PEASANT DINNER
SAT 18 AUG TAVERNA RACA
6.30pm – APPETISER & APERITIF
7pm – ENTRE SOUP
7.30pm – MAIN BUFFET OPEN
We will be serving peasant village foods from Greece’s northern Macedonian region, with a focus on the Florinian villages of Kato Kline and Niki.
You will be disappointed if you’re expecting a typical Lonsdale Street gyro, moussaka or baklava. This is a peasant feast you probably won’t see again.
(Btw Kato Kline means Little Hill South and Nikki means Victory)
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PROPOSED MENU
The menu may include some or all of the dishes listed below. This will be updated as we go.
Pepper dishes are marked *.
DRINKS
APERITIF
Ouzo with coke.
HOUSE WINE
Retzina …and for those with a more refined pallet, we dohave heaps of non Greek/Australian wine in the pantry!
GREEK NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
May include what ever is in stock at the Greek Supermarket:
Loux Gazoza (lemonade), Portokalda, Visino, etc; fruit juices: fruits of the forest, apricot, peach, and other Greek imported juices.
CHAI TO VOUNOU
Mountain Tea with honey.
GREEK COFFEE
Greek Coffee metrio (sweetened)
APPETISERS
DIP #1: EVANGELIA’S TIRO KAFTERO*
Angela’s version of Tiro (cheese) Kaftero (hot) dip will be made with MILD Florina peppers and feta cheese.
DIP #2: TBA
A non pepper dip to be advised.
ENTRE
YIA YIA VASO’S TZERNI CHORBA
Great Aunt Vaso’s version of Chorba – a peasant cream of chicken soup/gravy/liquid bechamell with feta cheese. This is seriously the MOST peasant food ever!
MAIN BUFFET
YIA YIA FANKA’S SKORTHO CREPES
Grandma Fanka’s elusive garlic crepe cake was once only available in the village of Nikki (and a few FYROM villages over the border).
FASOLIA GIGANTES
Giant baked beans.
PAPOU TRIFON’S SALAD*
Grandpa Trifon’s favourite Florina peppers salad.
CLASSIC GREEK SALAD
Classic tomato, cucumber and olive salad with Dodoni feta and
with Thitsa Vaso’s home grown dried oregano.
GREEK MACEDONIAN PITA (ZELNIK)
STEAK ZELNIK: Hand made filo pastry with steak and onions
CHEESE ZELNIK: Florina’s sprial cheese pita.
KRITHARAKI
Georgina’s updated version of a traditional Greek dish known as Kritharaki / Gouvetsi (clay pot).
FLORINA PEPPERS ON TOST*
The most common & popular dish of the Florinan villages. Florina peppers fried with tomato, Bulgarian feta and egg, resembles the ultimate hipster brunch without avo.
DESSERT BAR
COMMON HALVA & PASTELLI
Sesame based sweet bites.
PEASANT HALVA CAKE
Village style semolina cake.
RISOGOLO
Typical peasant creamed rice dessert with cinnamon.
FLORINA LOUKOUMATHES
Only in Florina, are Loukoumathes (Greek donuts) served on a bed of custard with cinnamon and honey syrup.
GLYKO TO KOUTALIOU
“Spoon sweets” served with Greek yogurt.
VANILLA
An unusual sweet mastic goop served in a glass of cold water.
CHOCOLATES
Greek inspired chocolates.
FORTUNE TELLING
GREEK COFFEE CUP READING
If you can finish your Greek coffee, have your cup read by a Raca. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
GREEK QUIZ
How well do you know your Greeks?
Greek Prizes will be awarded to the biggest wog.