en.creteoftastes.comCrete Of Tastes – Cretan diet, the traditional cuisine of the Mediterranean island of Crete.

Ελληνικα RECIPES MAIN COURSES SALADS MEZE SOUPS PASTRIES DRINKS/LIQUORS SWEETS/DESSERTS LEGUMES PASTA SEAFOOD RED MEAT WHITE MEAT VEGAN TIPS HERBS TECHNIQUES CONTACT US Ελληνικα RECIPES MAIN COURSES SALADS MEZE SOUPS PASTRIES DRINKS/LIQUORS SWEETS/DESSERTS LEGUMES PASTA SEAFOOD RED MEAT WHITE MEAT VEGAN TIPS HERBS TECHNIQUES CONTACT US CRETE OF TASTES . Welcome to our blog! Take a look at our recipes or visit our channel on YouTube. RECIPES YOUTUBE About this blog In this blog we are trying to showcase Cretan cuisine, by giving information about the ingredients, the techniques and the culture of the Cretans which formed -and continues forming- what is called Mediterranean diet. I am Mike (Michalis) and with my team we’ll do our best to show you the secrets of Crete’s tastiness! We are not professional cooks neither are we professionally involved with this area. But we do love good food, we cherish Cretan culture and we will try to showcase both through the pages of this blog and the videos of our channel. Enjoy! Video Cooking Fun Latest recipes See more recipes. Stuffed vegetables with sour vulgur. Stuffed vegetables are a food so notorious that no recommendations are needed, generally eaten in the Balkans and the East, often accompanied by stuffed vine leaves, and/or stuffed zucchini blossoms, often cooked with minced meat in the filling, but here we will see the version with sour vulgur, called ksinohodros” in Crete, which is a […] Read more Mizithra, the soft white cheese of Crete. Mizithra is a type of cheese that exists in many parts of Greece and Cyprus. It’s very similar to cottage cheese. In Crete, however, there are two kinds of it sweet and sour mizithra. These two types of cottage cheese stand out for their special flavors but they’re also very different. In western Crete it’s called anthotiro. On […] Read more Zucchini blossoms stuffed with rice and crushed wheat The flower of the zucchini tree in Cretan summer is coveted among food lovers, but difficult to find in commerce, maybe some street markets. The best are the male blossoms leading to stalk and not the ones that turn into zucchinis later. They are gathered in the morning because later they close and it’s difficult to fill them and […] Read more Testimonials Bon Appetit! "Kali mas orexi" Mary O. Everything seems to be exquisite. Julia D.F. LATEST POSTS Herbal tea with pelargonium and spearmint. – Crete Of Tastes on Arbaroriza, the aromatic herb. Mr WordPress on Hello world! Select language © Copyright 2016. All Rights...