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re: Why do people call Middle Eastern food Greek food??
Posted on 2/3/15 at 8:26 am to Swoopin
Posted on 2/3/15 at 8:26 am to Swoopin
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Gyros would be the big one
They serve gyros like crazy in Greece.
Falafel is probably the most guilty. It's served at just about every "Greek" restaurant. Like others said, though, there is a huge overlap in Greece between the two as a holdover from the Ottoman Empire. Turkey/Greece have large cultural overlaps.
I just want some greek restaurants to start serving up raki. It's ubiquitous in Greece, but it's the national drink of Turkey. So, that sort of reinforce the point.
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 8:29 am
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Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:43 am to MeridianDog
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Never had a meal over there that wasn't good. Most Greek, Turkish, Armenian, Persian, Iranian, dishes have a differently named nearly identical version in the next door country. All are good and according to every native, the very best version of the dish was "Made by my Grandmother"
This is true except with Persian dishes. They have tons of dishes that are unique to Iran that you do not see in other Middle Eastern countries or in Greece.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 12:00 pm to hogfly
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They serve gyros like crazy in Greece.
and they're pork
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I just want some greek restaurants to start serving up raki.
Ouzo is basically the same thing. Is it not served at Greek restaurants?
Also, there are certainly differences between Greek food and middle eastern. There's really only one Greek restaurant in Baton Rouge.
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