Cretan cuisine is not just about food – it’s a way of life. Rooted in pure, local ingredients and centuries-old tradition, it brings together flavor and health in every dish. Olive oil, wild greens, cheeses like graviera and myzithra, aromatic herbs, and honey form a diet renowned for its benefits.

From handmade rusks and antikristo (traditional spit-roasted lamb) to stamnagathi (wild greens) and apaki (smoked pork), every bite brings you closer to the authentic Cretan experience. And, of course, no meal is complete without sweets: Sfakianes pites drizzled with honey, fluffy lychnarakia, crispy xerotigana with fragrant honey, and the famous kalitsounia fill the table with the aroma of tradition.

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