolmades!

The grape leafed ones are easy for the mezze platter along with spanakopitas (spinach+cheese pastries) and tiropitas (cheese pastries) while the laxano dolmades are usually made for home consumption. Although I'm sure a few restaurants would serve them. I'm not surprised your friend of Lebanese ancestry makes them - that side of the Mediterranean share very similar cuisines due to their history.

 

[Zardnaar]

The grape leafed ones are easy for the mezze platter along with spanakopitas (spinach+cheese pastries) and tiropitas (cheese pastries) while the laxano dolmades are usually made for home consumption. Although I'm sure a few restaurants would serve them. I'm not surprised your friend of Lebanese ancestry makes them - that side of the Mediterranean share very similar cuisines due to their history.

You're Greek?

In NZ Greek food is kinda rare outside Christchurch. First time I had it was up there.

Big fan of Lenanese/Syrian food/ Arabic in general.

 

[AnotherGuy]

You're Greek?

I am indeed.
A Greek friend of mine has family over in NZ. And she visited just before the pandemic hit and got caught in the lockdowns so got to spend some months there. She had only good things to say about NZ. I think the biggest wow moment was that you guys build homes that can be transported.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The grape leafed ones are easy for the mezze platter along with spanakopitas (spinach+cheese pastries) and tiropitas (cheese pastries) while the laxano dolmades are usually made for home consumption. Although I'm sure a few restaurants would serve them. I'm not surprised your friend of Lebanese ancestry makes them - that side of the Mediterranean share very similar cuisines due to their history.

She does make (damn good) cabbage rolls, but I don’t recall her using a lemon sauce. We’ve talked about transforming it into a casserole, as it happens. Alternating layers of seasoned meat between cabbage leaves instead of rolling them up- possibly time & labor saving.

And she’s coming to town soon to celebrate my folks’ birthdays (belatedly) and to trade ideas, techniques and recipes. She thinks I should write a cookbook and/or start a YouTube channel.

And I’d love to learn how to make a good spanakopita, or at least the stuffing. They’re another member of our Greek appetizer holy trinity alongside the aforementioned grape leaves and avgolemono soup.

I’m not much of a baker, so I probably wouldn’t want to work with phyllo dough, though. I’d probably use the stuffing for making bite-sized tarts.

 

[Zardnaar]

I am indeed.
A Greek friend of mine has family over in NZ. And she visited just before the pandemic hit and got caught in the lockdowns so got to spend some months there. She had only good things to say about NZ. I think the biggest wow moment was that you guys build homes that can be transported.

You mean like on a truck?

I thought thats just standard.