I love it!
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Whatās wrong with you?
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I suppose that heretic Shelton doesnāt like these eitherā¦
I could ask you the same thing but Iām too polite to do that.
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Thatās a bit harsh
I made confit tomatoes this morning with the cherry tomatoes my neighbour left on the doorstep the other dayā¦
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Question for @em2009 . Iām in Greece at the moment, and we had lunch today at a restaurant near Messene. One of the dishes was eggplant stuffed with onions. It was unbelievably delicious. Do you know what itās called? Iām sure it was more than just eggplant and onions but those were the main ingredients. Plus lots of olive oil.
That one I donāt know sadly. Sounds like it must be some kind of local specialty. But youāre in Messene, which is near where the family is from. Hahaha. But I still donāt know what one. Iām seeing my parents tonight and Iāll ask them too.
Make sure you try gournopoula which you should find easily in those parts.
Very jealous. I hope youāre having a great time 
Itās my first time in Greece. We started on Crete and moved to the mainland and now weāre in Pylos. I understand now why you love the country. Itās indescribably beautiful. Iāve lost count of the times Iāve been doing something or talking to someone and looked up and caught a view that has literally taken my breath away.
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Yep. Itās the best! One place is better than the next 
Was there rice in it? Mightāve been yemista.
I was also wondering about papoutsakia but they always have meat which Shelton hasnāt mentioned.
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No rice. Definitely not yemista. I have now found out it was imam bayildi
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I had that in Istanbul once, never was a fan of aubergine especially a vegan dish, but my host insisted I try it and it was delicious. Donāt know if this is true, but my host said it is called imam bayildi because the Imam demanded every day !
I just watched Akis Petretzikis cooking it on youtube and itās definitely what I had yesterday.
https://akispetretzikis.com/en/recipe/3443/imam-mpailnti
It was all in Greek but pretty easy to follow just from the images, and, @TDSpartan, itās not unlike yemista except that thereās no rice and itās eggplants that are stuffed, not peppers and tomatoes.
And @Bacchusfox its name is Turkish and it literally means āthe imam swoonedā. Iāve seen recipes suggesting itās Greek, Turkish and also Israeli. My view on that raging controversy is that I couldnāt care less who invented it. I ate it in Greece and I will cook it in Victoria.
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Eggplant gemista are also elite.
Also, Akis 
The lunch I had yesterday was sensational. We had green salad with balsamic dressing, Greek salad with the reddest, tastiest tomatoes youāve ever seen, saganaki and then the imam bayaldi. Also really nice white bread. Quite honestly I could have stopped there, but then they brought moussaka and pastitsio, and I only ate tiny bits of those, just to try. All overlooking the archaeological site at Messene. Unforgettable day.
We donāt get tomatoes at home like the ones Iāve had here. I donāt know why not. We ought to be able to grow them.
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That all sounds divine.
The tomatoes there and the green capsicums are out of this world. Even trying to grow them here itās just not the same. I rate everything else over here, but those 2 things simply stand out.
I can taste those tomatoes from here
Just donāt ask who invented tzatzikiā¦
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