Memories of an Appetizer on the Island!
Hi guys! How is it going? My name is Ertuğ and i wanna to talk about an appetizer in this article for you! You must know me if you ever readed some of my articles. But it’s OK if you don’t. First i can mention to myself a little bit! J
I’m
writing to you in Çanakkale city, Turkey. Çanakkale is located western of
Turkey. Anyway, i’m an author, article writer, musician, traveller and camper.
I’m writing articles now to my experiences from my travels and camping.
Frankly, i found this article topic from my island trip and camp. Well, you
recognize me a little bit right now! J We can start, right? Let’s go!
4
years ago, in one of summer times i was travelling in an island connected from
Çanakkale city. That island name is Gökçeada. If you ever readed my
other articles, you must know there. Anyway, i discovered a Greek tavern in
that island. Sometimes i was camping a village and i was seeing that tavern
while i was going to that village with bus. It had awesome tavern sign. One
girl was dancing in tavern sign and some good words was writing encourage for
visit. I was always wonder that tavern and finally i was there, in front of
that awesome sign.
That
tavern is located in Tepeköy. Tepeköy is a Greek village. Old Greek name is Agridia. Rum (old Greek
people) people are calling that village name as Agridia between each
others. Meanwhile in Gökçeada people are living together each other -Turks and
Rums- with their cultures. That’s why in that island have mixing of 2 different
cultures and life styles but in the good direction. J If you visit there; you can trip Rum and Turk
villages, you can taste delicious foods, fresh fishes and sea products and
more. Anyway, let’s turn back to our subject! J
I
was follow to directions of tavern address and i finally came. I entered from
the door and i saw no one inside as costumers. A guy that looks end of middle
age, was cleaning the tavern. He looked at me, looks so surprised. Suddenly
smiled and said ‘wellcome’ with his funny-cute Turkish Accent. Rums speak
Turkish with really funny and cute for me always. He was mention about ‘tavern
is close now, it will be open at 21:00’. I told him i didn’t come for tavern
night, just i wanted to wonder of here.
His
looks was more surprise now, leaved mop of his hand and showed me a table for
sitting. I was sitting that table while i said thank you. We were talking about
myself a little bit and he said me wait. I was mention about who i am to him. I
talked about of my articles, travel, camp, like to learn different cultures and
life styles, foods, drinks etc.
A
few minutes later he was come back to my table with a –salat- in his hand. He leaved his plate at the table. Showed me his
first finger like say -1 minute- and leaved from the table again while i was
looking to plate. There was tomatoes as cutted cubes, cheese cutted like this
too, black cumin, thyme and olive oil of course in this plate. After i realized
there was thyme also when i was smell to plate. Now he came back to one of
alcohol drink with his hand. It was rakı.
Rakı is Turkish national alcohol drink. It’s also so famous for Rum people.
Rums drink that alcohol like Turks. Anyway, i was so, so happy!
I
was so happy for his hospitality first, after i was so happy for food and drink
and his funny-cute Turkish Accent. J Honestly, i was hungry because i
walked at least 10-15 km under the afternoon sun. It was like a reborn. I was
going to eat his salat and i was going to drink his rakı. It wasn’t a reborn?
You say. J
Anyway
guys, I ate his salad and i drank his rakı while we were talking about his
tavern. After eat he asked me what i tought. He was asking me about taste of
salat and rakı. I told him everything was perfect. Especially i stated of his
hospitality and smily face. I was so satisfied.
He
hold me ‘it’s my special salat-apetizier’ when i asked him that dish. He
mentioned about that dish is free for a lot of times for customers. So, it
wasn’t any name. I didn’t like to goat cheese until that date. He make me used
to eat, i can say. I supposed that cheese from cow but he told me it’s goat.
They were making goat cheese with traditional way, it’s so long process and
care. How they save to goat chese, you know? They dig the soil and save cheese
inside! You need to wait really looong time for the formation of chese. It will
be more tasty how long to you wait. Patience, mastery and experiances! Finally
you can eat your cheese with delicious when all gathered. J
Organic
foods are always healty and tasty he said. We’re eating everything and cook as
traditional way. I talked about him to such a luck! You’re so lucky, man! You
have such a great village, air, goats and foods. Now i get it why you don’t
want to go Greece. J
After
2-3 hours later i leaved from his tavern as very, very satisfied! He didn’t
take to my foods price and also insisted a lot for staying at night in tavern.
I can’t explain such a insisted, believe me! ‘Maybe next time’ i said. I
thanked him and starting to walk for my camp area as grateful.
Yeah,
it was like this guys! But, i’ve a bad news. I searched in the internet his
tavern while writing to this article but i didn’t find anything! I think it is
closed. L Later i remember something. Some Rums like him, if
someone dies of their family, they never again continue for the work. Youths
doesn’t choose like these jobs. I don’t know but, like this. I hope he still
alive and healty. Yeah, guys! Please don’t worry because that village still
have taverns. But i suggest you to visit in summer times! In winter times all
of this island have really strong winds and cold air. That’s why everything is
closed in winter times.
We came end again one of other my article too
guys. Please forgive me if i fault some words or sentences. I hope you
understood and like it. See you to next articles! Take care; stay reading and
stay healty!
Greetings from
ertugishere…
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