Greek Food - STREET FOOD TOUR and Amazing Souvlaki in Athens, Greece!

good morning hope you're having an amazing day it's mark wiens i am in athens greece and today is gonna be the ultimate day of greek food in athens we're gonna eat lots and lots of greek food and i'm gonna show it all to you in this video i'm on my way to go meet my friend tasos and you should see the list of food that we're gonna eat today we're gonna eat a lot of greek food it's gonna be amazing [Music] [Applause] hi guys and we are walking uh we walked up the hill and we are walking on our way to go to a coffee shop first thing this morning this is a traditional coffee shop it's really nice within the park they have tables set up all over and we're gonna drink some traditional coffee they grind the coffee very fine and then they boil it with the water and then the grinds are at the bottom so it's thick and dark and murky you can see that coffee foam on top and we got a double oh yeah i love it oh that is the the fuel of life right there and you can order it in different levels of sweetness they even have specific names for the sweetness level that you want it we got the no sugar and that's the way i love it you can taste the richness the pureness of the coffee coffee was fantastic we're on our way to go to a deli next [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] this is a originally a family-run deli and tasso is known as the owner here but they have all sorts of deli products all sorts of gourmet greek ingredients but they're really famous here for their feta cheese and their yogurt which we're gonna have here you can go shopping to buy little groceries but at this particular shop they also have some tables where you can sit down and eat this is the soft feta yeah yeah yeah and uh on the bread is a few you know some cheese okay and then it's drizzled all in olive oil yeah yeah and this is the this is the soft feta yeah yeah yeah oh it looks like it looks like a blob of butter it looks amazing it's great and then you just spread it onto the bread yeah yeah is that is that too much or is that good [Music] it is the texture of butter but it has that that feta cheese taste you can taste a sourness to it this is another type of cheese and they have it in sticks here i will take a take a piece of this and onto the bread [Music] yeah that one's good too it's a sharper a sharper cheese it's got one more cheese plate to share and this is a type of feta as well but it's been fried so it's it's coated in a little bit of flour and then fried you can see that golden crust on the outside and then it's topped with some sauce and some parsley oh wow that's incredible it's just like it almost has like a yogurt taste to it it's hot it's steaming you've got that that caramelized edge on the top there and you can really taste the the milk the milkiness of that and the like you can actually taste the pastures pastas was telling me that it's a family business and he knows about them because it's from his original town and uh it started off just as a family cheese business and they've expanded and now they have a few outlets around athens as well but yeah you will not find better greek cheese than that [Music] [Music] okay next up we've stopped at this is a legendary place in athens for one of the most classic greek street food or on-the-go snacks and it is a cheese pie they serve all sorts of different cheese pies which are all in that glass cabinet all prepared and they look fantastic i love this place there's it's just a classic hole in the wall style place and they have they most people just take it to go and like eat it on the go but they have a little standing table here which i love too which is it's actually just a board on a pillar to the building this is fantastic dining right here i think this one right here is the classic one which is the cheese pie with filo dough wrapping oh yeah this looks fantastic and you can see on the inside oh you can just see how crusty and flaky that dough is and then filled with like it looks very crumbly the cheese [Music] oh yeah oh that's really flaky and a little oily and you then you've got that salty crumbly cheese on the inside this is a cacea yes it's sweeter sweeter cheese okay and this is a different type of dough also yeah yeah it looks more like a like a crust like a like a pie crust almost dough and this is a different shape as well oh wow it's kind of hollow on the inside but the cheese has coated the top and the inside of that little dome of dough and then it is again it's more like a more like a pie crust to me it's buttery and kind of crumbly okay so the third one is that same type of dough as the last one i just tried but with the same type of cheese as the other one [Music] that's the type of crust that it's so it's so flaky and so crusty that when you take a bite it like will stick to your lips so they're all good it kind of just depends on what mood you're in which one you want to get that's a fantastic little place that's a a must eat when you're in athens my favorite one was i liked the classic the original one the filo pastry with that crumbly white cheese on the inside proceed onwards to the next food here's something really interesting about athens whenever you're building or doing construction you have to have an archaeologist on site because when you start digging into the ground in athens you so many circumstances they'll come across ruins and you'll just be walking through the city and all of a sudden in the middle of nowhere there's some ancient ruins right here there's just so much of a depth of history in greece and in athens it's really incredible so now we're getting into the market area it's already starting to starting to see lots of stalls with all sorts of things [Music] we made it to the meat alley oh and immediately you can smell the aroma oh i get i i'm getting a whiff of lamb wow they're slicing up they're chopping up some some huge amounts of meat back there i see some pork i see some beef and some lamb and maybe some goat as well the quality of this meat looks incredible and i love how it's displayed in these refrigerated glass cabinets they slice it up for you wow this is where you come to to buy a raw meat feast before going to cook it and then of course seafood is also a huge part of greek food culture and so this is the seafood section lots and lots of fish there are some massive octopus and as soon as we exit the aroma of the fish from the fish market we're entering into a spice section of the market oh immediately i can smell the spices oh look at all these nuts micah has so many friends everybody just loves micah yeah yeah okay [Music] we just got a kilo of cherries ying especially loves to eat cherries and it's two euros per kilo i think that's a pretty good deal hello wow welcome to another meat paradise in athens and they have all sorts of different sausage and cured meats and cheeses uh this is a cool like deli kind of spot but then they also have i mean a lot of people take away but then they also have a few tables in the middle here it's so much fun to eat in a deli because not only do you get to eat the food but you have the atmosphere you're surrounded by food at the same time this is a pastor pastor and this one this one is their classic right this one is their specialty which is made from from camel meat camel [Music] wow oh strong yeah it's amazing oh that's so good he cut it paper thin it has a wonderful meatiness to it and you can taste that you can taste the chili flavor to it and then it just it's it's actually very lean but it melts in your mouth oh that's amazing as well it's like juicy and gooey sour and garlicky and you can see that marbling of fat oh yeah oh mmm yeah you can taste the pepper in there you can taste the chilies that one does have kind of a strong meaty taste to it i think that's a one biter it's actually not that much because it's so thin oh oh that is wonderful though too the meat is so pure but then you taste that crust and you can taste the spices in there [Music] oh that tastes better than i thought it was going to taste it's not just plain crunchy toast it does you can taste the olive oil in there and you can taste the herbs in there that was a very worthwhile meat stop when you come here you have to try that cured camel sausage that was the winner for me that that is amazing oh some more sausage [Music] [Applause] [Music] we're coming to a place now that's well known for their pukatsa and this is from the northern part of greece and you can you can watch him there making it traditionally he takes a a dough he he rounds he he spreads out the dough he rolls out the dough and then it's amazing to watch him as he slaps that dough into a paper thin sheet it literally is like the size of a of a single bed sheet when he finishes that dough and then he you can order it with a number of different fillings there's some sweet versions and some salty versions we got a couple of different versions to try he wraps up that dough up with the filling and then there's just multiple layers and it is filofilo dough yeah okay so that's the pillow dough which is very easy and this is traditional filler it's called from the village okay well we're going to begin with the sweet one which is filled with cream and conveniently they have already poked it with these um these wooden forks and there's that's cream in there plus there's some i can smell some cinnamon maybe yeah and then there's powdered sugar on top oh that is good the cream on the inside is not that sweet the sweetness is coming from that sugar on the top there okay next up for the meat pie and you can see if you let me get a get a close-up look at this you can see the meat it's stuffed with meat maybe there's some other spices or onions in here as well i love that [Music] that's like juicy minced meat in there you can taste all of the sweet onions in there and then it's wrapped up in that dough which is crispy and gooey and and just a textural wonderland in your mouth oh that's delicious and then this one is the spinach and you can see uh this is a traditional type of filo you can see that the dough is a little different yeah oh yeah they're all good but my clear the clear winner for me is the meat pie one that's everything you want in a meat pie [Music] [Laughter] was telling me that it's very common for restaurants to give you some free dessert when you finish eating [Music] yeah it is really it's served cool and it's juicy like sugary sweet like liquid within the cake it's very moist yeah it's nutty and chocolatey yeah yeah yeah and the other one is called the ravani and it's made yeah it's made with lemon oh yeah sounds pretty sweet for me that was another great stop the meat pie was my favorite and this is a nice nice place to sit nice patio area we are now off to eat lunch [Applause] [Music] if you need a pot or pan of any size or shape or another vessel this is the place to come we are on our way to go eat what is one of the things that i'm most looking forward to eating in greek in greece uh a greek food one of the one of the most famous of all greek foods [Music] [Applause] this is what many locals consider to be one of the best places to eat souvlaki in all of athens it's a little hole in the water oh my kind of spot uh they have some tables and benches but really you can just kind of eat anywhere in this little public square and you can smell the grilling of the meat coming from this door oh that smells incredible [Music] [Music] this is the type of food spot that just makes me absolutely thrilled and happy before i even start eating you as you wait there you can see them cooking he takes the skewer of meat sticks it into the bread and then he added a bunch of things he i love how he took a whole tomato and just like sliced it onto onto the top of that just rough cut and that's also like slow sizzling and smoking all at the same time and then he added on a handful of onions with herbs and spices he added on some tomato sauce and then the final step is that they put on uh some some fries on top and wrap it up into a handheld just beauty got two different types one is the the top one here is minced meat so oh just look at that beautiful and then the bottom one here is the classic pork and pork is probably the most common yeah yeah okay it's also the heroes is very common but they don't have it here it's like you know speciality for them okay so i better i better taste the original but this is what they're most known for this is the pork grilled pieces of meat oh it's so hot and fresh and you can see the herbs dusted on there as well you can see that tomato sauce just kind of oozing everywhere the parsley the napkin and be careful so it doesn't leak out the back side oh wow oh that's a stunner all that tomato sauce with those onions and the meat is tender and smoky you can taste the freshness of the parsley that is an award-winning combination oh that's insane this is greek pita and you can feel how fluffy it is it's a it's and even it's a little gooey almost and wow it's nice and salty i'll just get a look at all those glorious insides oh that is amazing the tomatoes in there are really like are really like bright and then the the onions in grease they're really mild but juicy and crisp oh that's something once you take your first bite you're not gonna ever set it down again okay and let me try the next one this is all the same fillings uh except it's a different style of meat and it's like yeah they're like little minced meat patties that he sliced up and put in there you can see the minced meat of it and that same juicy the tomato sauce is what is really is really what stands out in those onions oh that meat has a really really smoky taste to it they just like smoked it out um that's a region become a grease right there wow that was unbelievably good this is when you when you're in athens this is a place that's going to make you happy if you love to eat [Music] ying and i are going to go back to our apartment we're going to rest for a few hours uh to wait out this hot sun and then we're gonna meet back up with tosos later tonight for a greek meat feast coming up soon we had a good rest back at the apartment for about an hour and a half and i had a shower and now we're getting on our way we're gonna take the subway uh a little ways outside of athens it's close to the airport and that's where tasos lives and he's gonna take us to one of the one of a very locally popular greek restaurant that specializes in grilled meat [Music] we made it all the way to kuropi station this is almost by the athens airport and we're really in the countryside here but there's nothing better than traveling for good food [Music] from the station we drove over to a a village which is called calivia and then this restaurant this is a well-known meat restaurant uh and it's called trigano yeah like you said trigonometry yes something like that that's where the word comes from yeah exactly because of the triangle because of the triangle road right here i think a kilo for gram soaps and then a few other meat dishes okay i do would you like a greek salad sure okay and some zaziki sure okay lopez [Music] this is actually a butchery check out their meat selection all good meat restaurants start with good fresh meat and i'm sure this is some like just some some free range grazed lamb right here it's beautiful meat and then they just straight up chop it up on that huge gigantic chopping board up there and then they season it with salt and then it goes on to that just it's literally a furnace of fire in the on the grill over there it is just flaming hot and they season it with salt they see i can smell some oregano roasting on the on the grill as well and this is a this is a meat paradise that crew in the kitchen is so nice and friendly you would you would trust them with any piece of your meat i saw them make these lamb chops from start to finish they they literally took the half a lamb right out of the fridge chopped them into pieces salted them put them onto that furnace of a fire um i think he brushed it with some kind of sauce as well and then with some oregano and these are you can literally just pick them up like drumsticks oh look at that golden edge okay oh oh that was a big oh wow it is so tender that's why i got such a huge bite without even expecting it oh it's like crispy and perfectly salted you can taste that oregano in there oh that's unbelievable the fat on that lamb has caramelized that is like some of the purest lamb you'll ever taste it's like oh it just slides off the bone oh wow you can taste the grass that uh how that that lamb has has been grazing one more lamb chop before i get started on that other meat [Music] it's just incredibly tender oh there you can see the insides of that meat the tenderness of that lamb it is it is just remarkable okay onto some more meat okay i'm gonna try some of this sausage it just smells incredible you can smell chilies in there you can smell the roasted aroma of it check out that composition you can taste the chili flavor you can taste some spice in there and then it is it has that just insane grilled roasted flavor to it they take uh both liver and lungs wrap them up tightly into a roll not not with a wrapper but with with intestines and then they roast it over a rotisserie spit for a long period of time so the intestines caramelize and crunchify but leaving the organs juicy and and just full of flavor [Music] oh yeah if you love organs it's amazing it has a it does have an organ taste you do have to love organs you can taste the slight irony it has a bitter taste to it you've got that crunchy layer and then you've got that creamy like liver yeah it's awesome [Music] it's on the yeah this bit also okay so what what part of the lamb is this bowl that's the feet ah okay oh that just looks unbelievable oh oh yes it is oh it's that creamy kind of lamb that fattiness it's so creamy oh that is just insane that is like lamb dreams coming true there's also some some gelatinous bits within there as well that are fantastic some collagen and some ligaments i'm not even sure sure but wow that's insane you're supposed to break up all the cheese yes okay little pieces so that the oil comes on top and now you can serve if you like [Music] [Music] yeah you can eat it with meat too everything right [Music] i'm just loving the onions and grease so far they're so refreshing and so sweet oh that's fantastic it's sour it's garlicky and that tomato is so juicy maybe it's a little marinated thank you very much next up this is a giant a giant pork steak that we got oh that's so fatty and so juicy that's the piece that just melts in your mouth we finished with the meat feast that was some absolutely incredible meat and for dessert they have served us greek yogurt i'm gonna try the one with honey first and this is uh greek yogurt made with sheep sheep it's sheep greek yogurt oh look at that honey wow [Music] wow okay that is a dessert i love the yogurt is really sour and has an almost like zing on your tongue and then the honey is sweet of course and thick but so pure oh that's the real that is the real thing oh that's that is incredible and that's they're so complimentary because you've got the sweet honey with the sour sour rich yogurt what a way to finish this meal and what a way to finish this entire day of incredible greek food in athens we just made it back to the apartment after a very long day of incredible greek food all the food today was fantastic and one thing that no along with the delicious food one thing that really stood out is micah made like probably 50 friends during the day we would be walking anywhere in and someone would would really really like micah and really love micah and stop to talk to him and hang out with him and that says a lot about greek culture and the family aspect of greek culture and how family is so family and social life and and how food is combined with that is so important in greek culture i want to say a huge thank you to tazos uh for showing us around today he's from athens he loves to eat he's just an amazing guy and he showed us some of the best food in athens i will leave all the information and all the places that we ate at and all the information in the description box below so you can check that out and you can do this food tour when you're in athens as well or read at some of these places and i want to say a big thank you to you for watching this video please remember to give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it i'd love to hear from you in the comments section below and if you're not already subscribed click subscribe now for lots more food and travel videos good night and i'll see you on the next video thanks again for watching

Channel: Mark Wiens

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Length: 29min 43sec (1783 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 27 2017

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