National Delicacies

[hoplite14gr]

No Tom, not been yet in the US.
Every one of us who is lucky to go somewhere and have a friend there is possibly more likely to eat real food instead of restorant staff. But if you have a friend ther of Greek roots, you might be very lucky if his grandmother lives and can cook, trust me!
If you ever be in Athens drop me aline and you will see the meaning of real food.
My wife when told of the "chinese food" comment told me:
Russian salad is called Salad Oliviere in Russia. Atributed to the French vallet of Peter the Great. Ingredients: Potato cubes basis with green peas carrots and green peppers. 3 lobster tales, salmon cubes, crab cubes and black chaviar. Tendelry engulfed in mayonesse. This Peter fellow knew how to eat!
Damn you only get the veggies and the mayonesse usually!
She also cannot understand why in the West, they call the boiled egges stuffed with mashrooms eggs "a la Russ". They call them just staffed eggs there.
Kind regards