- Oh yeah buddy, look at those layers of the phyllo dough.
- En garde! - Bam, wham, wham!
(both laugh) - We both...
- Mmm. - That bread is so good.
- (PvF) Opa!
- Opa!
- Opa! - Opa!
- Oh, Italian? (record scratches)
Italiano? - No, no, no, no, no, no, no. (laughs)
- Sorry. (laughs) (crickets chirping)
- (PvF) We're headed to Greece to learn about
one of the oldest food cultures in the world,
and try some of their famous street dishes.
- Oh, we're doing street food! - We're doing street food, let's go!
- Oh yeah.
- ♪ Go Greased Lightning ♪ ♪ You're burning up the quarter mile ♪
Different Grease?
- (PvF) Different Grease. - Yeah.
- I've actually never had Greek food, I don't think.
- Technically, donuts are Greek. (Brian gasps)
- (PvF) Have you had a lot of Greek food?
- They eat a lot of lamb, don't they? - Gyros, right?
- Jyro, Euro, Jyro. - Oh, Gyro, with a G.
- No, yeah, but you're not supposed to pronounce it.
- Not supposed to say G, right, right, right, right.
♪ (upbeat music) ♪
Ooh!
- Onion, ground beef. - Ooh.
- Oh. - Ooh.
- It looks delicious.
- Are we gonna eat that?
- Ooh, I think she's making a stuffing of some sort.
- I've never seen this before.
- Oh, and they wrap it in a little leaf.
- It looks good.
- Oh, that's gonna be some good stuff.
- That looks delicious. - Yeah.
- Ooh, it's so pretty too. - Oh, that looks so good.
- (PvF) So these stuffed grape leaves are an ancient recipe
enjoyed throughout Europe and the Middle East
with many countries claiming the origin.
Regardless, dolmades are a staple of Greek cuisine,
and something everyone should try.
- Did you say grape leaves?
- I like the texture, and the consistency a lot.
- Yeah, this feels very different from Lebanese kind.
- They're like little leaf cigars.
- Yummy!
- Wow!
- Mmm! - That has so much flavor!
Oh my God!
- Having it refrigerated and cold is also refreshing, and it's lemony.
- Mmm, that's good.
- Ooh, wow, that is wild. - Woah!
It keeps going!
- They're called dolmades 'cause they're prepackaged
at the damn Whole Foods.
- Oh, don't be such a dolm-ass.
(Jair laughs)
- Mmm. - Yeah, that's great.
- At first I was scared. - Mm-hmm.
- 'Cause it's a straight leaf, you know?
- Yeah. - But that is delicious.
- Mm-hmm!
- I'm gonna eat all of 'em. - That is good. (laughs)
- (PvF) You are more than welcome to.
- The grape leaf portion itself gives it a little bit
of kind of like a pickley type flavor.
- Mm-hmm, yeah.
- Mmm!
- That's very like, pickley.
- Very pickley. - Yeah.
For the most part, it's just super tangy, sour, lemony.
- Mmm, it's good.
- That is iconic. - Yeah, that is delicious.
- I'm exploring places that I've never been before,
even though I'm right here in the studio.
- Getting educated. - Mm-hmm.
- Eating food.
- I love 'em! - Yeah, they're great.
- I mean...
- (PvF) Myles isn't talking. (both laugh)
- He finished his! I love that!
- I'm so hungry. (laughs)
- Oh, what in the world?
That takes talent. - Is that dough?
- Oh my God, the dough is so silky! - I know!
- Oh, anything with dough, I'm there.
- That looks good! - Uh-huh, mm-hmm.
- Mmm! - Bring it on!
- I'm really excited to eat this one too.
- Oh yeah!
Like a wonton! - Mmm.
- It kinda looks like, not, samosas?
- And it's so flaky, it is buttery, and it's baked.
- Aw!
- Oh yeah! - Oh yeah!
- Wow! - Those are giant!
- (PvF) Tiropita is a delicious Greek pastry
made with buttered phyllo and filled with cheese and egg.
- Oh man, oh my God.
- It smells good. - It smells buttery.
- (laughs) That smells good! - It smells buttery.
- I was like oh, it's gonna be like this big. (laughs)
- Yeah, yeah! (laughs)
They did not skimp!
- Ooh, mmm.
- Oh yeah buddy, look at those layers of the phyllo dough.
- Ooh, that is pretty, ow.
- Mmm. - (PvF) Have you ever had this before?
- Never.
- Oh yeah, you're smart, I got all the crust.
(laughs) I shoulda ripped it.
- That's some good stuff.
- Oh my God. - Mm-hmm!
- No. (laughs) - Mm-hmm.
- (PvF) Kenneth loves these episodes.
- Uh-huh! - Mm-hmm!
- (PvF) So this dish is also known as placenta cake.
(Sharon gulps)
(both laugh)
- Interesting, why? - Placenta cake?
- (PvF) In 160 B.C., there's a record of this dish,
which described a placenta as a sweet layered cheese dish.
But don't worry, it was pronounced pla-kent-a.
- Got it.
- Thank God, 'cause I was gonna keep eating.
- Thank God, because you had no, she's like placenta,
and you're like well, it's good.
- There are so many layers in that.
- That is good! I thought it was gonna be
sweet though, like a sweet bread. - It's so flaky.
- Especially with food,
sometimes it's so good, it just makes you laugh. (laughs)
- It's really interesting for me, because a lot of these foods
are similar to what I already eat, but they're different,
and that's why I'm enjoying...
- Not me! - The experience.
- (PvF) And Kenneth has nothing left.
- Hmm, no, I...
It's good, bro. (Brian laughs)
What is it, oh, what is that? - Oh!
- Oh. - I don't know, but I'm in.
- Is that a pretzel?
- At first I thought it was a giant pretzel.
- It kinda looks like a donut.
- What is that?
- And I'm hoping it's sweet. I kinda want something sweet.
- Like a cinnamon, oh!
- It's a circle.
- I have no idea, but whatever this is,
the food's so good, it'll make you dance.
(Kenneth laughs)
That looks delightful.
- En garde! - Bam, wham, wham!
(both laugh) - We both...
- (PvF) Dating back to the Byzantine Empire,
koulouri are the most famous Greek breakfast bites.
- That smells so good.
- So not pretzel shaped at all.
- Ooh. - It literally,
it's like a combination of like, sourdough bread and a pretzel.
- This is what, sesame seeds?
- All the bread. - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
- (PvF) Oh no. - Oh yeah.
- A little bit of that bagel chew,
but it's got that like pretzel chew to it, you know what I mean?
- I'm eating so fast.
- Grew a third chin. (laughs) - (PvF) This is new.
- Fifth chin. - (laughs) Sharon!
- Oh, go off! - This is good.
- Even though it's just bread, it's good bread.
- (laughs) It's good bread.
- Your food should be edible and wearable.
- Wearable. (both laugh)
- I think it's just like the American in me,
but if you gave me a cheese sauce...
- I was thinking the exact same thing!
- I've already disrespected your culture once in this video.
Opa, oh! Italian?
And now I just did it again.
- (PvF) Your neck is slightly red.
- Is it like right there? - (Jair) Attack of the bagel.
(both laugh) - (PvF) Not a bagel!
- Sorry!
- (PvF) Myles, this isn't a One Bite Challenge.
- (laughs) I know!
- I'm gonna be honest,
I don't think any culture makes bad food.
All of it's good.
- Keep an open mind and an empty stomach bro,
and you're good!
- (man) This place is pretty interesting,
it's a really recent addition to the Athens food scene.
- Less talky, more showing me the food.
- Those look like the kind of fish, like sardine fish.
- Okay, if there's some shrimp involved, I'm here for it.
- Okay. Is that an ice cream cone?
- Oh, interesting! - It's fish!
- So fried fish with lemon?
- I love fried fish like that. Aw, that looks delightful.
Ooh!
- Oof. - Ooh, oh, look at this.
- I think I wanna try it.
- (PvF) Popularized in the heart of Athens,
this original street food concept of fish in a cone
is perfect for someone on the move looking for a healthy seafood snack.
- Oh, oh.
- This is amazing.
- Okay.
- We gotta squeeze some lemon there. - Yep.
- Oh yeah, no.
If you like fish, this is, I mean, it's perfect.
- It's a little more fishy than calamari.
- It is.
- I could easily see myself walking down the street eating this.
- Mm-hmm! - For sure.
- They're great!
- Sharon, I'm going in.
- You should, and you should take this one too!
- I taste the little... (laughs) The little fish bones.
- I'm even eating the little tiny bones.
- I can kinda notice these bones now.
You kinda ruined it for me. (Myles laughs)
- Yeah, that's great. I could easily eat,
like see myself eating a bunch of this at a theme park.
- I'm digging it. - You can be picky, right?
- The more I eat, it gets better!
- Can you turn it around and show everybody how much you've eaten?
(Myles laughs)
- This is clearly very good to me. (Sharon laughs)
There's two types of people in this world.
The fishy ones, and... - The smart ones.
- If you took like the meat off this. - Mm-hmm.
- Put it into like, a Fillet-O-Fish.
- A Fillet-O-Fish! - That would be so good!
- I am now entirely forgiven for anything I have said in this episode,
because he legit just said that he wanted to put this
in a Fillet-O-Fish. - That doesn't sound good?
- I didn't say it didn't sound good! (Kenneth laughs)
- Oh, that's just right off. - Is that the...
- Oh! - Okay.
- Now this one, it'll be fire!
- This is when you think Greek food.
- That's what you think, yeah. - This is the first thing you think.
- Ooh! - Tomato, onion.
- Yeah. - I'm so excited!
- I cannot hide it!
- Oh, like cucumber.
- Bruh. - Thank you.
- Yeah, yeah.
- Oh my God. - I am so happy.
- (PvF) Seasoned and slowly cooked meats are shaved into slices
and served on a pita with onions, tomatoes,
and a savory tzatziki sauce.
- I'm eating all of this. (laughs) - (laughs) I am eating all of this.
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm. - Okay.
- Mmm.
- Look, I think this is like, the introduction a lot of people have.
- Mm-hmm! - Into Mediterranean and Greek food.
- Yeah! - It's such a good introduction.
- Mmm! - That bread is so good.
- Mmm!
- Mmm, this is really good. - Mmm, mmm.
- Head up to a street vendor,
grab yourself one of these and just walk around
and enjoy the sights and just eat this.
- All of the flavors complement each other.
- It all works perfectly together too. - Yeah.
- This is so good. - Yeah.
- I'm just gonna put it right here in my pocket
in case I get hungry again later. (laughs)
- So this is considered a sandwich? Okay.
- (PvF) Is it?
- I don't know, you guys said sandwich, right?
- No, I think it's a wrap.
- (PvF) Is a hot dog a sandwich?
- A hot dog is not a sandwich.
- And this is like a sandwich in HD.
- So is a taco, a hot dog?
- Why didn't we compare this to a taco?
- This is more of a taco than a hot dog.
- This is a frickin' taco!
- (woman) Loukoumades! - (woman) Traditional Greek dessert.
- (gasps) Dessert!
- This isn't what I was thinking, but I'm way excited about this.
- Oh, those look really good.
They're like bite sized too, so it's perfect.
- Ooh!
- Greek honey, cinnamon, and sesame!
- It looks like a donut hole almost.
- Greek honey and cinnamon?
- It's what I wanted, it's something sweet!
- Well, what makes the honey Greek?
- Oh. - Aw!
- Do you hear the crunch? - Yes I did!
- I'm not a very big dessert guy, but that goes in.
Yo! - Ooh!
- Okay, I'm loving this topping.
- Mmm, mmm, mmm!
- (PvF) Loukoumades, or Greek donuts,
are a sweet honeyed and deep fried pastry,
often topped with walnuts, dried fruit, and sesame seeds.
- It's definitely... - Ooh, yo, smell that.
It smells so good. (laughs)
- Oh my goodness. - Sweet mother of God.
- But I'm kinda scared to like put the whole thing in my mouth,
just because it's probably like super sweet.
I'm gonna put the whole thing in my mouth though.
(both laugh)
- Oh my God. That's good!
- This is so good! Do you like it?
- I love it.
- Oh. - Sharon, are you experiencing that?
- Oh my gosh.
- In ways that may not be appropriate for TV.
(Jair laughs)
- But yeah, it definitely gives me that like pillowy,
but deliciously fried quality.
- There's an obvious crust around it.
- It kind of reminds me of like, almost like a beignet.
- That is absolutely delightful.
- And you know, I'm gonna go ahead and say it, Sharon,
I think these are better than doughnuts.
- I agree.
- That honey's great.
- (PvF) Known to be one of the oldest recorded desserts in the world.
- What!?
- (PvF) They were originally called honey tokens.
- Oh, that's a delightful name, isn't it?
- Everything we've had today has been at least an eight or a nine.
- (PvF) I was gonna say, I would ask how you would like it,
but neither of you have any left.
- Mm-hmm. (Myles laughs)
- That's really good.
Again, I could easily see somebody just like...
- (PvF) Eating all of them? - Right, oh.
(Kenneth laughs)
I can't look away from him for a second. (laughs)
- This is a pretty good way to end it, too. (laughs)
- Man, we just went through an experience.
(Kenneth sighs) - You full?
- I'm very happy.
- Isn't that crazy? - That makes sense.
- How much history food has, in general,
I never even thought about it like that.
- Especially because like you can see little nods
to things that you are probably more familiar with.
- Thank you guys so much for watching.
- What other foods should we try next time?
- Let us know in the comments below.
- And be sure to like and subscribe to People Vs Food.
- Bye! - Bye guys!
- Bye guys! - Peace!
- Ugh, I want some more. (laughs) - Bruh!
(Kenneth coughs)
Like, I'm literally just over here listening to you,
like oh wow, yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
What the hell happened? (both laugh)