cretan cuisine | characterized by its simplicity, austerity and authenticity

Cretan cuisinecharacterized by its simplicity, austerity and authenticity

A truly melt-in-the-mouth yummy experience! When cooked in yoghurt, the lamb becomes very tender and

is ideally served with potatoes as a main dish.

Lamb with yogurt cooked in a baking pan with lid

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A highly nutritious and delicious dish made from bulbs and dried beans.

Bulbs with white flat beans

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A traditional Cretan dish which is served as a main meal. The artichokes and fennel give a wonderful flavour, making this an

exceptionally wonderful recipe!

Lamb with artichokes cooked in a saucepan

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An alternative suggestion for Easter roast lamb. In this recipe we bake it in the oven and we have a juicy and tasty dish, spicy and sweet at the

same time, ideal for the Easter table and more.

Stuffed lamb loin with spinach and xinomizithra

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An old Cretan recipe which combines delicious dried nuts and spices wrapped in thick rolled-out pastry flavoured with rosewater.

Sweet Cretan kalitsounia with dried nuts

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A simple recipe for a warm potato salad, rich in flavours and aromas from the Greek nature. Ideal as a mezé for tsipouro (grape distillate),

but also combined with grilled fish.

Warm potato salad with caper leaves and mustard sauce

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Goat cooked in wine and herbs! An ideal recipe for the family's special Sunday lunch.

Goat in olive oil and oregano

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An excellent combination of xinomizithra with honey, cinnamon and orange zest. A particularly healthy, perfect sweet for both young and

old.

Sweet small cheese pies with xinomizithra and honey

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A traditional Cretan dish - particularly from the area of Sfakia.

Goat with endives and olives

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A recipe that perfectly combines cooked meat with the sourishxinomizithra cheese.

Goat meat with potatoes cooked in tomato sauce

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This delicious appetizer ideally combines the simplicity which characterizes zucchini with the particularly unique flavor of this

outstanding Cretan cheese.

Zucchini with xinomizithra cheese in the oven

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A wonderful meze to enjoy with a glass of wine. Traditional cheese like melichloro and kalathaki from Lemnos lend their rich flavor - making this

dish special.

Stuffed zucchini flowers

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A typical Greek recipe, traditionally served at Cretan weddings. The addition of sage creates an aromatic fiesta!

Chicken and lamb with rice and dried sage

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Spicy arugula is combined with garden vegetables and chicken in this light and delicious dish.

Chicken with arugula

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Chicken cooked with vegetables in the saucepan and finished in the oven. The sweet taste of the Cretan gruyère cheese is the perfect

accompaniment!

Chicken with gruyere cheese in the oven

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Easy-to-make, aromatic cookies, ideal as a snack throughout the day.

Cookies with herbs

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Rabbit is a very common meat dish in Cretan cuisine. In this recipe, rabbit is combined with egg-lemon sauce and Cretan gruyère cheese for

a richer flavor.

Rabbit in egg-lemon sauce

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A simple dish to serve as an appetizer or a mezé.

Fried cauliflower breaded with eggs

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A famous traditional dish, a little different this time, with the strong flavour of tomato, spicy olives and soft xinomizithra cheese.

Round barley rusks with xinomizithra and mouratolia olives

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Fennel, this aromatic plant growing naturally in Greece, becomes the basic ingredient for a special and delicious meze.

Fennel patties

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Carob syrup constitutes a basic sweetener used instead of sugar in Cretan cuisine.

Small pies with carob syrup and walnuts

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The ultimate Cretan recipe! A crisp rusk with a juicy tomato, olive oil and cheese topping becomes an excellent and delicious meal.

Ntakos

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A light soup which can be served during the hot summer months as well.

Tomato soup with celery and basil

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The Cretan cold pork meat, apaki, combined with potatoes and caper leaves in a recipe that can be served not only as a salad or an appetizer,

but as a main dish as well.

Potato salad with apaki and caper leaves

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Α wonderful winter soup, ideal for a light dinner, but for your festive table as a first dish as well. The sweet flavour of leek is amazingly

combined with herbs from the Greek nature.

Leek soup with gruyère cheese

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The caper leaves add a tangy and salty taste to the starchy nut flavourof chickpeas.

Chickpeas with caper leaves

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A beautiful variation of the traditional rice pudding, accompanied by sour cherry jam.

Oven rice pudding with sour cherry jam

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A traditional meze, ideal for tsipouro (grape distillate) and ouzo and really easy to prepare, because you can use ready snails in brine

avoiding the whole process of their cleaning.

Snails with garlic and parsley

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A simple soup with a rich flavour, made from barley-shaped pasta with buffalo's milk and sweet gruyère cheese from Crete.

Barley-shaped pasta soup with tomato and cinnamon

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A very nice combination of cuttlefish with fennel and the spicy hint of olives. A delicious vegetarian dish.

Cuttlefish with fennel and green olives

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A traditional dish that several regions of Greece are familiar with. Outstanding and unique taste, especially when using fresh

cuttlefish and fresh seasonal spinach.

Cuttlefish with spinach

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A light dish with very strong, but subtle flavors.

Tagliatelle with xinomizithra oregano and lemon zest

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The original fava recipe, with the exquisite flavour that is typical in the Santorini volcanic island, acquires a stronger taste once combined with

the wild capers from the Cyclades islands.

Fava beans combined with sautéed capers

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Spinach pies from Chania are very much loved all over Greece. The mint and sesame seeds differentiate them from the classic spinach pies -

giving them that extra special note.

Spinach pies from Chania

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In Crete, snails are referred to as "chochlioi". There are numerous Cretan recipes using snails, however, we have selected a simple, easy

and absolutely delicious recipe.

Snail and onion stew

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A dish so simple, yet, so delicious! It is ideal for meze.

Fish baked in baking paper with rosemary and green pepper

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