Who Did The Idiot Eat In Greece And Turkey Before The Pandemic?
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“What did you eat when you walked in Greece and Turkey?” The Idiot was asked by a someone who had just bought a copy of The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking the Mediterranean as they discussed what they were cooking during the current pandemic.
The Idiot tended to start every day in Greece, especially when he was about to climb Mount Olympus, with abougatsa crema, a delicious just-out-of-the-oven Greek pastry-for-breakfast treat. It consists of mouth-watering semolina custard spread between thin but flaky layers of phyllo.
And what did The Idiot eat after a climb up and down Mount Olympus? On April 19, 2013, The Idiot had this mixed grill at an outdoor restaurant in the mountainside village of Litóhoro, Greece.
The Idiot frequently had a “Greek” salad for lunch, including this one while sitting on the dock of the bay in Chios, Greece, where Homer was born.
Grilled calamari was frequently on the dinner menu during a spiritual break on the Greek island of Patmos.
The Idiot spent most of 2013 and 2014 MedTrekking down the coast of Turkey, where he frequently bought food from locals.
Breakfast, like this one at a farmhouse near Antalya on June 10, 2014, was always a big deal in Turkey.
The Idiot often purchased Turkish bread at a local bakery.
The Idiot frequently bought fish right off the boat in Turkey.
The Idiot went shopping at village markets everywhere in Turkey.
The Idiot stopped for agözleme— a pancake filled with cheese, spinach and one too many hot peppers — for lunch during the MedTrek near Demirtaş, Turkey.
A large table was required to serve The Idiot the first dinner course at the Inka Hotel in Kizkalesi, Turkey, after he swam out to Maiden’s Castle.
Next week (maybe): What did The Idiot eat in Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt?
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."
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