Finally we’re going east! And we’re coming to the end of what is unambiguously Europe, at least until we eventually circumnavigate the globe and loop round again. We’ve a couple of transcontinental countries to try (as a clue: neither are Kazakhstan) but nevertheless after this post we’re onto Asia - in my view by far the most important continent for savoury food.

But today we’re in Greece. Truth be told I don’t think I need to justify this decision - Greek food is a very strong contender for being the best in Europe. It also begins a continuum of food culture that stretches all the way from Greece to Burma/Myanmar, with the food at either end seeming unrelated but with strong commonalities between neighbours all along this imaginary line between the countries, as pilaf slowly morphs into pilau.