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Crete Cooking Class
CRETAN COOKING CLASS - ADVANCED

Cooking Class Menu

-Ntako
A traditional veggie dish from the island of Crete, perfect for a light dinner! The secret behind the perfect Ntakos is to use juicy, fresh, organic, on the vine tomatos as they are the key ingredient that brings this dish to life. Garnishing with extra virgin, good quality olive oil will give the perfect finishing touch to this traditional Cretan rusks with tomatoes and feta cheese dish.

-Tzatziki
Tzatziki is made of yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt

- Keftedes
Crispy, juicy and absolutely delicious! Give this traditional Keftedes / Keftethes (Greek Meatballs) recipe a try and add a Mediterranean twist to your plate! Keftedes (Greek meatballs) is a famous Greek appetizer, commonly served as part of a meze platter, with some creamy tzatziki sauce and pita breads.

- Dishes of the day
Depending on the day and on our ingredients you will make special plates of the Cretan cuisine

- Greek salad delicatessen
Greek salad or horiatiki salad is a salad in Greek cuisine. A delicatessen version of our known salad

- Cretan cheese pies.
Also, you will learn how to make the traditional "phyllo" dough and create the famous Cretan cheese pieswith mizithra cheese which are served as a dessert with honey

Cooking Class Information

The tour starts by visiting the ancient town of Onithe. The first stop while ascending the road from the village of Goulediana to Onithe will be the chapel of Panagia Eleousa. Built on the west side of the road, at the neck of the plateau, the chapel consecrates and demarcates with its presence the territory of Onithe. Just opposite the temple, on the east side of the road, there is a built fountain. The date engraved on the front informs us that it was built in 1945. Continue ascending the route towards the mountains, and you will find yourself refreshed from the clear air of the area; if you’re lucky enough, you will get to see a flock of sheep and its shepherd!
After that, we will return to the tavern, to start our cooking class. We will end up at the square of the village, where the first glass of raki for the day will help you prepare for the cooking class.
Mr. Kostas, our cook, will be waiting in order to start the advanced Cretan cooking class. You will enter in his kitchen, where you will get to see all of his equipment and tools. He will teach you the twists you can do in every traditional Cretan dish, so that you will be able yourself to add gastronomical “cheats” while cooking traditional cuisine! Mr. Kostas himself transfers the modern cooking methods in the authentic recipes of his grandmother, Sofia. Suit up and be impressed by the quality of the products; everything you use will be organic and handpicked from their garden. You will get to cook traditional dishes, like “keftedes” or “ntakos” but you will also have the chance to try more special plates of the Cretan cuisine.
After the cooking ends, lunch follows with the main dish prepared in advance by our cook and his sister. Enjoy the idealized combinations, in balanced doses, of products and recipes of local Cretan cuisine that give unexpected gourmet delights in a warm atmosphere. Sometimes words can't deliver reality: you have to try it yourself! All this of course with unlimited raki, local wine (red or white) and food stories. To finish your meal, enjoy a typical dessert of the Cretan diet, or something different, like twisted Cretan “cheesecake”!

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Aloupis

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EcoEvents is a newborn firm, which was created with love and passion, not only to satisfy every need of those who would like to visit Crete, but also to feature the simple everyday habits and values of the locals.

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