Sunday, March 14, 2010

Estia Street Festival

The Estia Street Festival is a Greek celebration of food and entertainment that's been running for quite a few years.

This is the dish we always get, chargrilled octopus, $7. The photo doesn't do the dish justice - they were beautifully tender and smoky in flavour. I especially like the bits with suckers!

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Pork on offer:

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We tried one of the kebab sticks, $3. I'm not a huge fan of pork, but it was beautifully tender and juicy.

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We shared a small dip plate, $10. It was a very generous serve and the saganaki cheese (top of the plate) was particularly delicious.

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Plenty of sweets on offer. I wish that they sold mixed packs with one of each of the sweets, as I'd love to sample them all!

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We decided to try some xerotigana, $5. It's really tasty - crunchy, nutty and sweet but not overly so.

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We also tried some freshly cooked loukoumathes, $5. These were very sweet fried dough balls coated in honey, and nicely offset by the dusting of cinnamon/nutmeg.

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Some sand sculpting:

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The crowd watching children doing Greek dances.

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