Traditional Cretan Cooking Lessons by Androniki & Pantelis
We wish to give to friends of Crete, the experience of our true life and true homemade traditional food.
Our lessons take place in the flowered courtyard of our house and the food is baked in the old fashion wood oven.
The dishes we prepare are part of the daily diet of Cretans.
These are based on olive oil, or as it is known “the gold of Cretan land” and seasonal vegetables.
The ingredients (olive oil, vegetables, fresh meat, fresh milk, wild greens, herbs, fresh eggs, fruits, etc.) are either from our own garden or from farmers very close to us.
Our menu can easily be adapted for our vegetarian friends. Besides, the Cretan diet is almost vegetarian.
Please let us know if you follow any special diet or have any allergies.
your visit to our house includes
a warm welcome
with homemade lemonade or cretan tea and kallitsounia (cheese pies with homemade cheese and honey),
a short tour of our place which is decorated with many old things,
and of course chatting to get to know each other.
the cooking lesson
is interactive and most foods are baked in the wood-oven.
We prepare five recipes:
• homemade cheese with fresh sheep milk
• tzatziki (famous Greek salad or dip)
• moussaka
or chaniotiko boureki (for our vegeterian quest) (with zucchini and cheese)
• gemista (vine leaves, zucchini flowers, tomatoes, zucchini, and pepper stuffed)
• gouvarlakia avgolemono (meatballs with the famous egg-lemon sause)
During the course we taste herb pies, onion pies, fried potato skins and sfakianes pites.
Visit our botanical garden.
A short tour to our garden where you can see, smell and learn about the Cretan aromatic herbs and vegetables.
Meal
the meal includes the dishes we prepare and some more:
Appetizer
• homemade cheese with fresh sheep milk
• daco (Cretan salad) (rusk with tomato, cheese, olive oil, herb)
• tzatziki (famous Greek salad or dip)
• Greek salad
Main dishes
• moussaka or Chaniotiko boureki
• gemista (vine leaves, zucchini flowers, tomatoes, zucchini, and pepper stuffed)
• gigantes (big beans in a sause)
• gouvarlakia avgolemono
Dessert
• Greek strained yogurt with traditional spoon sweet
Included: local wine, raki and homemade liqueur.
Also, please let us know if you follow any special diet or have any allergies.
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