- PLEASURES OF THE
TABLE
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- Before to introduce the gastronomy, you have to know that people in
Crete live the longest in Europe.
- Two reasons : The first one,
no stress and the second is the
gastronomy. The
kitchen is
healthy, diversified and contains olive oil.
- But do not miss to respect
the meals hours and eating.vegetables.
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In
Crete, there are a lot of restaurants. If you seek an international
or gastronomical kitchen we advise you to go to Heraklion, Chania,
or Rethymnon and the seaside resorts (Hersonnisos, Gouves).
The prices are very reasonable there for tasty
food and lots of
it.
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However we advise you to eat in
small traditional taverns to taste there the
local specialities, more known under the name of
mezzes (sets of small dishes). Frequently, in particular in the small villages, you will have to choose
directly in kitchen.
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- Do not miss the
“ouzeries or Kafeneio” very successful to
drink the Ouzo (local pastis) and the raki (strong alcool) with small salads
of octopuses, olives, cucumbers and
carrots
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- Mealtimes:
- Lunch between 13H30 and 16h. Dinner
between 22h30 and 1am.
- The Greeks eat late like in Spain. But in the
hotels this is different. Lunch between 12H30 and 14H and dinner between 19H
and 21H.
However, you will be able to eat in the big cities and the seaside resorts as
good seems to you, all is opened all night long.
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- The menu:
- The kitchen is mainly greek. However the
island has its own specialities of fennel, basil, origan,
juice of lemon and olive oil.
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- The aperitif:
- Obviously the ouzo or a good fresh fruit juice.
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- Bread:
- There are several kinds of bread in Greece. The
main are cooked with sesame seeds.
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- Starters:
- The Mezzes :
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Dakos, toasted bread with tomato and
olive oil
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Saganaki shrimps: shrimps
marinated with Feta (goat's milk cheese)
- Saganaki cheese: cheese spread and fried
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Greek salad: cucumbers, tomatos, green salad, onions and feta
- Octopus
salad
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Stuffed mushrooms
- Meat bowls
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Soup of dry beans, lenses, semolina
- Pitês: Small
dougnut with
cheese, the meat or fennel
- Tzatziki: Yahourt,
cucumbers and onions
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- Fish and seafood:
- The Sea-bream, the
Swordfish, the Mullet, the octopus and the squids
can be been served cold in salad, heat, or fried., Lobster,
shrimps, Crabes ...
