Greek Parents Review Ina Garten Salad, Refuse Own Cooking Forever
In a high-stakes culinary saga, Anneta Konstantinides decided to upgrade her US-greco-parent-approved cooking skills by whipping up Ina Garten's Greek orzo salad—because nothing says 'family respect' like measuring 8 ounces of orzo and meticulously halving Kalamata olives. Inspired by a third-generation East Hampton farm, Round Swamp, Garten gifted us all a salad featuring ½ cup of diced red bell pepper, 3 tablespoons capers, and a terrifying ½ cup of olive oil (because Greeks don't do diet). Anneta's parents, who mastered pastitsio in 1980s immigrant kitchens and tested 15 Greek Trader Joe's products for 'authenticity,' declared this salad so good it dethroned Dad's weekly pasta. Pandemic lockdowns promoted this salad to a dinner staple, making sure progress in the kitchen wasn't wasted on lonely Zoom calls.
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Only Greek parents can test 15 Trader Joe’s products and still lose their minds over a salad by Ina Garten involving orzo and ½ cup of olive oil. Culinary standards so high, even baklava was jealous.
Nothing says "I love you" in Greek families like secretly comparing Ina Garten’s Greek salad to decades of pastitsio and avgolemono while simultaneously judging grocery store olives.
Turns out, when lockdown motivation meets 8 ounces of orzo and meticulously diced feta, Greek parents will swear off their own cooking. Mom and Dad defeated by salad.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/15/2025 | Author: Anneta Konstantinides
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