Accurate Visits
OLIVE OIL
Olive oil is a key element of the Cretan diet and considered healthy food product because its content of monounsaturated fats.
CRETAN CHEESE
Graviera
Taste slightly salty, full of butter and milk proteins. Made from sheep and goat milk. The best quality is when produced from pure sheep. Prepared in a weight heads from 5 to 25 kg
Kefalotiri
Cheese with cohesive mass and yellowish color. The flavor is salty, spicy and greasy. Made from sheep's milk, the mixture of sheep and goat. Ideal for a spaghetti.
Myzithra
Originating from the whey of the cheese making another cheese. Inside the whey added fresh milk, warmed again by Pythia. and produce a soft fresh cheese almost lean with soft and neutral taste.
Staka
Among cheese and yoghurt another different dairy product.
Raki
The national drink of Crete is raki (or Tsipouro / tsikoudia). This is a strong clear liquor which contains about 40% alcohol. It's distilled from the dregs left after the wine is pressed from grapes.
Cretan plates
Snails
(hohloi boubouristoi)
Ntakos
Ntolmadakia
wine leaves
Volvoi
hortopitakia
herbs pies
Myzithropitakia
cheese pies
omeleta agria horta
Antikristo
traditional lamb
vrasto provato
boiled sheep
Apaki
smoked pork
Gamopilafo
Kouneli kokinisto
rabbit in red sauce
Olive oil is a key element of the Cretan diet and considered healthy food product because its content of monounsaturated fats.
CRETAN CHEESE
Graviera
Taste slightly salty, full of butter and milk proteins. Made from sheep and goat milk. The best quality is when produced from pure sheep. Prepared in a weight heads from 5 to 25 kg
Kefalotiri
Cheese with cohesive mass and yellowish color. The flavor is salty, spicy and greasy. Made from sheep's milk, the mixture of sheep and goat. Ideal for a spaghetti.
Originating from the whey of the cheese making another cheese. Inside the whey added fresh milk, warmed again by Pythia. and produce a soft fresh cheese almost lean with soft and neutral taste.
Staka
Among cheese and yoghurt another different dairy product.
Raki
The national drink of Crete is raki (or Tsipouro / tsikoudia). This is a strong clear liquor which contains about 40% alcohol. It's distilled from the dregs left after the wine is pressed from grapes.
Cretan plates
Snails
(hohloi boubouristoi)
Ntakos
Ntolmadakia
wine leaves
Volvoi
hortopitakia
herbs pies
Myzithropitakia
cheese pies
omeleta agria horta
Antikristo
traditional lamb
vrasto provato
boiled sheep
Apaki
smoked pork
Gamopilafo
Kouneli kokinisto
rabbit in red sauce