I’ve only had Greek Feta Salad and Gyros from Greek Cuisine and I decided to try something new. I bought these canned stuffed grape vine leaves from the authentic Greek supermarket from our class tour. Of course, I did not expect canned food to be exceptionally better than fresh food but I somewhat thought I’d get something similar. The canned leaves were slimy and had a strong smell of dill and preservatives. There was a lot of leaves in the can and they rot quickly meaning they must eaten immediately after opening. They were soaked in oil and had a tin taste to them. The texture was slimy and soft and not very pleasant. It did not taste awful just like a cold concentration of dill and oily rice. I tried the fresh stuffed vine leaves at Premier 57 Spa in the city. I was surprised and excited to know that my hummus plate came with stuffed vine leaves. These were firm,not slimy or soaked in oil. I was able to taste the seasoned rice although its mildly seasoned. I tasted dill but it was not overpowering. I enjoyed the taste of the fresh stuffed leaves rather than the canned version. I recommend these to anyone looking to try something new!
It’s sometimes even more fun to read description of foods people don’t like. And let’s face it there aren’t too many things that are better from a can than fresh.