{"id":1161,"date":"2010-08-03T12:40:45","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T12:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2010\/08\/the-grocery-store-at-corinth.html"},"modified":"2010-08-03T12:40:45","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T12:40:45","slug":"the-grocery-store-at-corinth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2010\/08\/the-grocery-store-at-corinth.html","title":{"rendered":"The Grocery Store at Corinth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hard by the Isthmus is the Basilopoulos grocery story, which in itself is worth a visit on the way to the ancient site.&nbsp; The first two pictures below show the several story store, which in fact is more than a grocery store, it also has everything from clothes to toys, to tools on its upper floors, but we will focus on the cuisine.<br \/><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bble Lands 2010 034.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/137\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20034-thumb-500x281-16437.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<div><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bble Lands 2010 033.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/137\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20033-thumb-500x281-16439.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bble Lands 2010 027.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/137\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20027-thumb-500x888-16441.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" width=\"500\" height=\"888\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bble Lands 2010 030.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/137\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20030-thumb-500x888-16443.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" width=\"500\" height=\"888\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>Yes friends, that picture above is of a whole skinned rabbit. You should try it, Hop to it!<br \/><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bble Lands 2010 031.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/137\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20031-thumb-500x888-16445.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" width=\"500\" height=\"888\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>Of course you want to try the ichthus here,&nbsp; the local fish.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bble Lands 2010 029.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/137\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20029-thumb-500x888-16447.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" width=\"500\" height=\"888\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>But maybe you fancy some pork ribs (see above).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bble Lands 2010 032.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/137\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20032-thumb-500x888-16449.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" width=\"500\" height=\"888\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>But if you want something that really sucks, try the octopus arms and suckers.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bble Lands 2010 028.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/137\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/Bble%20Lands%202010%20028-thumb-500x281-16451.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>But perhaps your palate prefers the more traditional Greek fare&#8212; namely the Kalamata olives and its cousins. 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