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Friday, July 27, 2007

Gyro Mania!!! Yeah!


Okay, all of you in the family know I have a passion for Greek gyros. Remember how I used to always stop in Missoula at the Greek Gyro place in the mall every time I went to visit you all in Montana?
So of course, I got pretty excited about eating "authentic" Greek gyros in Greece the first time I went there. First thing I discovered is that you don't get that blend of spiced beef and lamb that you get in the Greek Gyro place. What they have in Greece is either chicken or pork. And they put the French fries inside the gyro! And they squirt a bunch of mustard and ketchup inside the whole thing. No feta cheese or tsaziki sauce. Unless the person waiting on you speaks English and you order it the way you want.
Well, we have always gone to Gyro Mania in Paralia for the best gyros. At first we were all happy because Kostas, the guy who seems to be running it, speaks pretty good English and he understood how we wanted our gyros....NO pommes frites inside, no mustard and ketchup, and we wanted the feta and tsaziki. Well, then one day he forgot or our order got mixed up or something so we had it the other way. Know what? It was pretty darned good that way, too! So then after that we had the chore of explaining that we wanted it the way he usually makes them. I know he was thinking "stupid Americans" but he was really nice and seemed to appreciate our business. I mean, we went there every single day. They have fantastic Greek salads, too. Big old chunks of cucumbers, feta, olives....all the good stuff!
Just in case you ever find yourself in Paralia....you have to go to Gyro Mania. It's right across the street from the church.

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