WonderFal! Finally Fish and Chips in Faliraki! By Austen Dack
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any of you will know I have spent the last seventeen years visiting Faliraki for our family holiday staying at the Cannon Bar with Kathy Dimitris and Vasilis Tokouzis. Every year something new happens and this year we found a Greek fish and chip shop! Faliraki is nowadays very cosmopolitan (it’s nearly 20 years since the bad press), with a large, multi-ethnic group of holiday makers all in pursuit of pleasure, day and night & in the morning, on the famous beaches with their striped umbrellas, and at night in the narrow streets with all their bars, clubs, cafes, and restaurants. All along the 4km beaches of Faliraki, visitors can find impressive golden sand, and sparkling deep blue waters. If you get hungry, you can choose from over 60 restaurants of different types, such as traditional Greek cuisine, Chinese food, international cuisine, or Italian restaurants. This year I am pleased to say a new
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cuisine joins the queue to be crowned best in resort. It is the Greek slant on fish and chips, and I went along to chat to the owners and of course to try them. The restaurant is called Opsarion (Greek for fish eater). It is bright airy and very modern. The owner had travelled to the UK and had spent some time in Leeds. He loved the idea of taking fish and chips back to Faliraki but wanted to add a Greek touch. I ordered the cod and chips and waited to try them with a glass of Mamos, a fantastic Greek beer making a comeback on the island! After a short wait, the food arrived. Dimitris and Michalis (owners) were both in tonight and supervising my order. The fish was cooked in sunflower oil and the chips KTC Chef’s Choice vegetable oil. The chips were made from a Greek variety of potato Spunta, which were boiled first then cooled to room temperature before frying. The fish was FAS from Iceland. The batter was golden and crispy. They use soda in the mix and add beer too. On the side we had a trio of their famous sauces.
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