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.. I was wondering: Do you buy anything special when you go
> to Greece, things you don't get at home, or things that are cheaper to buy
> in Greece?
>
> --
> Marianne

I`m sure the Nescafe sold in Greece is a nicer ( stronger ) blend than we
get in England, I`ve never done a blind tasting though.
We usually buy a big tin and bring back what we dont use, Its a little
cheaper too.


Basill

"Marianne Kristiansen" <mixelite@m> wrote in message
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> Do you buy anything special when you go
> to Greece, things you don't get at home, or things that are cheaper to buy
> in Greece?
>
As much 3 star Metaxa as we can carry:0)

(Somehow I think you knew I'd say that)

Elaine

"Elaine" <elliebobs@clysbarton.freeservedotcodotuk> wrote in message
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> "Marianne Kristiansen" <mixelite@m> wrote in message
> news:1644oii8glga7$.pqlmdt1ybxgv.dlg@40tude.net...
>> Do you buy anything special when you go
>> to Greece, things you don't get at home, or things that are cheaper to
>> buy
>> in Greece?
>>
> As much 3 star Metaxa as we can carry:0)

Couldn't agree more - always three star for me too! None of the pretences of
turning honest Metaxa into something trying to imitate another drink from
the land of the Franks, thank you very much.

And of course a drop of raki, from the country of Crete.

Henry.

"Marianne Kristiansen" <mixelite@m> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 17:24:01 +0100, Elaine wrote:
>
>> As much 3 star Metaxa as we can carry:0)
>>
>> (Somehow I think you knew I'd say that)
>
> :-D
>
> I carried home a small olive tree, or more like a meter long twig, last
> year.

Don't the Norwegian customs officers object to importing a live tree? I
don't think thaw would be allowed here in the UK.

Henry.

"Marianne Kristiansen" <mixelite@m> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:49:23 +0100, Henry Hooray wrote:
>
>> Don't the Norwegian customs officers object to importing a live tree?
>
> Nope.
>
>> I don't think thaw would be allowed here in the UK.
>
> Did you check? This was the rule in Norway too last time I checked(years
> ago), but now we are allowed to bring home 5 potted plants as long as they
> are for private use only and not to be planted outside. The rule change
> has
> something to do with EU I think.

Certainly worth checking.

Let's face it, an olive tree you have transported yourself from Greece, and
where you have probably seen its 'mum and dad', is a sight more
interesting and evocative to you than one bought down the local garden
centre.

Henry.

Marianne Kristiansen wrote:
>
>
I had
> read Olives wouldn't go beyond green here, but mine are as black as can
> bee, so maybe figs will do fine too...
>
> --
> Marianne

Fig trees can fruit (although technically a fig is a flower) inside and
may do outside in Norge, depending on where you live, what variety of
fig and the degree of shelter and sun. However, I do not think the fig
wasp lives in Norway and the fruit will not ripen and split like it does
in Greece. The life cycle of the fig wasp is fascinating but not for the
squeamish who also like figs :-)

The unfertilized figs are still good for cooking and for making sweet
preserves, but they will never get as big and juicy as the ones that
have fig wasps in the environment.

Basill wrote:

>
> I`m sure the Nescafe sold in Greece is a nicer ( stronger ) blend than we
> get in England, I`ve never done a blind tasting though.
> We usually buy a big tin and bring back what we dont use, Its a little
> cheaper too.
>
> Basill

For a little more fuss but a much better taste, forget nescafe and for
pennies more a cup, drink something worthwhile.

The word nice does not apply to anything like nescafe and I would use it
to teach a blind person the meaning of nasty :-)

If you want some decent coffee options, go for at least a drip machine
and some Kenyan AA or any of the African peaberry varieties.

You have some fabulous vendors in the UK, try Betty's by Post and while
you are there, get some decent tea too, Mountains of the Moon is my
favorite but the Kwazulu and any of the Estate Ceylon brands are worth a
try.

JJ

"Henry Hooray" <c2mipq402@sneakeLEAVETHISOUTmail.com> wrote in message
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> Couldn't agree more - always three star for me too! None of the pretences
of
> turning honest Metaxa into something trying to imitate another drink from
> the land of the Franks, thank you very much.
>
Absolutely! I swear you can taste the Greek sunshine in 3 star, but they
somehow "refine" it out of the 5 and 7 star. Of course, that could just be
association - whenever I'm in Greece, I always have a "small" 3* as I enjoy
the golden glow of the late evening sun before going out to eat.

Elaine

"Marianne Kristiansen" <mixelite@m> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:32:05 GMT, Jeremy wrote:
>
>
> But you can't drip a Frappé! It is supposed to be made from cold water,
> coffeepowder and whatever you prefer to add. Or not add. Don't mess with
my
> holidaymemories ;-P
>
> I have never seen frappé done any other way.
>
Me neither. It has to be Nescafe and it has to be the powdered sort, not
the granules that seem to be all you can get in UK supermarkets. Anything
else just doesn't evoke the same feeling of "being there".

Elaine

Elaine

Marianne Kristiansen wrote:
>
>
>
> I know! We went to the beach with some local friends once and stopped by
> the roadside to pick some figs. The wasps didn't look kindly at us! :(
> Later I realized that e were really trespassing, so I guess the wasps were
> our punishment ;-)
>

Different kind of wasp, the fig wasp is a small black female only, with
a 4 inch 9-10 cm, ovipositor and does not sting.

The males of the species exist their whole lives in the fig and are only
a means of fertilizing the females before they leave.

JJ