After our mini-survey, conducted among philhellenes, regarding “the most Greek dish, moussaka came out on the top. The Greeks themselves say that moussaka is “the epitome of Greek cuisine, combining all the flavors of summer in one wonderful pot. There is no other dish that so expresses summer vocation, warm weather and home cooking”. Fresh […]

“The British Express” calls Sifnos, a small Cycladic island, “the most delicious”. In ancient times, the Minoans lived here and the island was closely connected with Crete. Its main wealth were gold, silver mines and the blue Sifnos stone, used for decoration throughout Hellas. A special red clay was also mined here; and Sifnos ceramics […]

Canela is cinnamon in Greek; and “the cinnamon is like Venus, the most beautiful woman on Earth, is as bittersweet as all women”, says a character of the film “A Pinch of Pepper”. Besides, “it warms hearts and it unites”, but the Cretan cinnamon drink cools rather than warms: its main ingredient is snow; and […]

How good it is, this genuine clear drink in a short glass with ice cubes! A juniper flavored one. Connoisseurs will perceive notes of citrus, coriander and cinnamon in the aftertaste. This is the classic English gin. The idea to experiment with leaves of grape, olive and fig came to the champion of MasterChef (the […]

The Mediterranean Sea washes the shores of 21 states where food traditions differ from country to country but there are many common characteristics to all of them. These common characteristics reflects the Mediterranean diet, which is also a cultural phenomenon belonging to the Mediterranean way of life, and this type of nutrition has been recognized […]

Option: Saganaki—it never tastes better! Saganaki—a hot cheese snack that is fried in a pan or baked on a grill. This is one of the most famous traditional dishes in Greece and, of course, in Crete: it can be ordered in any tavern. Saganaki is usually served as an aperitif, before meals, or as one […]

Greek cooks introduced an excellent delicacy – salad from the insides of sea urchins: aсhinosalad dressed with olive oil and lemon. It isn’t cheap. On the Greek coasts, there are a lot of taverns, where they prepare this wonderful achinosalad and other dishes from a variety of marine inhabitants. We hope that this “tasty attraction” […]

In the heart of the Mediterranean is the Greek island of Crete, which is home to some of the largest vineyards in Greece. With a continuous presence since Minoan times, Cretan vines have a millennial history that places the wines of Crete in the center of the local folklore: Wine is on everyday tables, it […]

This delicious pie is similar to a Greek biscuit cake, but includes additionally cloves, cinnamon and ouzo, that made it incredibly fragrant and unique, especially for ouzo lovers. Ingredients For syrup: 1 cup sugar 1 glass of water 1 cinnamon stick 1/2 teaspoon cloves 1 shot glass of ouzo For dough: 1 cup olive oil […]