The Greek Food Festival took place this week and I hope that many of you were able to visit this great event. In fact, it isn't too late to enjoy it, as it takes place in various parts of Pittsburgh throughout the summer.
To be honest, I just really want to put this post up so I can show this picture:
Don't be fooled, the food was great, he just has a bad way of showing it.
There we go.It was finals week so me and Eric really didn't have the time to go to this until this Friday. I can say that my favorite was the soutzoukakia; meatballs sausages cooked in a light tomato sauce. The meatballs were soft and tender and were a surprisingly light dish. Me and Eric also split a piece of spanakotyropita, a classic spinach pie with feta cheese. The spanakotyropita was good, but it could have been a bit more flavorful. I didn't really taste the cheese very much and the crust was hard- still very good though.
Eric's favorite was by far the baklava. He bought an entire box and was nice enough to give me ONE piece. From what I had, the baklava was wonderfully sweet, but a little more crunchy/hard than I had expected the phyllo dough to be.
I really wish I got to try more and spent more time snacking, since I didn't really get to try all that much. In general, I really enjoyed going to this event and recommend that if you are near any of the areas this summer, to stop by and pick up a snack. FYI, they only take cash. If you're in a hurry, you can even place fax orders to speed up the process!
