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    1When the taverna owner learned it was our 1st day in town she brought us Baklava and Icecream.
    Our Durrells guide took us to a cafe with delicious treats.We had our first taste of Greek coffee and loved it. Strong & sweet!1Soumada is a Greek traditional drink made from orgeat syrup, made from almonds. Yum!These treats are loukoumades (donut balls with fillings) - Similar to beignets.They have savory and sweet options. We had a couple of each. I loved the savory!1Cal and our guide Alice enjoying the sweet ones - honey and feta.1We have had some great salads- tasty and fresh greens, tomatoes and figs.Our guide turned us on to this amazing pudding - from local dairy, made daily.Our guide turned us on to this spice shop. Bringing home several bags of special Greek mixtures.1Can't get enough of Greek bc salads and yummy feta.A traditional Greek meal, grilled sardines and mousaka (after a Greek salad).We had a great meal at a fish restaurant- one course was octopus and fava bean purée, so good!!At a Durrell site we saw a tree filled with what looked like blackberries- they were mulberries!1Our guide was very excited to find the tree with fruit and she picked a cup full!Corfu is known for its Limoncello digestivo liquor. Slightly different than Italy's.

    Delicious Food in Cortu Town

    May 18, 2024 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    We’ve really been enjoying all the different types of food in Corfu. Some things we are familiar with but they taste better here (like Moussaka), some things have a unique Greek twist (Greek coffee), and many things are new to us (Greek donuts). Luckily we are walking a ton so hoping we are burning off what we eat. We’ve also been sharing meals vs getting our own, which we learned is the Greek way. Greeks are like the Spaniards in that they don’t eat dinner until 9:30/10 pm, or even 11. Last night (a Sunday) at 10 pm families with young children were just sitting down to dinner at restaurants we passed walking back to our hotel. Restaurants here stay open until midnight- luckily for us they open early for us tourists so we can eat earlier.
    We don’t have any one favorite dish, but we’ve loved a few more than others- a super tender grilled octopus with fava bean purée. And a shrimp tartare that was amazingly good. The fish that’s served is super fresh and you can taste that in the meals. The feta is made locally and is really good, I’m making myself hungry so will stop here. See pictures and captions for more. Hope you enjoy.    Read more