Hello dear friends
Hello from me, too.
We are brothers Mallioras, Andreas and George.
We construct grills and ovens together.
Besides constructing grills and ovens, we really love cooking and grilling.
And also time with friends.
And by grilling, we improve our products.
Happy grilling everyone!
Happy grilling from me, too.
Andreas is preparing
the appetizers
Today it's Saturday
night
it's winter, late at night, after 22:00
And we are going
to immerse you
into cooking "patsas".
Right, Andreas?
Exactly.
But we're going to have patsas for breakfast.
We'll slow-cook it
in the woodfired oven
inside this clay pot
Of course, we do have our appetizers
Of course we aren't going to wait for the morning to eat... Right?
Yes, because, nighttime as it is
we do have our appetizers here
Only a few, to accompany wine or tsipouro.
Since we will have the charcoals of the wood in the oven
Of course, to repurpose them instead of wasting them.
So,
Patsas
is mostly made of beef tripe
cow feet, or even pig's head and legs
but we're going to start
from something easier that most people would like, I believe.
Patsas with cow head.
Slow-cooking in the traditional wood-fired oven
And I would like
to take you with us in Karditsa's backstreets
to visit one of the last patsas taverns, a very old one
going from father to son for 2-3 generations
in the neighborhood we also grew up
so we can learn about patsas soup
from the expert
In Valvi street, right?
In the narrow Valvi street (in Karditsa, Greece).
To meet Mr. Kapekas.
Let's go.
We're walking down Valvi street
in one of Karditsa's downtown spots
and somewhere around here is Kapekas' patsas tavern.
We can see it over there.
Here in this backstreet we practically grew up
Our father used to have his ouzeri a bit higher on this street
And we'll visit Nikos, and of course taste the patsas soup
and this is maybe the last patsas tavern in Karditsa, Andreas, huh?
Yes, it's the last one in Karditsa indeed.
It's the last one and the oldest.
His father is now around 90 years old now.
We remember him from the old days.
Do you remember?
Yes, we used to come here every day.
Yes, we used to come here often, it was like our neighborhood.
We used to play here.
That's right, so
Let's see now Nikos on action
and also learn a few things about patsas
And also eat a finely chopped cow head (in the soup)...
Well, yes..!
Here Nikos is serving our breakfast
There's nothing better than this for breakfast, guys,
especially if you had a long night out
Exactly!
Let's enjoy it.
Best breakfast, guys.
And at the oldest traditional patsas tavern in Karditsa.
Cheers. Cheers, Nikos.
Happy holidays to us.
Happy holidays and Merry Christmas.
So, Nikos
Runs today
the only patsas tavern in Karditsa
it's really old.
We also know his father, who now is...
How old is he now, Nikos?
90
90 and still alive! He eats patsas, I assume...
Always.
Even today.
Even today, haha...
His everyday breakfast, that is...
Right.
Here in Valvi street
we grew up
We remember his father
and Nikos
who was also younger back then
Our father used to have the ouzeri slightly higher in this street.
You are also the last one who remained in this neighborhood.
Exactly..
You remember our father, right?
Vividly.
Please share..
He was easy to be around
always smiling
with his customers.
"Voutsas" of the neighborhood.
(ref. to Kostas Voutsas the actor)
Right
It was very different back then, better.
a "neighborhood" feeling..
(Patsas) was cooked in wood-fired ovens.
inside a large pot
but when we came to use the German style ones
Oh, the used to cook it in the wood-fired oven back then
Yes, it was because it could fit the pot we wanted to use.
I see..
But when we came to use the German style ones, the distance was shorter
it couldn't fit the pot.
And you lost in flavor
There used to be a wood-fired oven if I remember correctly
Yes, Mr. Papadopoulos also Mr Gkavouliakos over there, Mr. Kastanis.
Yes, at Mr. Papadopoulos our father used to go there to prepare appetizers sometimes
Mr. Armantos
So, you were cooking during the night
preparing at evening, that is, so you can cook over night
At 5 am in the morning it was ready.
Yes, they (the customers) starting to arrive at that time.
This is exactly what we want to bring back (in our video)
There weren't any bakeries around, everyone was passing through this street
And they would only eat again for lunch.
Yes, yes...
So, cheers!
Thank you so much
Thank you so much, take care!!
You, too.
You reminded us of the old times...
Let's go, dear friends
to slow-cook
our own patsas with cow head.
