A sandwich-like food famous in Crete but on the rest of Greece as well are the “Dakos“. Dakos contain the basic ingredients of the horiatiki traditional Greek salad, but these ingredients are now put between two pieces of dry bread called “paximadi”. Put some sliced pieces of tomatoes and feta cheese between two paximadia pieces, add some oregano and much olive oil. Pure olive oil and feta cheese makes the difference. Cretans just love to make a delicious dako, not only because it is tasty but also because it is good for their health. Its ingredients are included in the Mediterranean diet list of ingredients. It just may be the reason why cretan live so long and are on a good mood! Enjoy.
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A Cretan “sandwich”
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Top Cretan Specialities
Friday, February 29th, 2008
This is an article about a top specialty in Crete, which are popular all over the rest of Greece as well. It is the traditional Greek Salad, also known as “Horiatiki” Salad (it means the salad of the village!). This salad contains tasty but also important ingredients for us. To make a bowl of this traditional salad, you will need -approximately for two people-2 tomatoes, 1 cucumber, olive oil (try pure virgin Cretan olive oil for better taste), 1 onion and feta cheese. Without that last ingredient, the salad will be a common one instead of being unique and traditional. Slice the cucumber, the tomatoes and the onion to pieces, add the feta cheese and the olive oil on top. Also add some salt and some oregano and you are ready to taste a salad that is not only tasty, but healthy as well. Enjoy.
Cretan products
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Cretans are considered to be so healthy because of the Cretan food. The Mediterranean cuisine and especially Cretan cuisine is one that nutritionists suggest as one of the best worldwide. Products of Crete are of top quality and are as pure and natural as they can be. For instance, there is the famous olive oil produced there, which is used in a variety of recipes, like salads, pies an so on. Other products of Crete are the top quality honey and some kind of cheese like mitzithra and malaka cheese. Last but not least, Cretans produce a special kind of dry crispy bread with which the “dakos” are made. Cretans also produce the famous Feta cheese which you will sure find to be delicious! Just remember to taste as many Cretan specialities as you can when you visit the island.