Served for both appetizer and dessert On Crete, “kalitsounias” are baked all over the island with many types of fillings: on holidays and as everyday meal; as must they are prepared for the Easter table and Shrovetide. Kalitsounia goes well with honey and sesame seeds. Delicious kalitsounias are produced according to traditional village recipes when […]

What can be tastier than a sip of water? For example, a sip from a cool bottle is very tasty when you “landed” in a coastal tavern after a trip along a gorge; and you will have a special pleasure, if the bottle is labeled ΖΑΡΟΣ.    Actually, such bottle can be found in Crete […]

Greek dinner often begins with meze: a variety of cold snacks. One of them may well be crunchy, fleshy light green slices of a vegetable with a mild pleasant taste. After a shot of raki it is just what you need! These are artichokes. You must have seen on the shelves of markets or shops […]

Just think, some 132 years ago, the Greeks had never heard of Metaxa brandy which has now become the hallmark of Greece. They drank their raki, ouzo and wine and did not know that one of the descendants of Dionysus had a dream… Once Spyros Metaxa, a merchant and tavern owner, as well as a […]

On Crete, pomegranate shrubs grow literally everywhere: in gardens, on the streets of cities and villages and even in gorges. Blossoming, they are incredibly beautiful. They say that people have invented the shape of the crown after looking at the sepals with surrounding petals of a pomegranate. After fruits appearing, you will every time wondering […]

Carob tree is very popular for many centuries in the Middle East and forgotten in recent decades, but now it is regaining popularity as a source of healthy food. The fruit of the carob tree is used by man since ancient times. The Greek philosopher Theophrastus (c. 371–287 BC), one of the founders of the […]

The Agronutritional Cooperation of the Region of Crete*, wishing to promote and accentuate the local cuisine and Cretan gastronomy, created the brand “cretan cuisine”. Mass catering businesses, such as restaurants, taverns, hotel restaurants and agro-tourism lodges that offer the special flavors of Cretan gastronomy and, of course, the unique Cretan hospitality, are renowned and rewarded […]

Many supporters of proper nutrition do not allow themselves to fully relax in terms of nutrition, even on vacation, and before to go there, they are intensively searching for information about proper nutrition on Crete: is it possible to buy everything on the spot or they must take with them the usual right foods? We […]

And now we will count …. 1-2-3-4 and our sweet is ready! if you put it in glasses you enjoy it right away! I like to pour it on a pyrex and cut it like a paste! Again, however, it does not take much time in the refrigerator. In a matter of hours you enjoy […]