H-Town celebrated four days of the best of Greek culture during the 51st annual Original Greek Festival. The weather was great this weekend at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, where we enjoyed music, dancing, and authentic spanakopita, dolmades, koulourakia, tiropita, gyros, souvlaki, finikia, kourambiedes, tsoureki, loukomades, baklava and Greek salad. Opa!
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Wine is better by the bottle. -
Greek salad makes the most of tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet onions, Greek olives and Feta cheese. -
Tiropita is a cheese-filled puff pastry. -
We had a lot to celebrate this weekend in Houston. -
It was a great weekend for being outdoors. -
Spanakopita is a puff pastry filled with spinach and cheese. -
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Loukoumades are hot honey puffs with a sprinkling of powdered sugar. -
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Meat always tastes better on a stick. Souvlaki is made from seasoned and marinated tenderloin cubes, wrapped with onions and grilled over burning coals. -
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The secret to a good gyro is in the grilling. -
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It takes a team to build a gyro. Gyros feature strips of seasoned meet, rolled up in pita bread and served with special Greek sauce. -
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Wine is better by the bottle -
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Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), spanikopita (spinach and cheese-filled puff pastry) and tiropita (cheese-filled puff pastry). -
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We had a lot to celebrate this weekend in Houston.
