Tax in Palia Perithia

At CorfuThe Old Perithia, carrying the myth of the ghost village, as you approach it looks like a movie set. The absolute desolation, the half-ruined proud Venetian houses, the churches and the paths drowned in cotton wool. But as you approach the center, some human voices in the wilderness, something the smells of food, some chimney smoke prepare you properly. And indeed you reach the center, where in the three or four buildings of the central square - do not imagine any large clothesline - with their tangled corridors are housed Taverns, which summers are usually full. I visited them in the fall. It was drizzling and from all the taverns that were half empty I chose it Tavern of Foros.

My love for the old places and the old cooks is well known.

The wear and tear of the material, the patina of time, the self-made patents, the feeling of it, the unpretentious behavior, the warm atmosphere, the home-cooked food and the restless conversations with the tavern owner are a strong antidote to the current experiences of urban centers and gastronomic exaggerations. THE Tax met my specifications to the fullest.

Ο Thomas, the tavern owner, when I entered the tavern, was painting the cartes de visite of the tavern with some beautiful house plans.

He explained to me the name of the tavern that was a long time ago - since he received it about fifteen years ago - Tax:

"The people of Corfu used to call taxes the squares from Venetian Forum, discussion areas"Thomas explains to us, and continues:"When Palia Perithia had a thousand inhabitants and three thousand sheep - at night when the place was quiet you could hear in the village music from hundreds of bells coming far from the mountains - the square then had about a dozen cafes and taverns. I took one of them and did my chard".

At that moment, the motto rang, this time from behind the scenes - from upstairs where his golden-haired wife warns him to pick up the tray of food he has cooked.

The foods are familiar Corfiot recipes, pastitsada, sofrito, chicken with potatoes, Corfiot sausages, onion pie, all in very filling portions. To say goodbye to Tavern of Foros there is the walnut pie made from a flood of spices and syruped with Corfiot honey.