Antonio and Tasia (short for Anastasia), long time friends of Lars and Christine--actually they call them family--invited us for lunch at their house. We were already warned that it will be a typical Greek lunch, meaning LOTS OF FOOD. Tasia, who takes care of 4 grandchildren during the day while their parents are at work, took the time to prepare this fantastic spread.
Dolmadas and stuffed peppers
Delicious dried ochtapodi (octopus)....grilled to perfection!
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Tasia and Lars chatting. Matt and Antonio
Kula (Tasia's sister) and Lars.
Christine and Antonio enjoying a glass of retsina. Lars, Matt and Antonio
I love these sweets. They are only found in the island of Leros. I was so tempted to bring a box (12Euros for 1 kilo) to Solvig but Matt said it will probably not make it to Sweden, the way I was sneaking and tasting each wrapped cake. This refreshing dessert of apples and oranges reminded me of a scene in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Portokali and milo.
A big bottle of ouzo.
The delicious conch meat. Antonio gave me all the shells where this meat came from.
And my favorite, sea urchin. This was caught/harvested by Antonio that morning. They are so yummy and reminded me of the first time I tasted them in Tonga. They are eaten raw.
Stealing some roses from their garden.
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