Chania cooking experience

General Description

This tour will allow you to embark on an extraordinary journey through the Cretan diet and taste authentic flavors exemplifying the way of life in Crete! Up in the high peaks of the White Mountains, we will prepare a handful of traditional and tasty homemade dishes, while only using organic Cretan ingredients like extra-virgin olive oil, fresh vegetables (picked from the host’s very own garden), local meat, dairy products, and the most aromatic herbs!

We will have the opportunity to stroll around the verdant vegetable gardens to see, smell and taste the pure products of the Cretan soil. Our host will also share some secrets regarding local herbs, Cretan olive oil and its benefits for our health, and useful tips about the local products we will use. There, we will prepare a traditional Cretan recipe with our own hands and get a glimpse of the Cretans’ way of cooking, before taking a brief mountain walk!

After cooking, we will taste delicious Cretan wine, paired with local delicacies, then prepare tasty appetizers, such as the famous dakos, tzatziki, and Cretan pastries named kalitsounia. While making these appetizers, our meal will be getting ready in the oven! We will taste our dishes, as well as local wine and some traditional desserts! The tour will conclude after we finish our meal.

Note:
Wine tasting is not allowed for children under 18 years old. Instead, some water or fresh orange juice will be offered.
Please inform us in advance about any allergies or food preferences.