"Greece"
In this week's episode of
Anthony Bourdain:No Reservations, Tony ventures off to Greece to face his irrational fears of the foreign land, and eats a truck load of lamb on the way. I may be a newcomer to the Anthony Bourdain world but let me tell you, his sarcasm was at it's peak tonight and I was absolutely loving it!
In a land where fish is a luxury and greens are essential, Tony's first meal consists of both accompanied by sweetbreads, chick peas, stewed wild goat, and I bunch of other native delectable's I'm sure I'm missing. This of course is before Tony starts hitting the bottle which slowly drifts him into a mildly drunken stupor. The result of this, one of my favorite quotes of the night! "I'd tell you about last night but I'd throw up in my month," I think I felt his pain through the screen.
Tony has the pleasure of spending his next day devouring a poor helpless lamb, shooting guns, and catching a live episode of
Dancing with the Stars, front row seat of course. I'm not one to veer away from tradition folks, but I couldn't help but feel for that poor innocent lamb...and I'm ashamed that it happens to be one of my favorite things to eat.
Other important highlights include:
- Tony's visit to the Seaport - his efforts to saturate everything with Sea Urchin... Oh yeah, and he throws some other stuff in there too (i.e.) shrimp stewed with feta cheese, grape leaves, etc
- The traditional Greek breakfast
- Lamb guts wrapped in chitterlings stew (this is definitely NOT gonna help my already existing stomach issues) and tomato sauce - rabbit stew, spleen, quail, and a bottle of local wine
- Grilled Octopus - (which is pretty freakin tastey) and fisherman's stew
What did you think of tonight's tasty treats?
