Nikitas wrote:Kafenes you have a way of noting up the right thing at the right time! In the midst of a winter rainstorm raging now in Athens the idea of watermelon, halloumi and a cool ouzo is a message of hope.
To begin that meal how about some Kalloni sardines and Kalamata olives. Add some octopus with vinegar and ..... i got to get back to work!!!!
Kafenes, I am still having trouble with my koupes. The bulgur wheat I am using must be too coarse cause the casing falls apart. Maybe the bulgur wheat here in Greece is not ground fine enough. Maybe I just do no have the knack.
Nikitas, I will ask mum next time I call her. Last week she made some perfect koupes. The koupes I make are the Armenian boiled koupes which the shell consists of boulgur and very well beaten beef (like paste), the filling is like the ordinary koupes but beef instead of pork and then the whole thing goes in boiling water.
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