Loukoumendes!

[carynb]

Or, reason #278 why I love living in Toronto: Taste of the Danforth. I love this festival, and I happen to think the BIA for Danforth has to be one of the smartest groups in the country. They've turned a smallish strip of the street (3 subway stops long) into a destination that will probably see over 1,000,000 visitors this weekend.

So, we went down last night before the crowds got completely insane. Mike & I met up with mycrazyhair and then wandered the street for a while. Had some food, and then went looking for the aforementioned loukoumendes, or honey balls. Deep fried honey, coated in more honey - the sugar rush is amazing, and those little things are why I go down there year after year.

The mix of foods is amazing (I actually ate chicken fajitas on a pita), and I think this is another one of those things that point out how very well the different cultures in Toronto mix. Even though the area is known for being Greek, the foods available were hardly confined to the traditional Greek foods. But they better keep serving those loukoumendes...

Opa!

Comments

Opa!

[mycrazyhair.livejournal.com]

Gotta love those honey balls. I love TotD too. Thanks for hanging out with me and helping me find those yummy balls of goodness.

C

[whynotsteve.livejournal.com]

Yeah, those honey balls are pretty darn good.

Re: Opa!

[carynb.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's always good to see you. And the more people I convert to the honey ball love, the better, right? *g*

[carynb.livejournal.com]

Love them. I've seen them coated in icing sugar, or occasionally, cinnamon, and they're good that way, roo.