Paros Food Tour | Top Foods to Try in Paros, Greece

Paros Food Tour | Top Foods to Try in Paros, Greece

Greek food is some of the best there is and the 
island of Paros is one of the more affordable   Islands to dine on some tasty Greek cuisine 
in this video we’re trying upscale and budget   options sharing prices and walking through the 
Top Foods you need to try when you visit the   Greek island of Paros for our first stop 
we’re heading down to sea level to enjoy   a nice meal by the water here amongst the sound 
of crashing waves we’re seated Seaside to enjoy   some classic Greek dishes so we’ve settled into 
our table here and our appetizers just came out   and we are really excited to try this this is 
a classic Greek dish called saganaki and it’s   actually fried cheese and it’s served with 
the lemon which you’ve already squeezed on   there I had this growing up in Chicago a couple 
times when we went to Greek Town restaurants but   I’m really excited to try here now that we’re in 
grease back home they typically flame it at your   table and lots of pageantry and Flames here they 
do it just back in the kitchen so it’s a little   tamer but still looks pretty good I’ve actually 
heard in Chicago they’ve kind of stopped doing   the Saganaki Flaming due to insurance reasons 
so I haven’t been to Greektown in a while but   if you know if that’s true or false please let 
me know we’re pretty hungry I’m going to go on   for my first bite here you can see it has a 
nice grilled texture to it but still pretty firm tastes exactly like how I remember it you 
get that acidity from the lemon it almost has   that taste of like the tiny crunchy bits you 
get on grilled cheese but that’s the entire   bite here and the cheese itself is really 
good it almost reminds me a bit of a cheese   curd the curd will squeak in your teeth as you 
eat it I got a little squeak with this so you   can tell it’s really fresh cheese I’m really 
enjoying this the next appetizer we got is   dadas or stuffed grape leaves with a yogurt 
sauce we’re not actually sure what these are   stuffed with I think you can stuff them with 
a variety things typically it’s either riced   minced meat or seafood of some kind this is 
one of the staple foods that we needed to get   while we were in grease so we finally got 
our hands on some and we are ready to dive in and obviously a dinner and grease doesn’t 
get more picture perfect than dining on the   sea this might be one of the prettiest dinner 
views we’ve had on our trip so far and it makes   the food taste that much better so I’m going 
to do a little dip in the yogurt sauce and go   in here from what I could tell I don’t see any 
meat in these it looks like it’s just rice as   of now so we’ll see M wow the grape leaves are 
almost sour a little bit I’m kind of puckering   up and the inside is a lot chewier than I expected 
but that yogurt sauce adds such a creamy balance   to the dish Mhhm that’s such a perfect fresh 
blend of different tastes we have absolutely   been fling yogurt while we’ve been in grease 
so I definitely recommend picking some up in   the grocery store when you’re here and just 
having it for breakfast with a little bit of   honey that’s what we’ve been doing but I think 
this might be the best yogurt sauce we’ve had   so far Mhhm that’s such a perfect light appetizer 
to start a meal we got ourselves a little dinner   friend too I think he’s probably upset we in 
between courses right now though so next up   here we have zucchini bites I’m not exactly sure 
if these are traditionally Greek but we’ve heard   great things about them from this restaurant 
in particular so we just had to try them it   sounded really good so I could be wrong but I 
think this is kind of simple I think it’s just   fried zucchini and it looks like we have the 
same yogurt sauce on the side but we’ll we’ll   figure that out as well they seem very crunchy 
so far yeah so it looks like there’s shredded   zucchini in there there’s some herbs and I think 
there’s maybe feta cheese in there as well but   we’ll see m M the outside is incredibly crispy 
but the inside is almost mashed potatoey and   it is piping hot which makes it 10 times better 
going to go in for what I think is a yogurt sauce bite yeah it’s yogurt sauce and it’s amazing 
that pairs so so well together yeah it’s kind   of like a potato pancake a little bit but you 
get a little bit of Greens in there that look   awesome wonderful woohoo enjoy thank thank 
you wow so we ordered a single portion of   chicken Saki and it came out and it is massive it 
looks like it came with three humongous strips of   chicken lettuce seems like half a tomato some 
pita bread a lemon a bed of french fries and   what looks to be some yellow sauce which 
I’m actually not entirely sure what that   is I feel like most the sauces we’ve seen have 
been white yogurt or taziki based so I’m eager   to try that often times souvlaki is served as 
skewered meat so it’ll come as chicken or pork   sometimes it’s served actually in a pita 
wrap where it’s more of a sandwich itself   but these ones look like they’re on the 
skewer and they look really well fried   they look juicy and tender already I don’t 
think this is a fork and knife dish I’m just   going to dunk in here forgive me if this is 
the wrong way to eat this but I I’m going for it wow that is so juicy and tender it almost 
tastes like it’s been marinated in a really   spice heavy sauce yeah that chicken just 
melts in your mouth and then as you chew   it the marinade just bursts in there and it has 
a nice Smoky flavor to it you definitely tell   it was cooked on the grill and it seems like the 
other things on this plate will speak themselves   veggies and pita so we’re going to slowly work 
our way through this as we admire the amazing view all right we just can’t get enough of 
these visitors here at our table someone   doesn’t understand table for two huh? 
our dinner guests are multiplying and   this guy’s pretty aggressive but still 
adorable the next up on our food tour   is taking us to a Hidden Gem on the island 
here we’re visiting one of the best spots to   grab traditional Greek food complete with a 
nicely covered patio an easy cafeteria style ordering we place called lemon…e and this 
place just screams homemade Greek food so they   essentially just had a bunch of hot dishes out 
and you sort of just go down the line and pick   what looks good to you so the number one thing we 
came here to get was Pasto which is essentially   Greek lasagna and what’s really interesting about 
Pastitsio is they actually bake full noodles into   the casserole so instead of the lasagna that 
you’re used to with the flat layered lasagna   noodles there’s actually what looks like 
full Penne noodles at the bottom of this   dish and then I think there’s a heaping slab 
of cheese on top as well as ground meat so I   am starving we haven’t had much to eat all day 
besides some light snacks so I’m going to dive   into a bite [Music] here so that was definitely 
a bite I wasn’t expecting there’s actually what   seems to be no marinara sauce in this dish and 
instead it’s replaced by a creamy Béchamel sauce good delicious we will we will we’ll eat it all 
yeah we’ve been told to hurry up and eat it or   it’s going to get cold another surprising flavor 
I’m getting from this is actually cinnamon and   I actually had to just Google to make sure that 
was correct and there definitely is cinnamon in   this dish now obviously you can see he gave us a 
heaping filling and he keeps coming back to make   sure we’re actually eating it all Mhhm that’s 
so good I just had a bite of this and Courtney   was so right it is cheesy normally lasagna 
is just and tomato sauce and I like this I   think 10 times better it is just so creamy it’s 
such a different flavor definitely try this when   you come to grease so another thing we got here 
that we were really excited to try in Greek is   a Greek salad and we’re learning the Greeks make 
their Greek salad very different than how we make   them back in the States so there’s actually no 
lettuce in here it looks like it’s entirely made   of tomatoes cucumbers onions and I think the 
biggest slice of feta cheese I’ve ever seen it   looks like there’s also some olives on here which 
we’ll see if those have pits in them or not or   going to break a tooth and the whole thing looks 
like it’s drenched in what looks to be olive oil   and may be balsamic but it looks really fresh 
and I can’t wait to dive in here goes [Music] nothing that is so crisp and light like 
so many European dishes are so heavy with   meat and potatoes and this is just so light and 
refreshing the onions have that nice sharpness   to it which really brings the freshness to it 
and the spices that it’s got on there really   make it feel really well seasoned without being 
heavy I can’t believe I drun salads back home in   Caesar Dressing because this is so much better I’m 
going to go for a bite of this fresh cheese on top   Courtney will tell you I a sucker profeta cheese 
she’s caught me many times scking crumbles out of   the fridge at night and this is so much better 
than the crumbled stuff we get at home really   refreshing and delightful dish to try and two more 
dishes we got to try our rice filled peppers and   tomatoes as well as meatballs it’s kind ofun the 
meatballs were a last minute decision because he   was trying to convince us to eat more but I don’t 
think we’re going to regret that and we’ve heard   they have great meatballs here so I’m going to 
first go into the rice and pepper dish got a big   bite [Music] here that has a flavor that’s on the 
tip of my tongue and I just can’t think of right   now but the pepper is so nicely charred and the 
rice is surprisingly creamy I think there’s some   sort of sauce they mix with it yeah it’s kind 
of an assuming at first but you get hit with a   ton of flavor the more it sits on your tongue I’m 
going to go into a a meatball bite here [Music] too wow oh my gosh that might be one of my 
favorite meatballs I’ve ever had it really   falls apart so easily and I’m looking into it 
now and I don’t see much flavoring or anything   mixed with it doesn’t seem to be too breadcrumb 
heavy and maybe that’s why it’s coming off as   way more flavorful but get another bite with 
this oh my gosh that’s incredibly good and it   doesn’t seem like it’s been soaked in too much 
marinara either so getting such a hearty meaty   flavor out of that this is the perfect place if 
you’re looking for comfort food and Paros so we   probably look like Savages tearing into this but 
it is honestly so good I don’t think there’s a   single thing on this plate I wouldn’t recommend 
one of the things that surprised me most is this   stuffed Tomato I feel I’ve had stuffed peppers 
countless times in my life and I’ve never once   had a stuffed Tomato I think I actually like the 
stuffed Tomato better the skins way softer so you   can cut through it easier and it’s way easier to 
chew on the tongue I feel like those a Peppers   you get tough bites that is such an interesting 
take on that so we’ve been talking to the chef   a bit more he’s been popping in and out and 
asking how everything is and he told us about   a couple of things that make his dish special so 
one thing he talked about was the Béchamel sauce   that he used on top of the Greek lasagna and he 
said that the invention of Béchamel sauce was a   mistake because it’s a combination of milk flour 
and butter and you have to mix it so perfectly   so it’s not too chewy but it’s not runny either 
and he said that he has perfected his vemal sauce   on top and I would completely agree it almost 
solidifies as if it were cheese and he said he   also doesn’t really know how the Greek adopted 
it from the French but we are definitely glad   they did because it works so well this is one 
of those places that really surprised us and   we are absolutely loving it and would highly 
highly recommend to anybody coming to Paros [Music] with our bellies mostly full we’re 
spending some time wandering the quaint Paros   streets admiring the Cozy shops little cafes 
and yes seemingly endless cats after petting   as many as we could find we’re sitting down for a 
quick dessert from a cute Cafe on the island all   right so we got ourselves a little sweet treat 
here in Paros we’ve actually been seeing a lot   of waffles being served with ice cream here in 
Greece but obviously the prices are going to be   cheaper in Paros versus other greek islands where 
we were seeing them also we decided to indulge   ourselves here they did make this waffle fresh so 
we just sat at the table and waited for it to come   out and then we also got a scoop of Nutella ice 
cream on top so we go in for a little double bite here M the waffle tastes like a standard waffle 
which I’m very happy with but the ice cream has   a really powerful Nutella flavor going for 
another bite [Music] here it’s a nice little   little contrast cuz they made the waffle right 
in front of us so it’s piping hot and topped   with ice cold ice cream so really refreshing 
and satisfying and you could also get it with   some toppings if you wanted to after a great 
evening in Paros and exploring the town after   the sun went down we’re waking up for a fun day 
of exploring the island for this we’re catching a   bus to the other major town in peros to Marvel at 
the sights and more importantly taste some of the   amazing Greek food we’ll be releasing a complete 
guide to the top things to see in Paros shortly   so make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t 
miss that anyways we’re starting off eating   some takeaway street food with a great view on 
this part of the island so we’ve officially left   the main Port Town in peros and we embarked on 
about a 25-minute bus ride to get here this is   the town of nashow and it’s right on the sea 
and it is so beautiful I think this is one of   the most windy spots we’ve come across in peros 
so we’re going to try our best to eat this food   before it blows away but what I have here is 
a very classic Greek dish this is Gyros which   literally translates to turning and it’s because 
the meat is cut from a turning spit in the center   and they actually cut off pieces of meat and they 
put it on a pita we’ve noticed here in Greece they   actually serve their gyros on pitas with french 
fries and I feel like the gyros I’ve had back home   have not had french fries on there so that’s 
a really nice bonus and I think the Euros are   probably one of the most banging for your buck 
you can get while you’re here a lot of the sit   down restaurants can be a little pricey but these 
gyros you can get for a pretty good price so this   looks pretty good and this is a really beautiful 
spot to eat it I’m going to go for my first bite here I am just loving the fresh tzatziki sauce 
it’s one of those things where meat sometimes   can feel really heavy but the lightness of 
that creamy sauce is so nice it almost has   a slight acidity to it which just adds 
that freshness to it which is so funny   to be paired with the french fries here I’m 
going to go for another bite and that pea is   just so warm and fresh if you’re looking for 
a great cheap and authentic bite you got to   pick up a year house and I went for pretty much 
the same thing but the vegetarian option which   actually has Mushroom on it I do eat meat 
but a lot of times I prefer the vegetarian   option if it’s available so this looks pretty 
good the mushroom looks pretty fresh on there   I expected it to be kind of grilled like the 
meat is but I’m going to go in for a bite here M yeah that is a huge fresh charred mushroom 
bite that’s really good if you’re feeling a   little maxed out on meat on your greece trip 
while on this part of the island we’re sitting   down at a proper table to take in the harbor and 
enjoy another Greek classic so we are sitting in   what we think is Little Venice here in the town of 
Nassau we’ve ordered ourselves two Greek coffees   they asked us if we wanted to sit in the boat 
behind us where there’s a couple tables and we   have to not to cuz we’re actually going on a boat 
cruise in a couple hours now and we didn’t want to   have our sea legs we’re definitely a little tired 
it’s right around 230 we need a little pickme up   the sun is in the 2/3 easterly quadrant which 
would make it about 2:00 in the afternoon so   we ordered a Greek coffee and Greek coffee is a 
little different what I understand it’s kind of   like Bosnian coffee where it’s brewed in a small 
vessel and the grounds actually seep to the bottom   and then you just pour off the foamy cream on top 
into the cup it looks really dark and you can tell   there’s a lot of oils in there by the colorful 
bubbles so I’m excited to take this first sip   M it is strong and there is just a little 
sweetness to it at the end they asked how   much sugar we want and we said just a little 
bit of sugar with Bosnian coffee you actually   dip your sugar in as you go but this one is 
really nice I think they balance that really   well and it’s a little windy as we’re sitting 
in the shade so to to be told even though we’re   here end of September a little warmth is 
actually kind of nice so cheers so that’s   it for our Paros food tour please give this 
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Islands and all over the world we just released   several videos on mikos and I have many more 
lined up for peros and Santorini so make sure   you’re subscribed so you see those as well 
thanks and we’ll see you in the next one bye [Music]

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