Greek Festival
10 September 2005 11.58 pmPersonal, Reviews
Loukomades. Gyros. Music. Dancing. $3 admission.
Yes, today was the 2005 Greek Festival in downtown Salt Lake City. The festival took place around the Greek Orthodox Church and the neighboring Hellenic Cultural Center. I attended mostly because my wonderful Greek [EX]-girlfriend attends every year, but I also wanted to get some of the wonderful loukomades. Loukomades are a Greek pastry in the shape of a ball. They’re battered up with honey, then sprinkled with cinnamon. There’s not a better dessert around, in my own humble opinion. They’re extremely difficult to make, as you have to pull them out of the oven at exactly the right moment. Too long in the oven, they burn and lose most taste, too short, and they don’t rise. Note: I know this through experience.
Once inside the Festival, I headed straight for the food. As is custom for a non-Greek like me, I decided to try a lot of new things out. I hit the usual gyro, then headed for some meatballs in a special Greek salsa. Ashley decided to make me try another type of meatball, this time wrapped in some sort of leaf. [Pardon my general explanations of these foods, I’ll get the exact names once I have the opportunity.] To top it all off, I had a Greek salad with fetta and to drink, a Dr. Pepper.
After filling my stomach with these delights, I headed towards the stage where very soon some Greek dancing would be performed. I took a few pictures and a couple videos for your viewing enjoyment.
Note: You will need to download the Google Video Viewer to watch these videos. It’s small and doesn’t take long at all to install. I have tested the program itself, and it’s trustworthy.
After watching the dancing, I decided to get some of the loukomades I explained earlier. I’ve now discovered the worlds’ eighth wonder. Yes, it’s Greek, and it’s amazing.
The festival has it’s last day Sunday the 11th, and has rides for kids, great food, and wonderful family entertainment.
Update: My videos are now uploaded and verified by Google. Feel free to check them out here.
TEARS!!! I miss the Greek festival SO much, I love it so much, the dancing the food, ummmm the food! I love gyro’s so much, I try to eat them atleast once every month or so. I miss ya’ll, I love Ya ASH!!!
Comment by katie — 11 September 2005 @ 2.32 am