Greek cooking on an open fire?

[voula_slat]

I just attended an outside barbecue party but instead of using the grill, the people (of Greek descent) had created a fire pit, started a wood fire, then laid a steel barrel which had been cut in half across the top. Then, they used that as two mini spits to cook whole chickens rotisserie style.

I don't have a photo unfortunately, and I may not be describing it well.

Anyway, the details of that scenario don't matter as much as my question... I have never seen a scenario where people had cooked over an open fire like this, and I wonder if this is pretty common in Greece. My family has been here in the United States for a few generations, and this family is a lot closer to Greece - they came over a generation ago.

 

[k_tsoukalas]

I have seen it a lot in Greece, especially in some of the villages, and mostly in Crete. It's not as common as using a simple gas grill, but Greeks get creative if they don't have a grill, or need to feed a larger crowd...