Is it possible to make greek food spicy?

[Jayburner]

I had greek food today and there was no way to make it spicy hot. The souvlaki and tziki sauce would of been weird if I had added hot sauce to it.

[Tomyris]

Yes, assuming souvlaki and tzatziki not being the only greek dishes out there.

[Jayburner]

Yes, assuming souvlaki and tzatziki not being the only greek dishes out there.

i'm sure there are other foods out there. I just can't think of any.

[Frood]

I always add freshly chopped chili peppers to my greek meatballs. Tzatziki sauce is probably a bit hard to spice up, it's meant to be fresh.

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http://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/sp...-tomato-sauce/

Besides that, you can always just make Gyros and spice them in whatever way you want

[unfilteredJW]

Tzatziki sauce is probably a bit hard to spice up, it's meant to be fresh.

It's cheating but I use pablanos.

[Nitros14]

Stop trying to ruin greek food.

[callipygoustp]

Stop trying to ruin greek food.

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[belfpala]

The greek places near me have harissa, or something like it. It's perfectly good to add to yogurt based sauces like tzatziki.

[Aitch]

Hey guys is there a way to make this Italian food taste a little more Mexican?

[belfpala]

Hey guys is there a way to make this Italian food taste a little more Mexican?

Yeah! Put ketchup on it! Wait...

Anyway, I usually end up making more middle eastern-style food if I start by trying to make something Greek but want it spicy. Chicken shwarma incoming...

[Ealyssa]

Stop trying to ruin greek food.

Its Jayburner's imaginary world. No real greek food was hurt. Just smile to his virtual life and move over.

[belfpala]

Oh I have no idea how to call it in English then. In Greek we call them "τσούσκες", they look like this:

He was commenting on your translation being "chilly papers." Chili peppers is correct.

And you're right, they have been used for torture. Even today, for self defense.

[Independent voter]

Pepper plants are from the New World but that don't mean someone couldn't have planted a bunch in Greece, they escaped and went wild. It's a very hardy plant and it wouldn't have any natural predators in the Old World.

[belfpala]

Pepper plants are from the New World but that don't mean someone couldn't have planted a bunch in Greece, they escaped and went wild. It's a very hardy plant and it wouldn't have any natural predators in the Old World.

They got all the way to Australia and Asia, so yeah

[Stelio Kontos]

One thing to keep in mind is that it is hard to replicate greek food abroad because there is significant difference in the quality of ingredients. Greek farming is still stuck decades in the past (mainly because most farmers own very small fields that are passed down the family as well as because Greek farmers failed to invest in advanced machinery despite massive funds made available for that reason) and thus Greek produce is usually harvested nearly ripe, eaten fresh and produced in fields with much smaller yields. This makes most fruit, herbs and vegetables quite more potent than what you will find in a supermarket abroad. Two cloves of Greek garlic can have more heat in them than a head of imported Chinese garlic.

This is so true. I'm Greek living in Seattle, and compared to what I'm used to, the produce at the supermarkets here is slop. Romaine lettuce is terribad, tomatoes too. The oregano I buy here is so bland and lacks the aroma of Greek oregano.

That's why the Greek food made here seems so subpar.

[belfpala]

This is so true. I'm Greek living in Seattle, and compared to what I'm used to, the produce at the supermarkets here is slop. Romaine lettuce is terribad, tomatoes too. The oregano I buy here is so bland and lacks the aroma of Greek oregano.

That's why the Greek food made here seems so subpar.

You can say the same of any food using sub-par ingredients. Farmer's markets are your friend, in that regard, or there are a variety of services these days where you buy directly farm farmers or co-ops.

As for oregano, I know what you mean. I mainly use Mexican oregano (similar but different from Greek oregano). I get mine from a Mexican restaurant; the owner in turn gets it directly from Mexico.

Have to go out of your way here, sometimes, to get high quality ingredients.