A taste of Greek food

We were curious about a store we spotted along our route from our village's gate to our home. The store just beside one of the houses along the street leading to our's had a Greek flag and proudly announced the availability of Greek food products for sale. After a couple of passes, we decided to finally investigate one morning and ask about what products they were selling at the shop. The Clairvoyant was met by an English-speaking girl who had an accent who was joined later on by her sister who was more comfy with her Filipino. After inquiring about their products, we decided to go home and check out their website.

El Greco Filipino is a quaint little shop along Kaimito Street in Town & Country Executive Village along Marcos Highway. They offer quite a variety of products including the more familiar olives, cheese and wines. We decided to order a tray of Baklava, a dessert both of us tried once before but couldn't quite remember how it tasted like. We were advised to place our order a day before pick-up or delivery so we called in our order one Friday and prior to the weekend. When we passed by the store to pick-up our order, we were a bit surprised by the tray of Baklava waiting for us (definitely value for our money!). We even had a taste test of their yogurt and sarantis. Eventually, the patriarch of the family, who probably made the Baklava himself, came out and explained how they made the yogurt and other products using both imported and local products.

The following photos feature our Baklava and a shot of the store front.

Fresh from the package right after we picked it up

El Greco Philippines Ent. Corp. offers authentic Greek Desserts that they labeled as Mediterranean Healthy Delicacy

One can see the generous sprinkling of crushed pistachios on top of this delight

The layers of goodness reminded us of a similar dessert, sansrival. Baklava is probably the crunchy, syrupy version.

Ringing the bell at the neighborhood store

We enjoyed our Baklava and even brought some to my in-laws in Novaliches for them to also have a taste of this Greek treat. We will surely be back to sample other items as well. Perhaps we should go for the feta cheese and some yogurt next time...
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