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2022-09-16 Olde Tyme Religion

Tajikistan is trying to seize the territory of Kyrgyzstan

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Posted by 3dc 2022-09-16 05:11|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 And Azerbaijan is invading Armenia.... outbreak of Russian Flu?

Posted by Mercutio 2022-09-16 08:24|| 2022-09-16 08:24|| Front Page Top

#2 the Stans are dancin'

Posted by 746 2022-09-16 09:42|| 2022-09-16 09:42|| Front Page Top

#3 This time I side with Tajikistan because sound like my favorite sauce for lamb and roasted chicken… tzatziki sauce.
I love tzatziki sauce! Just reserved a table for two and a cold bottle of Assyrtico at Taverna Tony
People should eat and drink not fight.
PS it’s also cheaper then divorces…..

Posted by ACA JOE 2022-09-16 14:07|| 2022-09-16 14:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Easiest thing in the world to make.

Tzatzíki (Cucumber Yoghurt soup/dip)
From Cooking the Greek Way by Anne Theiharous (1986)
Serves 4
Prep time 10 minutes

1 large cucumber, peeled and finely grated
2 cups (500ml) plain yoghurt
1 Tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
3/4 Tbsp (10 ml/2 tsp) wine vinegar
1/4 tsp salt or to taste
1/2 tsp fresh mint leaves, minced
1 small clove garlic, crushed
chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Stir together all ingredients except cucumber and parsley. Stir in cucumber, then chill at least one hour. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-09-16 15:08|| 2022-09-16 15:08|| Front Page Top

#5 It tastes better if you pay a three figure sum for the meal, and it comes just a pinch in an exquisite bronze little thingy.

"And ze best grrrape frrrom the Aegean islands!"

Posted by Dron66046 2022-09-16 15:22|| 2022-09-16 15:22|| Front Page Top

#6 It tastes better if you pay a three figure sum
Well That is capitalism for you … but when I order my Tzatziki sauce to impress the waitress I ask for toasted walnuts and extra fresh mint, dill and oregano on the side.

Posted by ACA JOE 2022-09-16 16:03|| 2022-09-16 16:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Tzatziki...one of life's all-time best garnish/appetizer.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-09-16 17:21|| 2022-09-16 17:21|| Front Page Top

#8 I suppose it’s more democratic to try to impress the wait staff...

It tastes better if you pay a three figure sum for the meal

There is plenty of research that shows the belief in that correlation. Amusing, when one has done some of that research. Still, larger sums do buy posher surroundings, and sometimes better trained serving staff. Or at least showier — the Maisonette in Cincinnati was the highest rated restaurant in North America for four decades, but probably one of the reasons they finally closed was that they provided the same level of service with a very different attitude to their regulars versus the rest.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-09-16 17:22|| 2022-09-16 17:22|| Front Page Top

#9 TW, when I make tzatziki, I use cheese cloth and two colanders, one to let the fluid out of the yogurt and lined with the cheese cloth and one to let the fluid out of the shredded cucumber (no cheese cloth).

I let them sit in the fridge overnight and do their thing. I think the thicker the tzatziki the better.

Anything else is certainly one's personal preference. But IMO, getting the water out is key. Oh, and a black/kalamata olive wouldn't hurt.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-09-16 18:08|| 2022-09-16 18:08|| Front Page Top

#10 What a fun thread -- I'd be gnawing a paw if I weren't quasi-queasy from gobbling crunchy pork shoulder bits. And what a lovely poem... HD x ABT?

A Malibu terrace. That tiki --
No creaky antique nor a Greek he --
Will leap from a cliff
To a mixing bowl, if
It be filled with authentic tzatziki!

Posted by Blossom Omomonter3010 2022-09-16 20:55|| 2022-09-16 20:55|| Front Page Top

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