Zaros in Aigio

In the square of Agia Lavra, Zaimi 9, are the most famous skewers of Aigio, the skewers of Zaros. The reason, on the one hand, is the historicity of the shop, when for half a century - but under the direction of the Rayou family - it functioned as a hangout, but mainly because of the quality of the handmade skewers it offers. In 1988 Efstathios Zaros received the store and in a short time was established. We tasted and were moved by the simple taste and tenderness of the meat and its "real" potatoes.

Souvlaki is a typical Greek dish, which became known around the world and is served mainly in specialty stores (souvlaki restaurants). A form of fast food that is also found by street roasters at outdoor festivals and of course at Greek festivals where makeshift grills sell skewers passed on a small skewer of reed (for this reason they are called straws as opposed to skewers in the pie) and served with slices of . The recipe is known from Greek antiquity and the candles were something similar.

Unfortunately the modern souvlaki was not treated with due care and quality.

For this reason, where they are served properly, I think they should stand out and continue the reputation of its skewers. Livadia or the equivalent of its skewers Isthmus of Corinth.

We talked to her Christiana Zarou the daughter of Efstathios. From a young age until high school, she helped her parents when she was not studying at school and at the Conservatory, because she had a talent for music. He then succeeded at the Ionian University in the Department of Music Studies, from where he graduated:

"The business is family, we employ two families here, my father Efstathios Zaros, my mother Velissaria and my brothers Michalis and Vasso. The other family is my mother's brother Tassos Giannoulis, his wife Dimitra and their son Thomas. We work all year round every day from 12 noon to midnight. We are closed only at Christmas, Easter and 4-5 days in September. Aigio loves us because it knows that here we offer guaranteed meats. The pork comes from our relatives in Preveza and we do the processing of the meat ourselves ".

Christiana speaks proudly of her family, and she in turn helps. In the mornings he gives music lessons or participates in the rehearsals of the Patras Philharmonic where he is a member and in the evening, he makes regular shifts on the skewers for serving.

The skewers of Zaros honor Aigio.