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[denizaksulu]

Deniz, you mentioned parsley salad. Is that the one that is made with finely chopped parsley and onion and doused with lemon juice and olive oil? A friend of mine calls it "shexixi" but somehow I get the feeling that is a joke name.

What do they call a person who is constantly appearing on TV talks shows in Greece? Maidanos, cause he, like maidanos (parsley), goes with everything.

Nikitas, the parsley salad you mention, which in our household is called 'PIAZ' consists of chopped parsley, finely cut ring onions (which I remember my mother always squashes it in her palm after cutting) and SUMAK instead of lemon juice. Your friend calling it 'shexixi' is a joke as that phrase comes from the Turkish 'eshek sik sin'.

Why do you always make sense Kafenes........and there was me thinking that I 'discovered' my own salad. ............ofcourse you can add bulgur/boulgouri to it and make 'Tabouleh'; another favourite of mine and my guests. Ofcousrse Tabouleh is very much Levantine.

[kafenes]

Deniz, you mentioned parsley salad. Is that the one that is made with finely chopped parsley and onion and doused with lemon juice and olive oil? A friend of mine calls it "shexixi" but somehow I get the feeling that is a joke name.

What do they call a person who is constantly appearing on TV talks shows in Greece? Maidanos, cause he, like maidanos (parsley), goes with everything.

Nikitas, the parsley salad you mention, which in our household is called 'PIAZ' consists of chopped parsley, finely cut ring onions (which I remember my mother always squashes it in her palm after cutting) and SUMAK instead of lemon juice. Your friend calling it 'shexixi' is a joke as that phrase comes from the Turkish 'eshek sik sin'.

Why do you always make sense Kafenes........and there was me thinking that I 'discovered' my own salad. ............ofcourse you can add bulgur/boulgouri to it and make 'Tabouleh'; another favourite of mine and my guests. Ofcousrse Tabouleh is very much Levantine.

No onions in tabouleh Deniz, just shallots. And the mixture of spices is very unique as well. I used to manage the best Arabian restaurant in Sydney.

Now have you ever heard of Geser? Similar ingrediants as tabouleh but different proportions and tahini added. eaten as an afternoon snack filled and wrapped in lettuce leaves.

[denizaksulu]

Deniz, you mentioned parsley salad. Is that the one that is made with finely chopped parsley and onion and doused with lemon juice and olive oil? A friend of mine calls it "shexixi" but somehow I get the feeling that is a joke name.

What do they call a person who is constantly appearing on TV talks shows in Greece? Maidanos, cause he, like maidanos (parsley), goes with everything.

Nikitas, the parsley salad you mention, which in our household is called 'PIAZ' consists of chopped parsley, finely cut ring onions (which I remember my mother always squashes it in her palm after cutting) and SUMAK instead of lemon juice. Your friend calling it 'shexixi' is a joke as that phrase comes from the Turkish 'eshek sik sin'.

Why do you always make sense Kafenes........and there was me thinking that I 'discovered' my own salad. ............ofcourse you can add bulgur/boulgouri to it and make 'Tabouleh'; another favourite of mine and my guests. Ofcousrse Tabouleh is very much Levantine.

No onions in tabouleh Deniz, just shallots. And the mixture of spices is very unique as well. I used to manage the best Arabian restaurant in Sydney.

Now have you ever heard of Geser? Similar ingrediants as tabouleh but different proportions and tahini added. eaten as an afternoon snack filled and wrapped in lettuce leaves.

There may be local varieties of tabouleh, but you are right about the shalots. I was being very 'general'. I cant argue with a 'cheff and manager' like you.

Ofcourse I know 'kısır' (in Turkish). I love it when made at home. Our supermarkets sell it but 'home made' tastes fresher.

[IMPOSTALIEDUS]

"Giving up bread seems the best idea for loosing weight. How can we give it up when since childhood bread has been the staple of all our foods. Bread with everything. My neighbor even eats bread with his macaroni bulli. Eating bread is an addiction (as far as I am concerned).

I must try/I must try/I must try"

Well here we have a cross ethnic panCypriot cultural trait, the veneration of bread. It was an unforgivable lapse in our house to forget to get fresh bread every single day from the baker. It provoked all sorts of moral condemnation, no matter what else there was to eat. Bread was treated as the foundation of all meals and a constant necessity.

But, folks, our bodies are not bread eaters' bodies. There was no bread in the Paleolithic diet and it cannot be fully utilised by our Paleolithic metabolism.

It takes very little effort to give it up for a few days. And when you do, and then you eat bread after some days absinence you can judge the effect it has on you.

FACT people in cyprus eat more bread per head of popalation than any country in the world

[kafenes]

Freshly made peach juice for breakfast (peaches freshly picked from Mrs. CG lovely garden) the pulp mixed with yogurt for a mid morning snack and ruin the whole healthy deal with a big pitta of sheftalies for lunch washed down with a half litre of diet coke.

[IMPOSTALIEDUS]

And who said the med diet was a healthy one,

[SSBubbles]

Lunch was delicious, thank you!
I'm keen to move ahead with the project but we have some issues here - party cancelled on Tuesday I'm afraid... .

What? No 'special' party?

[SSBubbles]

Thanks,Nikitas...Sounds sensible...I think I eat equal amounts of bread and potatoes...It would be easier for me to give up potatoes,I think...Also one can get healthier breads like wholemeal or rye or soy and lindseed or what have you...I will keep you posted...I need to lose about 25 kilos...

Bread and potatoes are my downfall - I just love them! I now have potoatoes only once a week (tends to be jacket or boiled) and bread (usually rye bread) I tend to eat every other day. Trouble is Zorba's make the best bread in the world - ever!

[denizaksulu]

Thanks,Nikitas...Sounds sensible...I think I eat equal amounts of bread and potatoes...It would be easier for me to give up potatoes,I think...Also one can get healthier breads like wholemeal or rye or soy and lindseed or what have you...I will keep you posted...I need to lose about 25 kilos...

Bread and potatoes are my downfall - I just love them! I now have potoatoes only once a week (tends to be jacket or boiled) and bread (usually rye bread) I tend to eat every other day. Trouble is Zorba's make the best bread in the world - ever!

I suppose he dances to the tingle of your cash

[Gasman]

Cypriots eat the most bread?

That's probably why the bakeries have to stay open 24/7 - to cope with the demand.

If I'd been asked this question - I'd have plumped for the French being the biggest bread consumers - they are ALWAYS going out to buy bread!