Sorry dude, but the guy at "Edesaikon" misled you. Pastitsio is never combined with rice or potatoes or anything like that. It is a meal of its own with enough carbohydrate from the pasta (thick macaroni) and bechamel sauce (butter and flour and milk) A greek salad or green salad would be enough.
Studied and lived in Thessaloniki for about 10 years. Edessaikon (the place where you had the pastitsio) fed me for most of those 10 years. Amazing place, notoriously grumpy owner but the food was both cheap and of great quality. Thanks for the video, it sure brought me back. Edit: Edessaikon isn't really a restaurant. It's an eatery, a cookery, intended for workers & students to have a home cooked meal during their lunch-break instead of a snack. Hence the low price and relatively simple portion.
Ποιές δύσκολες εποχές; 4,10 το τυλιχτό είχε ο άλλος. Με τέτοιες τιμές θέλουν και δουλειά στην Θεσσαλονίκη; 3 μέρες πήγαμε και για φαγητό μας έφυγε μισό μηνιάτικο. Με χρυσές μασέλες τρώνε τα μαγαζιά εκεί πάνω στην υγειά των κορόιδων
@@jojod6437 Ο λογος που ειναι ακριβα ειναι λογω της ακριβειας των προιοντω. Απ οτι καταλαβα δεν εχεις μαγαζι οποτε σε παρακαλω αμα δεν ξερεις μην μιλας
I laughed a lot with the Bougatsa shop guy as he was talking about a "chick" as you were eating lol. Giving Pastitsio with Rice was a foul move for me. Maybe they misunderstood when you asked "whats in it". They prolly thought what you could combine it with. Pastitsio is a course by itself. ♥ from Greece
As a Greek living in North America, I would say that I really miss the food quality and prices of food in Greece! Especially Thessaloniki has amazing food. Thank you for the memories!
@@miket2172 Yes, I would like to report a robbery Edit: I would like to mention that even in those hard times you can still find pita gyros with 2€ in a place in Thessaloniki (though it will be bit small) and there was a time at which you could get pita gyros for about 1,50€ in Athens
"Edesaikon" is under my house. Im literaly living 3 floors up from where you were standing. The guys in the comments that say Pastitsio is not combined with "this and that" are correct, but keep in mind, the neihborhood is very close the university and is packed with students that want cheap food, as tasty as possible, in LARGE quantities. So the guys at Edesaikon might have 6-7 main course choices and 4-5 garnishes like potatoes/rice etc, and they let you combine that every way you want. So that's what all that was about. Not a usual combination for Greek cousine for sure. PS: the current prices for gyro are generaly ridiculous (3.50-3.80), when it used to be like 2euro, 5-6 years ago, but this guy at "Asterix" charging you 4.10 (or 4.50, im not sure) blew my mind. I guess im never having any food from that place, ever.
Swede here, been to Greece several times aswell as lived on Crete for a year. Absolutely love the food, took a lot of tips and tricks back to Sweden and i cook greek food atleast 1 - 2 times a week. Great content, liked the variety of food aswell as how humble you are as a tourist
While Crete has great food, I don't think it has the variety of Thessaloniki's food. I guess that's because Thessaloniki stood as a crossroad of multiple cultures who brought their cuisine in there.
@ Perseus Arkouda Really dude? Crete has more variety that the whole of north Greece combined. You should actually travel a bit outside of your "precious" city and see that everywhere they have amazing food and it is well known that the south of Greece has a lighter and more tasty cuisine than the north with its limitation of raw materials. Trust me it is my job. I cook greek food for a living. Also you should actually read a book as well about the history of Crete and see if it was a crossroad of civilizations long before you ever existed. Like jeez , how do you even come up with these stuff?
@@BoogieBubble An island was a crossroad of civilizations? Do you know how ridiculous you sound? Φάε ντάκο και αντικρυστά και άσε εμάς τους Μακεδόνες, Βλάχους, Θρακιώτες, Μικρασιάτες, Πόντιους, Αρβανίτες κ.λ.π. να ψάχνουμε τι θα φάμε. 😂
@@BoogieBubble Ony that you start with "precious" city it shows your sentimental approach to the issue. Btw, I am half Macedonian/ half Cretan and I cannot say which region has the best food. Maybe I do not know a lot of things like you. Who you claim that you are a professional. But what he is actually saying, is not a comparison of the overall history of the two regions. Thessaloniki was a big city, the second biggest of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, and a mutlicultural city with many ethnicities. Crete on the other hand, and after the Ottoman conquest had not the diversity of Thessaloniki. All of these ethnicities, brought their own food culture to the city.
Even though the places you visited were mediocre, eating so much food and liking all of it with less than 15 euros per day ,was the biggest challenge ! thanks for visiting our city! I guess you have to revisit for more quality food! I'd be glad to show you around ! you seem like a very kind person
@@rovexbrendan466beetroot is a winter vegetable, all restaurants serve it then, but I believe that even now you can find it especially in taverns that serve fried cod such as Aristos in the harbor
@@kyria_Vaia So I tried making Greek beetroot salad from recipes i found, and was left disappointed each and every time. I’ll definitely be doing a ‘food tour’ of sorts next time i’m in Thessaloniki. Best wishes.
@@rovexbrendan466 try making the simplest recipe i.e. salt, olive oil, half a clove of grated garlic(optionally), 1-2 tablespoons of simple cheap vinegar (white or red) or alternatively a simple balsamic vinegar it is important that the vinegar you use does not have added flavours. Usually this is how taverns serve it, unless it's with yogurt then they add some walnuts too. I hope I was helpful 😋
A friendly suggestion . Next time when you get gyros add these veggies . Just the addition of tomato makes the whole thing more juicy and blends really well with pork and tzatziki ;)
That "aw" when you had that first bite of pastitsio, the fact that you cleared your plate (and it was a huge serving), and the way you appreciated and loved our food, makes me wanna cook for you so badly! Greetings and love from Crete!! 💜💜
I hope you enjoyed your stay brother and really happy you liked our street food ! However, I've never seen (as Greek myself) pastitsio served with rice !
Esa es una gran diferencia entre los platos griegos y los de América, aquí en Grecia son muy limitados, tanto así que le llama la atención que se sirviera un pastelon acompañado con arroz, los platos griegos son muy limitados comparado con los de América, en América puedes ver en un solo plato, arroz, habichuelas, aguacate, plátano maduros fritos, y ensalada, puedes buscar la bandeja paiza( plato típico de colombia) estoy hablando de América, no estado unidos
@@nousuari1234 MI amigo Los griegos tienen una historia grande cocinando...porsopuesto Los platos son limitados en relacion a quantitidad..pero LA qualidad es a cerca de LA Universidade
@@ΛάζαροςΚαρα eso es indiscutible, pues por algo son la cuna de la civilización, pero los platos griegos todos giran en torno a las papas y el pan , en mi país, se consume papas, pero muy poco, y el pan solo en ocasiones para el desayuno
@@nousuari1234 MI amigo Para Conocer LA cusina griega.. Unos de Los Mas populares platos... Tu puedes googlar.... Mousakas, gemista, tzatziki, ensalada griega, papoutsaki, etc etc...estoy amorado con sus paises.... Todos Los Santos contigo... ❤️❤️❤️
@@ΛάζαροςΚαρα yo vivo en Grecia, por eso te digo, para mí no fue extraño que le sirvieran pastitsio whith rice, a la persona del video, en mi país es normal que un solo plato sea con varios componentes
As a Greek person this made me so happy to see an American person enjoying our Greek food since its the best in the world, thank you sm for enjoying it🫶🏻
The gyro in Greece is always served with fries, the lettuce on gyro is usually served with the chicken gyro. In the US I noticed the ones I’ve had were mostly made from doner meat which is different. Very nice video! 😊
I have never seen a chicken gyro served with lettuce. Just the usual assortment of stuff that goes in the pork one as well. It may be a southern Greece thing but having spent all my life in the northern part of the country, I've never encountered it.
being from greece its really nice seeing some more calm and relaxing videos about my country going to other places rather than islands, really cool, hope you had a great time here!
When you order pork souvlaki it usually comes with tomatoes, onions, french fries and tzatziki sauce. When you order the chicken one they usually put tomato, lettuce, french fries and a mustard sauce instead of tzatziki. Both are very good!!
Great video my man 👏🏻 I’m Greek and I live in the USA. You did very well with your choices. I’ve seen your videos from Greece and I wanna say thank you for advertising my country.
I’m so hungry for that gyro with fries first thing I eat when I go to GREECE 🇬🇷 SO DELICIOUS 😋 thank you 🙏 for sharing my friend enjoy your day and GOD BLESS🙏😋💕👍🇬🇷🌏
nice videos man :) glad you enjoyed Thessaloniki's hospitality and we want people to know that we welcome and treat warmly every single stranger of this world in our city!
Bougatsa with minced meat is kinda common in Thessaloniki but throughout Greece the most common bougatsa is with cream, usually with added sugar and cinnamon. Also as a dairy extra, chocolate milk is quite usual but it would send you traight to toilet. Ariani is a bit healthier alternative but kinda rare. Rice with the pastiggio seems weird but it's common in some dishes to add some rice or french fries as a cheap way to increase the size of the dish. Also, pastigio isn't really street food as oyu can't eat it on the street. In fact, you may find it on Sunday table by your grandma. But it is kinda common in taverns that serve food for home. Bread is sometimes free in such places and if you asked for more perhaps you'd get some for free. Gyros is usually pork and usually served with tzatziki as the one here. That's a typical gyros. Lettuce is very uncommon in gyros but I have to add that I used to get gyros with lettuce just a few minutes walk from the place of this place. I don't find it in my city though. French fries in the gyros is a rule too. You can get a dish of gyros meat of course but in the sandwich a basic ingredient will be french fries.
So glad you tried ariani. It also accompanies other traditional pies e.g. spanakopita, plastos. Also it is great in the summer as it quenches your thirst.
@@thanasisr6370 Το τζατζίκι είναι ορεκτικό το οποίο συναντάται στις κουζίνες της Μέσης Ανατολής και της Νότιοανατολικής Ευρώπης, όπως την ελληνική κουζίνα. Το κύριο συστατικό του είναι το στραγγιστό γιαούρτι, «σακούλας» όπως συνήθως λέγεται, στο οποίο προστίθενται τριμμένο αγγούρι, λιωμένο σκόρδο, ελαιόλαδο και ξύδι. Βικιπαίδεια Προέλευση: Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία Α Σ Χ Ε Τ Ε ΤΟΥΡΚΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΦΕΣ Λέγεται ΚΑΙ ΟΧΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΣ ...ΚΑΙ Η ΤΥΡΟΠΙΤΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΕΛΕΥΣΗΣ .... ΜΠΑΚΛΑΒΑΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΚΟΣ .... ΓΕΜΙΣΤΕΣ ΠΙΠΕΡΙΕΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΚΕΣ......ΠΑΣΤΙΤΣΙΟ ΙΤΑΛΙΚΟ...ΜΟΥΣΑΚΑΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ...ΙΜΑΜ ΜΠΑΛΝΤΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ!!! ΟΠΩΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΛΑ ΤΟΣΑ. ΜΗΝ ΞΕΧΝΑΣ ΑΝΗΚΕΣ ΓΙΑ 400-500 ΚΑΙ 800 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΘΩΜΑΝΙΚΗ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙΑ...ΕΜΑΘΕΣ ΠΟΛΛΑ ΑΠΟ ΕΚΕΙ
Thank you that you aren’t like the rest of the RUclipsrs that go only to Mykonos. I as a Greek feel really embarrassed that most RUclipsrs think that Mykonos is the good place to go when you want to visit Greece
I’m from Thessaloniki and I’m married to an American, so we are now in New York! I love pastitsio and Thessaloniki is the city with the best food in Greece! Bougatsa is also yummy, my favourite breakfast!!! Greetings from Queens, New York!
@EmekaTv thank you for coming to Greece and appreciating and advertising our goods ! I am glad you enjoyed ! You are very welcome and you got a new greek subscriber from Thessaloniki :) My regards & respects !
I'm lovin the content man! As a fellow American living in Greece to another...welcome to Greece! You never quite forget your first pastitsio and cream-filled bougatsa! (Although the pastitsio is usually served by itself). Thessaloniki is wonderful. You should come visit Rodos too! :)
Man, you're the most sincere and kind man I've ever seen. You see that genuineness and spark coming off your eyes. I love that & how you gave a shout out to all the places you've been, how politely you were greeting everyone, you were always being gentle. Such a gentleman. Keep doing these videos! ❤
Loved your video and your attitude! I'm glad finally some people give a chance to mainland Greece instead of just Athens and the islands. For me personally Thessaloniki is the queen of Greek food!
bougatsa with cream and chocomilk is the best combination . Hope you try it some day ! And feel free to ask for cinnamon and powdered sugar on top of the bougatsa
I am from Greece and I like that you are trying to say Greek words and also eating Greek food. I don't see it very often so for me you have a special video ❤
What a lovely video; incidentally, I've been to that bougatsa shop with my wife when we had just started dating (she was studying there, and I had gone there to visit her, as none of us hail from Thessaloniki), and we still have fond memories of our time there.
The food in Greece is phenomenal and affordable. I never had a bad meal in Greece it was for sure my favourite country from the lovely people to the amazing history and of course the best food ever in my opinion: )
Great video, I hope you enjoyed your stay in Thessaloniki, I studied snd lived there for 6 years, your video brought back memories of the city! Also, you're a legend for managing to eat that big portion of pastitsio plus the rice plus the bread!
Thanks for trying greek food man!! We really appreciate the credit and ghe interest you give our country in every video. By the way souvlaki or as ee call it "pitogyro" is more delicious in my opinion with more ingredients inside. And you were right about lettuce, you could absolutely add some. Thank you again!
Yeessss !!!!!I am from Thessaloniki,we make the best mbougatsa in Greece!!! We also have high quality restaurants with great food!!!thank you for coming here and for this video!!! Respect🙏
Thank you for spending your effort and time to create such beautiful videos for our country. Thessaloniki has amazing food, here in Athens we are not as strong as them! God Bless you man !
@@apollontv1078 Thessaloniki is simply better at food. It's not a coincidence though, it's because Thessaloniki was always a crossroad of multiple cultures and their cuisines.
@@perseusarkouda yeah, Northern Greece in general has been a home for Turks, Slavs, Albanians, Aromanians and Greeks at the same time. We were also less influenced by Venice, Genoa and other western powers than the south. The south, which is both more ethnically homogeneous and more influenced by Italians and other westerners is the "Mediterranean paradise" that people think of when they hear Greece. You'll find that they're better at making pasta and seafood whereas we in the North are better at middle eastern, asia minor and local Balkan cousine.
i live next to edesaikon literally . The food is amazing and the place is packed everyday. But pastitsio is eaten by itself or maybe a salad . Still a very good place to eat. Also man if you had a greek mother you would've known that food is never enough so no light meals
I am from Thessaloniki, and it was really refreshing to see how someone from a different culture reacts to our (street) food, which we've always took for granted. I really enjoyed the video. I see you've done some other videos too on greek food. I hope you enjoyed/are enjoying your time here. Take care! P.S. Regarding the Pastitsio with rice conversation, yes, Pastitsio stands by itself, but that's how they roll in Edessaiko: they give you a "main" (usually some kind of meat, but Pastitsio in this case), and always something on the side (rice, potatoes, etc), plus the bread and water (for which you are not charged, contrary to most places).
Mate, amazing video glad to see you enjoying real greek food. For the gyros you can choose and put in whatever ingredients you like, but usually we wont stray from the classic '1 gyro ap'ola please' (pita,gyro,tzatziki,tomato,onions,fries) but me for example i only switch the sauce because i dont eat tzatziki too often.
Πολύ ομορφο βίντεο φίλε, μπράβο. Η Θεσσαλονίκη είναι πολύ όμορφη και έχει πολύ τέλειο περιβάλλον για φοιτητές και επισκέπτες. Καλά ταξίδια να έχεις, να είσαι καλά.
When you asked if rice fits with pastichio he said yes because it does, but no one in Greece combines them 🤣. He was like "if you want both, the taste will be fine" 😅.
In Greece we prefer pastitsio and moussaka with a piece of feta cheese and tomato salad but the rice they served was really interesting with the sauce topping. I liked your presentation.Go on,please!!!
@@EmekaiwuezeThank you for visiting our Greece and supporting the local businesses like that it means alot and I hope you enjoyed your stay, greetings from the outskirts of Athens🇬🇷❤️
Wow man Emeka such a nice vlog here! All the greek guys gave you so many views! I really love how you appreciated the greek cuisine and the off the beaten path restaurants you visited !
The dude is so amazing the way he devoured that meal at the Edessaiko restaurant, including the bread. He made a common Greek food so interesting. Even though the pastitsio didn't look like the best around, the way he ate it made me want to hop into my car in Patras, my city, and drive up to Thessaloniki to enjoy one myself. He is a good actor. I congratulate him.
Sir, I was born and grew up in Thessaloniki but currently live in Texas. Your video brought me tears of joy! THANK YOU! BTW, original Greek Gyro is made with pork (and in Northern Greece) served with fries just like you had it. Beef, lamb is used predominantly in Muslim countries. Also lettuce is a misconception. I'm sure someone else must have mentioned this already but wanted to share just in case
Im am in germany now working on Amazon,and by seeing this and my streets i missed my place allot! Even if i am for 4 months now out of my country and home town,i still want to go for a walk at my place and eat better food,because lets face it we have better food from germany as a whole! I hope you enjoyed those meals there man and your stay as well! 😉 Say hello to my place and people for me!
Και τίποτα να μην τρώς, μόνο ο αέρας και ο ήλιος σε κάνουν άλλον άνθρωπο. Χαιρετισμούς από Θεσσαλονίκη! Νά'ρχεσαι τουλάχιστον τα καλοκαίρια να ανανεώνεσαι!
Hi Emeka !!!!! Ήρθες στην πολη μου την όμορφη Θεσσαλονίκη !!!! Τα μαγαζιά αυτά ειναι πολυ καλά, διασημα για τις οικονομικές τιμές !!!!! Ψωνιζω από τα ίδια μαγαζιά κ είμαι ευχαριστημένη !!!! Σε ευχαριστώ που μοιραστηκες μαζι μας τις όμορφες εμπειρίες σου !!!! Εισαι καταπληκτικός ταξιδευτής , θα φτάσεις ψηλά !!!!! Φιλιά πολλά ❤️♥️🤯🤯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏😘
@@Emekaiwueze pasticio (παστιτσιο). From bottom to top: Very thick pasta (no2), beef mince, besamel cream and usually some grated hard cheese. Obviously of italian origin .
i am from greece and i apreciate A LOT that you respected and liked our food
my man
Me too
Also maybe he was lucky with his places he choose to eat....with other choices maybe things wasn't that good as these!!
Γεια σου ρε αδερφε μου εσυ !!!! Ελλαδαρα μονο
Και εγω
Greece is one of the best countries + the culture and the people are so nice and friendly to us whenever we come. Love from Serbia
Thank you for rating my country🇬🇷
Thanks for my country 😊🇬🇷
Love you brother
@@Ecthelion007 Όποιος δεν αντέχει τους Έλληνες μπορεί να πάει να ζήσει αλλού να δει τη γλύκα!
@@Ecthelion007 Τότε φίλε μου εκεί ανήκεις πραγματικά και όχι εδω. Ο τόπος αυτός είναι για λεβέντες.
Sorry dude, but the guy at "Edesaikon" misled you. Pastitsio is never combined with rice or potatoes or anything like that. It is a meal of its own with enough carbohydrate from the pasta (thick macaroni) and bechamel sauce (butter and flour and milk) A greek salad or green salad would be enough.
Ναι ρε,τι του είπε του ανθρώπου ! Άκου ρύζι !!
I’ve seen moussaka combined with French fries.
Seemed like a strange combo to me.
@@rovexbrendan466 absolut wrong. The waiter who served it like that have no idea.
@@Tenerisius
It was actually on the Blue Star Ferry cafe. I never asked for the fries, i guess he just added them out of generosity XD
@@rovexbrendan466 I think it's because they don't give a shit, they just want to sell more :) Pastitsio is never served with anything else.
Studied and lived in Thessaloniki for about 10 years. Edessaikon (the place where you had the pastitsio) fed me for most of those 10 years. Amazing place, notoriously grumpy owner but the food was both cheap and of great quality. Thanks for the video, it sure brought me back.
Edit: Edessaikon isn't really a restaurant. It's an eatery, a cookery, intended for workers & students to have a home cooked meal during their lunch-break instead of a snack. Hence the low price and relatively simple portion.
Ωραιες μερες αδερφε με ωραιες γευσεις τοτε.
We need more people like, spreading positivity to local businesses, in these difficult times
Ποιές δύσκολες εποχές; 4,10 το τυλιχτό είχε ο άλλος. Με τέτοιες τιμές θέλουν και δουλειά στην Θεσσαλονίκη; 3 μέρες πήγαμε και για φαγητό μας έφυγε μισό μηνιάτικο. Με χρυσές μασέλες τρώνε τα μαγαζιά εκεί πάνω στην υγειά των κορόιδων
@@jojod6437 Με την πρώτη ευκαιρία έλα ν' ανοιξεις δική σου επιχείρηση να χρεώνεις λιγότερα.
@@jojod6437 ελα Κυπρο να πληρωσεις διπλασια
@@jojod6437 ρε φίλε τι τυλιχτό, το είδες πόσο μεγάλο ήταν? Δεν ήταν απλή πίτα! Σα παντόφλα 45 νούμερο ήταν!
@@jojod6437 Ο λογος που ειναι ακριβα ειναι λογω της ακριβειας των προιοντω. Απ οτι καταλαβα δεν εχεις μαγαζι οποτε σε παρακαλω αμα δεν ξερεις μην μιλας
this dude is the kindest man ive ever seen! great video! hope you enjoyed your time in Greece!
Welcome to Thessaloniki brother! Welcome to Greece 🇬🇷🙌
Yo, I'm Greek 🇬🇷 and I love to see someone who is from the USA reacting to our traditional foods, I hope you enjoyed your time in Thessaloniki 🫡🇬🇷
Και εγώ Έλληνας
isnt most greek food created by turkish people?
@@bertansa1855 Not at all
@@bertansa1855 nope lol they just like to say that and copy our cuisine like other countries too
I am greek and i really appreciate your words about the traditional food the video was amazing
I laughed a lot with the Bougatsa shop guy as he was talking about a "chick" as you were eating lol. Giving Pastitsio with Rice was a foul move for me. Maybe they misunderstood when you asked "whats in it". They prolly thought what you could combine it with. Pastitsio is a course by itself. ♥ from Greece
kai egw phga na kanw comment gia afto to simioxD
this ΜΟΥΝΑ* is a 9 out of 10 you cant make this stuff up ΣΥΜΠΤΩΣΗ?
Correct translation of the word he used was thot not chick
ΗΡΘΕ Ο ΑΔΕΡΦΟΣ ΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΕΙ ΠΙΑ ΜΟΥΝ ΝΑΡΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΥΤΗΝ !!! ΓΕΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΜΟΥ
Αχαχαχαχα
Και νόμιζα ότι δεν άκουσα καλά 😂😂
Pw malaka pethana otan to akousa😂😂😂
Αδερφή είναι ο αδερφός σου;
Έλεος...
χαχαχχαχαχαχαχαχαχαχχαχαχαχαχαχαχαχαχχαχ
As a Greek living in North America, I would say that I really miss the food quality and prices of food in Greece! Especially Thessaloniki has amazing food. Thank you for the memories!
@Phoenix Gaming κοντευει τα 5 ευρω το πιτογυρο ρε
@@Spi00videos Αυτό ειναι όντος κάτι που μπορεί κανείς να περιγράψει με "💀" αλλά τουλάχιστον η μπουγάτσα δεν έχει ανέβει τα 2,50€
Γδύσου!
@Phoenix Gaming I went for gyro in Philadelphia last week 2 gyros was 26$ and the quality is not close to the ones in Greece
@@miket2172 Yes, I would like to report a robbery
Edit: I would like to mention that even in those hard times you can still find pita gyros with 2€ in a place in Thessaloniki (though it will be bit small) and there was a time at which you could get pita gyros for about 1,50€ in Athens
Dude, you are so kind and polite, so nice to see on the internet. Cudos to your parents for bringing up a real gentleman. Hope you visit Greece again.
"Edesaikon" is under my house. Im literaly living 3 floors up from where you were standing. The guys in the comments that say Pastitsio is not combined with "this and that" are correct, but keep in mind, the neihborhood is very close the university and is packed with students that want cheap food, as tasty as possible, in LARGE quantities. So the guys at Edesaikon might have 6-7 main course choices and 4-5 garnishes like potatoes/rice etc, and they let you combine that every way you want. So that's what all that was about. Not a usual combination for Greek cousine for sure.
PS: the current prices for gyro are generaly ridiculous (3.50-3.80), when it used to be like 2euro, 5-6 years ago, but this guy at "Asterix" charging you 4.10 (or 4.50, im not sure) blew my mind. I guess im never having any food from that place, ever.
Your positivity towards people is so heartwarming. You've earned a sub
Swede here, been to Greece several times aswell as lived on Crete for a year. Absolutely love the food, took a lot of tips and tricks back to Sweden and i cook greek food atleast 1 - 2 times a week. Great content, liked the variety of food aswell as how humble you are as a tourist
While Crete has great food, I don't think it has the variety of Thessaloniki's food. I guess that's because Thessaloniki stood as a crossroad of multiple cultures who brought their cuisine in there.
@ Perseus Arkouda Really dude? Crete has more variety that the whole of north Greece combined. You should actually travel a bit outside of your "precious" city and see that everywhere they have amazing food and it is well known that the south of Greece has a lighter and more tasty cuisine than the north with its limitation of raw materials. Trust me it is my job. I cook greek food for a living. Also you should actually read a book as well about the history of Crete and see if it was a crossroad of civilizations long before you ever existed. Like jeez , how do you even come up with these stuff?
There is no other way but to be humble as a tourist. When you visit a place you respect the place and its people.
@@BoogieBubble An island was a crossroad of civilizations? Do you know how ridiculous you sound? Φάε ντάκο και αντικρυστά και άσε εμάς τους Μακεδόνες, Βλάχους, Θρακιώτες, Μικρασιάτες, Πόντιους, Αρβανίτες κ.λ.π. να ψάχνουμε τι θα φάμε. 😂
@@BoogieBubble Ony that you start with "precious" city it shows your sentimental approach to the issue. Btw, I am half Macedonian/ half Cretan and I cannot say which region has the best food. Maybe I do not know a lot of things like you. Who you claim that you are a professional.
But what he is actually saying, is not a comparison of the overall history of the two regions. Thessaloniki was a big city, the second biggest of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, and a mutlicultural city with many ethnicities. Crete on the other hand, and after the Ottoman conquest had not the diversity of Thessaloniki. All of these ethnicities, brought their own food culture to the city.
Even though the places you visited were mediocre, eating so much food and liking all of it with less than 15 euros per day ,was the biggest challenge ! thanks for visiting our city! I guess you have to revisit for more quality food! I'd be glad to show you around ! you seem like a very kind person
Do you know a place serving Patzarosalata ?
@@rovexbrendan466beetroot is a winter vegetable, all restaurants serve it then, but I believe that even now you can find it especially in taverns that serve fried cod such as Aristos in the harbor
@@kyria_Vaia
So I tried making Greek beetroot salad from recipes i found, and was left disappointed each and every time.
I’ll definitely be doing a ‘food tour’ of sorts next time i’m in Thessaloniki. Best wishes.
@@rovexbrendan466 try making the simplest recipe i.e. salt, olive oil, half a clove of grated garlic(optionally), 1-2 tablespoons of simple cheap vinegar (white or red) or alternatively a simple balsamic vinegar
it is important that the vinegar you use does not have added flavours. Usually this is how taverns serve it, unless it's with yogurt then they add some walnuts too. I hope I was helpful 😋
Μπορείς να μου προτείνης καλό brunch (που θα έλεγες σε αυτό το brunch πρέπει να πας σίγουρα) και καλή ταβέρνα με φαγητό και μουσική;
i grew up in thessaloniki and you chose my fav place for bougatsa. respect u made my day
A friendly suggestion . Next time when you get gyros add these veggies . Just the addition of tomato makes the whole thing more juicy and blends really well with pork and tzatziki ;)
Not everybody eats tomatoes. The dude knew about tomatoes and asked for the pita without them.
That "aw" when you had that first bite of pastitsio, the fact that you cleared your plate (and it was a huge serving), and the way you appreciated and loved our food, makes me wanna cook for you so badly! Greetings and love from Crete!! 💜💜
I never knew it could be such a challenge to eat only Greek food in Greece for 24 hours
Lool
BOUGATSA WITH CREAM MY FRIEND NEXT TIME
I tried it the next day! it was amazing! 🙌
If this is a challenge my whole life is a challenge 😂😂😂
I don’t think so ,there is no a challenge to get Greek food in Greece or anywhere else countries in the world
I hope you enjoyed your stay brother and really happy you liked our street food ! However, I've never seen (as Greek myself) pastitsio served with rice !
Esa es una gran diferencia entre los platos griegos y los de América, aquí en Grecia son muy limitados, tanto así que le llama la atención que se sirviera un pastelon acompañado con arroz, los platos griegos son muy limitados comparado con los de América, en América puedes ver en un solo plato, arroz, habichuelas, aguacate, plátano maduros fritos, y ensalada, puedes buscar la bandeja paiza( plato típico de colombia) estoy hablando de América, no estado unidos
@@nousuari1234 MI amigo Los griegos tienen una historia grande cocinando...porsopuesto Los platos son limitados en relacion a quantitidad..pero LA qualidad es a cerca de LA Universidade
@@ΛάζαροςΚαρα eso es indiscutible, pues por algo son la cuna de la civilización, pero los platos griegos todos giran en torno a las papas y el pan , en mi país, se consume papas, pero muy poco, y el pan solo en ocasiones para el desayuno
@@nousuari1234 MI amigo Para Conocer LA cusina griega.. Unos de Los Mas populares platos... Tu puedes googlar.... Mousakas, gemista, tzatziki, ensalada griega, papoutsaki, etc etc...estoy amorado con sus paises.... Todos Los Santos contigo... ❤️❤️❤️
@@ΛάζαροςΚαρα yo vivo en Grecia, por eso te digo, para mí no fue extraño que le sirvieran pastitsio whith rice, a la persona del video, en mi país es normal que un solo plato sea con varios componentes
You are such a genuinely kind person. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks, Buddy! 🫶🏾
As a Greek person this made me so happy to see an American person enjoying our Greek food since its the best in the world, thank you sm for enjoying it🫶🏻
@Grimstroyer Σκάσε our food is the best
@Grimstroyer lmao you are so embarrassing to even misgender someone I'm nonbinary now shut up
The gyro in Greece is always served with fries, the lettuce on gyro is usually served with the chicken gyro. In the US I noticed the ones I’ve had were mostly made from doner meat which is different. Very nice video! 😊
Auta einai shawarma re to araviko
I have never seen a chicken gyro served with lettuce. Just the usual assortment of stuff that goes in the pork one as well. It may be a southern Greece thing but having spent all my life in the northern part of the country, I've never encountered it.
LETTUCE???
donner meat is beef and in some places like Serres you will be able to choose it but not in every place in Greece
@@dhoelath6648 In southern Greece we USED to serve chicken gyro with lettuce. But it was only around 2005-2011 in which I was served with lettuce.
Dude your kindness and appetite is on another level 🎉🎉🫶
Welcome to Greece! You are going to love our hospitality and our cuisine.
being from greece its really nice seeing some more calm and relaxing videos about my country going to other places rather than islands, really cool, hope you had a great time here!
When you order pork souvlaki it usually comes with tomatoes, onions, french fries and tzatziki sauce. When you order the chicken one they usually put tomato, lettuce, french fries and a mustard sauce instead of tzatziki. Both are very good!!
In Thessaloniki it's ketchup + mustard instead of tzatziki.
Don't listen to this guy, he's from Athens, where people don't know how to eat
αβρε από δο βάζετε και ketchup me moustarda
μην γαματε το παραδοσιακό
σουβλακι ρε μαλακές γαμω δηλαδή
Great video my man 👏🏻
I’m Greek and I live in the USA. You did very well with your choices. I’ve seen your videos from Greece and I wanna say thank you for advertising my country.
As a Greek I can confirm it is worth to visit Greece and eat the local food. I hope you will visit us again. ✨
Food here is bussin confirmed
you are right btw im greek lol Γεια
Great video ❤ As greek it is nice to see that people from around the world come to Greece to try our food
4:30 "My wife, from New York ... but she came here! ... and I married her" ... the sadness in his eyes :D :P
misogyny?
I’m so hungry for that gyro with fries first thing I eat when I go to GREECE 🇬🇷 SO DELICIOUS 😋 thank you 🙏 for sharing my friend enjoy your day and GOD BLESS🙏😋💕👍🇬🇷🌏
nice videos man :) glad you enjoyed Thessaloniki's hospitality and we want people to know that we welcome and treat warmly every single stranger of this world in our city!
Bougatsa with minced meat is kinda common in Thessaloniki but throughout Greece the most common bougatsa is with cream, usually with added sugar and cinnamon. Also as a dairy extra, chocolate milk is quite usual but it would send you traight to toilet. Ariani is a bit healthier alternative but kinda rare.
Rice with the pastiggio seems weird but it's common in some dishes to add some rice or french fries as a cheap way to increase the size of the dish. Also, pastigio isn't really street food as oyu can't eat it on the street. In fact, you may find it on Sunday table by your grandma. But it is kinda common in taverns that serve food for home. Bread is sometimes free in such places and if you asked for more perhaps you'd get some for free.
Gyros is usually pork and usually served with tzatziki as the one here. That's a typical gyros. Lettuce is very uncommon in gyros but I have to add that I used to get gyros with lettuce just a few minutes walk from the place of this place. I don't find it in my city though. French fries in the gyros is a rule too. You can get a dish of gyros meat of course but in the sandwich a basic ingredient will be french fries.
Love the tradition of thanking the chef.Treating everything with grace.Salute from Greece!
So glad you tried ariani. It also accompanies other traditional pies e.g. spanakopita, plastos. Also it is great in the summer as it quenches your thirst.
Ναι,έπινες αριάνι απο τα γεννοφάσκια σου εσύ στο ελαδιστάν
I'm also drinking it whenever my gut is acting weird. It fixes it asap!
Greece is so beatiful 🇹🇷❤️🇬🇷 love from türkiye
Those foods are Turkish and Greeks said that are Greek food
@@POUTAANAS_GIOS_POUTIN😄😄😄😄
@@POUTAANAS_GIOS_POUTIN no . that food is greek and made from greeks who live in turkie many years before
@@thanasisr6370 Το τζατζίκι είναι ορεκτικό το οποίο συναντάται στις κουζίνες της Μέσης Ανατολής και της Νότιοανατολικής Ευρώπης, όπως την ελληνική κουζίνα. Το κύριο συστατικό του είναι το στραγγιστό γιαούρτι, «σακούλας» όπως συνήθως λέγεται, στο οποίο προστίθενται τριμμένο αγγούρι, λιωμένο σκόρδο, ελαιόλαδο και ξύδι. Βικιπαίδεια
Προέλευση: Οθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία
Α Σ Χ Ε Τ Ε
ΤΟΥΡΚΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΦΕΣ Λέγεται ΚΑΙ ΟΧΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΣ ...ΚΑΙ Η ΤΥΡΟΠΙΤΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΕΛΕΥΣΗΣ .... ΜΠΑΚΛΑΒΑΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΚΟΣ .... ΓΕΜΙΣΤΕΣ ΠΙΠΕΡΙΕΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΚΕΣ......ΠΑΣΤΙΤΣΙΟ ΙΤΑΛΙΚΟ...ΜΟΥΣΑΚΑΣ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ...ΙΜΑΜ ΜΠΑΛΝΤΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ!!! ΟΠΩΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΛΑ ΤΟΣΑ. ΜΗΝ ΞΕΧΝΑΣ ΑΝΗΚΕΣ ΓΙΑ 400-500 ΚΑΙ 800 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΘΩΜΑΝΙΚΗ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙΑ...ΕΜΑΘΕΣ ΠΟΛΛΑ ΑΠΟ ΕΚΕΙ
@@POUTAANAS_GIOS_POUTIN OFF COURSE THEY SAY THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE GREEK 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you that you aren’t like the rest of the RUclipsrs that go only to Mykonos. I as a Greek feel really embarrassed that most RUclipsrs think that Mykonos is the good place to go when you want to visit Greece
Yeah but if you did a travel vlog about us New York would ve been your fist destination 😊
@@interestingvids-hx2sq idk square park probably. But you can can’t compare a city with a country.
I’m from Thessaloniki and I’m married to an American, so we are now in New York! I love pastitsio and Thessaloniki is the city with the best food in Greece! Bougatsa is also yummy, my favourite breakfast!!! Greetings from Queens, New York!
Love your Greek series. Fantastic to watch your enthousiasm.
im from greece and ty that you have visited our country and liked our food, hope to come again!
@EmekaTv thank you for coming to Greece and appreciating and advertising our goods ! I am glad you enjoyed ! You are very welcome and you got a new greek subscriber from Thessaloniki :) My regards & respects !
I'm lovin the content man! As a fellow American living in Greece to another...welcome to Greece!
You never quite forget your first pastitsio and cream-filled bougatsa! (Although the pastitsio is usually served by itself). Thessaloniki is wonderful. You should come visit Rodos too! :)
Man, you're the most sincere and kind man I've ever seen. You see that genuineness and spark coming off your eyes. I love that & how you gave a shout out to all the places you've been, how politely you were greeting everyone, you were always being gentle.
Such a gentleman. Keep doing these videos! ❤
Loved your video and your attitude! I'm glad finally some people give a chance to mainland Greece instead of just Athens and the islands. For me personally Thessaloniki is the queen of Greek food!
I'm glad whenever I see someone from another country coming to Greece
bougatsa with cream and chocomilk is the best combination . Hope you try it some day ! And feel free to ask for cinnamon and powdered sugar on top of the bougatsa
I am from Greece and I like that you are trying to say Greek words and also eating Greek food. I don't see it very often so for me you have a special video ❤
What a lovely video; incidentally, I've been to that bougatsa shop with my wife when we had just started dating (she was studying there, and I had gone there to visit her, as none of us hail from Thessaloniki), and we still have fond memories of our time there.
Its nice seeing people come and check out our country Greece 🎉. At least you enjoyed the food which is the most important part of all.
The food in Greece is phenomenal and affordable. I never had a bad meal in Greece it was for sure my favourite country from the lovely people to the amazing history and of course the best food ever in my opinion: )
As a Greek thank you for visiting my country!! Really great video :)
I'm from thessalonii, it's so nice seeing you there
Beautiful country, tasty food, awesome people. I love Greece ❤🇬🇷
Love your energy bro yoy seem like a very positive guy to be around keep going i sm from greece hope you had a good time in Our country
Great video, I hope you enjoyed your stay in Thessaloniki, I studied snd lived there for 6 years, your video brought back memories of the city! Also, you're a legend for managing to eat that big portion of pastitsio plus the rice plus the bread!
Thanks for trying greek food man!! We really appreciate the credit and ghe interest you give our country in every video. By the way souvlaki or as ee call it "pitogyro" is more delicious in my opinion with more ingredients inside. And you were right about lettuce, you could absolutely add some. Thank you again!
my man went to thessaloniki of all places, glad you liked our food mate!
You are very kind and u are welcome to come again and again. Have fun in 🇬🇷 and also visit Cyprus as well to try our national foods!!🇨🇾🇬🇷
Welcome to our city! Eat eat eat the food is great!!! Have a nice time!!! 😁😁😁😁
Yeessss !!!!!I am from Thessaloniki,we make the best mbougatsa in Greece!!! We also have high quality restaurants with great food!!!thank you for coming here and for this video!!! Respect🙏
Thanks for showing our beautiful city of Greece, Thessaloniki! Food is amazing right?! Enjoy!
Thank you for spending your effort and time to create such beautiful videos for our country. Thessaloniki has amazing food, here in Athens we are not as strong as them!
God Bless you man !
Bro...u are as strong as us...but for the same quality someone has to pay more in Athens...that's the only difference
@@apollontv1078 Thessaloniki is simply better at food. It's not a coincidence though, it's because Thessaloniki was always a crossroad of multiple cultures and their cuisines.
@@perseusarkouda yeah, Northern Greece in general has been a home for Turks, Slavs, Albanians, Aromanians and Greeks at the same time. We were also less influenced by Venice, Genoa and other western powers than the south.
The south, which is both more ethnically homogeneous and more influenced by Italians and other westerners is the "Mediterranean paradise" that people think of when they hear Greece. You'll find that they're better at making pasta and seafood whereas we in the North are better at middle eastern, asia minor and local Balkan cousine.
Well. What exactly happened to all the Greeks in Toronto all gone. !! Miss Greek people and restaurants. Guess we need to go to Greece. 🇬🇷
Great video man, u deserve all the attention u've got lately, much love from Greece
Greek Street food for 24 hours?! Mate, I'd take Greek Street food for 24 years!
im from greece atm living in germany and you my friend made me be nostalgic about greeces food lol my saliva were running around my mouth
Great video my man your so respectful I love it keep it up!!
I'm from Greece. Thank you for filming a video in my country. Hope you enjoyed it!
I am from Thessaloniki and felt so good watching you eat out food!! Hope you come back for more!!
i live next to edesaikon literally . The food is amazing and the place is packed everyday. But pastitsio is eaten by itself or maybe a salad . Still a very good place to eat. Also man if you had a greek mother you would've known that food is never enough so no light meals
I am from Thessaloniki, and it was really refreshing to see how someone from a different culture reacts to our (street) food, which we've always took for granted. I really enjoyed the video. I see you've done some other videos too on greek food. I hope you enjoyed/are enjoying your time here. Take care!
P.S. Regarding the Pastitsio with rice conversation, yes, Pastitsio stands by itself, but that's how they roll in Edessaiko: they give you a "main" (usually some kind of meat, but Pastitsio in this case), and always something on the side (rice, potatoes, etc), plus the bread and water (for which you are not charged, contrary to most places).
Mate, amazing video glad to see you enjoying real greek food. For the gyros you can choose and put in whatever ingredients you like, but usually we wont stray from the classic '1 gyro ap'ola please' (pita,gyro,tzatziki,tomato,onions,fries) but me for example i only switch the sauce because i dont eat tzatziki too often.
I am Greek and I appreciate that someone actually makes vids about this country and trying our food thx
I've been to greece before and i can say they have the best food out there❤
you Sir just got a new fan!
thank you for showing our beautiful city!
you are a very good person!
very positive energy!
Love from Greece brother 🇬🇷💪
Πολύ ομορφο βίντεο φίλε, μπράβο. Η Θεσσαλονίκη είναι πολύ όμορφη και έχει πολύ τέλειο περιβάλλον για φοιτητές και επισκέπτες. Καλά ταξίδια να έχεις, να είσαι καλά.
Θα καταλαβει τωρα
@@Ge0rg_E XAXAXAXAXAXAXAXA
My friend you are just pure heart keep going and I wish that to you enjoy your trip in Greece
Θα φάω για βραδινό κάτι ελαφρύ... πιάσε ένα πιτόγυρο 😂😂 greetings from Thessaloniki ❤
As a greek I appreciate you liked our food man, keep up the great videos. 👍
When you asked if rice fits with pastichio he said yes because it does, but no one in Greece combines them 🤣. He was like "if you want both, the taste will be fine" 😅.
And it was the perfect mix lol
In Greece we prefer pastitsio and moussaka with a piece of feta cheese and tomato salad but the rice they served was really interesting with the sauce topping. I liked your presentation.Go on,please!!!
@@EmekaiwuezeThank you for visiting our Greece and supporting the local businesses like that it means alot and I hope you enjoyed your stay, greetings from the outskirts of Athens🇬🇷❤️
Wow man Emeka such a nice vlog here! All the greek guys gave you so many views!
I really love how you appreciated the greek cuisine and the off the beaten path restaurants you visited !
Being greek and watching this is and listening to other people in the background or you trying greek street food is so amazing 😂
I am greek mate. I absolutely LOVE your attitude and composure. I wish we could be alittle like that. Dont get me wrong, I also love our rowdiness 🙂
The dude is so amazing the way he devoured that meal at the Edessaiko restaurant, including the bread. He made a common Greek food so interesting. Even though the pastitsio didn't look like the best around, the way he ate it made me want to hop into my car in Patras, my city, and drive up to Thessaloniki to enjoy one myself. He is a good actor. I congratulate him.
Νά'ρθεις Θεσσαλονίκη οπωσδήποτε για να φας πραγματικά νόστιμα φαγητά!
Sir, I was born and grew up in Thessaloniki but currently live in Texas. Your video brought me tears of joy! THANK YOU!
BTW, original Greek Gyro is made with pork (and in Northern Greece) served with fries just like you had it. Beef, lamb is used predominantly in Muslim countries. Also lettuce is a misconception. I'm sure someone else must have mentioned this already but wanted to share just in case
In the US they mix Greek salad with lettuce so this guy probably thought that this is how it would've been served, with lettuce...
you're really a very likeable person, hope you enjoyed your stay in greece 💙💪🏽🤝🏽🇬🇷
Im am in germany now working on Amazon,and by seeing this and my streets i missed my place allot! Even if i am for 4 months now out of my country and home town,i still want to go for a walk at my place and eat better food,because lets face it we have better food from germany as a whole! I hope you enjoyed those meals there man and your stay as well! 😉 Say hello to my place and people for me!
Και τίποτα να μην τρώς, μόνο ο αέρας και ο ήλιος σε κάνουν άλλον άνθρωπο. Χαιρετισμούς από Θεσσαλονίκη! Νά'ρχεσαι τουλάχιστον τα καλοκαίρια να ανανεώνεσαι!
Hi Emeka !!!!! Ήρθες στην πολη μου την όμορφη Θεσσαλονίκη !!!! Τα μαγαζιά αυτά ειναι πολυ καλά, διασημα για τις οικονομικές τιμές !!!!! Ψωνιζω από τα ίδια μαγαζιά κ είμαι ευχαριστημένη !!!! Σε ευχαριστώ που μοιραστηκες μαζι μας τις όμορφες εμπειρίες σου !!!! Εισαι καταπληκτικός ταξιδευτής , θα φτάσεις ψηλά !!!!! Φιλιά πολλά ❤️♥️🤯🤯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏😘
I'm greek from Thessaloniki and I moved abroad three months ago and this makes homesick 🥺
I am from Thessaloniki and I didn't know those places bro! Nice video, keep up the good work
Great! That Food looks delicious bro 💯
Thanks brother! 🙌🏾
@@Emekaiwueze pasticio (παστιτσιο). From bottom to top: Very thick pasta (no2), beef mince, besamel cream and usually some grated hard cheese. Obviously of italian origin .
Dude your vibe is so chill and you are very cool with the staff. Really enjoyed your video. Subbed.
that was a 24hour challenge you could easily repeat daily for the rest of your life !!! :)
So respectful, so polite, big up!
Welcome to Greece 🇬🇷
Nice video 👍
As a greek, i appreciate the work in this vid!
Respect to you that tried our food!
Next time, try out some Moussakas!
One of the best places to visit in Greece.