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Special Event

Greek Gathering and Dance

Date : October 21 , 2001

Time : 12:00

Location:RUA PEREIRA DA SILVA, 492 

Objective: To have our guests experence the Greek Cuisine and Greek Culture. Greek Music will be playing as well as information leaflets which will be distributed informing everyone on how to dance Greek and Greek culture.

Price: R$30 for adults R$15 for children

Program

12:00 Introduction and information will be distributed. Drinks will be served to those who want.

13:30 Lunch will begin to be served. It will be based on a self service all you can eat and everyone will take their food. Their will be music playing and coversation between our guests. The menu will include:

After Lunch: After luch we will be raffling off the prizes which will be available. There will be a total of 8 winners and their names will be chosen out of a hat. The prizes will include different food products from Greece.We are also discussing with the importer of the Greek products to Brazil, to created various baskets of Greek products to be sold at the event to those who want.

After the distribution of the prizes this will be the time when everyone can start dancing Greek and mingling with each other. It will be turned into a Greek Banayeri which means dance. There will be dancing until 19:00pm

19:00 The end of our first Greek Gathering. We will have a suggestion box at the exit of the party and we strongly ask everybody to fill out a small form which will be distributed at the party.

Menu

"Mezedes"

Mezedes are the appetizers, which precede any meal over which particular care has been lavished. The Greek Cuisine is so rich in appetizers that there is a constant risk of never getting past them and on to the main dish.

Tzaziki is a special white sauce that is made with garlic, yogurt, olive oil, and cucumbers. It is a traditional appetizer in Greece and can be eatten with bread, meat, salads or just by itself. It is also used heavily with the famous Gyros.

Melitzanosalata is an appetizer that is made with eggplants, lemon, olive oil, onions, and parsley. It is also eaten in the same manner as Tzaziki

Salads

A good salad is certain to make a fine dish even finer. We will over to you one of the most typical salads in Greece.

Choriatiki slata is made with *Feta Cheese tomatoes, cucumber, onions, peppers, olives, olivie oil, viniger, oregano and salt and pepper.

*There is one important item that is missing and impossible to find here in Brasil is the Feta Cheese so we have substituted with Minas Cheese.

Freskia salata tria chromata is made with white cabbage, red cabbage, carrots and lemon juice. It is a tasty salad to enjoy before your meals. 

"Main Course"

Moussaka is a very famous dish known throughout the world and has been made for thousands of years. There are 3 types of moussaka one that is made with meat and another that is not . Moussaka is made with eggplants, mince meat, olive oil, onions, tomatoes, white wine, salt pepper , grated cheese and white bechamel sauce. We will be serving both types of moussaka so if you are vegetarian tell us.

Gemista is another very old traditional food in Greece. They are stuffed tomatoes, peppers, or squash. We will be making it with tomatoes , peppers, squash, onions, tomatoe juice, parsley, rice, olive oil , mince meat, sugar and salt and pepper. *We will also be making a version which will not include mince meat.

Desert

Portocali Glico: Portocali Glico is a type of sweet that is made with oranges as well as other fruits , sugar, lemonjuice and water. It will be served after the lunch.