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MENU Friday 30th April and Saturday 1st May
YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM STARTERS
BOUYOURDI £ 4.00
Parcel of baked Feta with tomato, chilli pepper, extra virgin oil, oregano
SMOKED AUBERGINE DIP FOR TWO £ 3.80
Crushed baked aubergine , capers, garlic, spring onion extra virgin olive oil, vinegar
HUMMUS FOR TWO £ 3.50
A famous Mediterranean dip, with chickpeas, tahini, garlic , fresh lemon juice, cumin , extra virgin olive oil
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LAMB KLEFTIKO £ 8.70
The story of “kleftiko” or the thieves’ dinner Roughly five hundred years ago, a large number of poor farmers were forced to take refuge in the mountains, fleeing from the authorities because they refused to bow to a foreign occupation or to the whims of wealthy landowners. They couldn’t pay their taxes or their debts and in order to survive, they would steal a goat or else rely on the hospitality of their fellow countrymen, who gave them food.
These hunted men, whose numbers were huge at times, were known as “kleftes” or thieves, by the authorities. In order to cook their food without being detected by the patrols, they had to hide the smoke from their cooking fire and the aroma of roasting meat. Nor did their fugitive existence allow them to remain in the same place for the six or seven hours necessary to oversee the cooking of their meal. So they used to dig a hollow in the ground, light a fire in the bottom of it and then cover the embers with branches and soil. Then they placed the lamb or goat’s meat on top and covered it with more branches and soil.
They slowly roasted the meat in this earth-oven for several hours with chunks of hard, spicy cheese and the roasted meat gradually took on the aroma of its covering of bay leaves and carob leaves, as well as the flavours of oregano and thyme, lemon and wild garlic. Hours later they returned, uncovered the roast meat and enjoyed their “thieves’ dinner” or “kleftiko”.
Today, five hundred years later, we bring to your door , kleftiko wrapped in dark brown grease-proof paper. We have added pecorino cheese , mustard seeds, carrots, green peppers, potatoes and onions for a touch of luxury and voila … ladies and gentlemen, your kleftiko – succulent, aromatic and delicious.
Enjoy it!
BRIAM £ 5.20
Slices of vegetables ( potatoes aubergines courgettes) baked in the oven in tomato sauce Greek style ratatouille
DESSERTS
The authentic Greek Baklava £ 5
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE £ 3.20
With Caramel Sauce
