Minoan and Cretan cooking experience

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 12 guests
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Language
English
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Explore Minoan and Cretan culture through a guided garden tour and cooking experience. Cook with ancient methods in a traditional kitchen and enjoy a shared meal in Mrs. Anna’s garden.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Come and live a flavor journey from ancient times to today!!!


Once you have arrived, we will take you on guided tour around our gardens, and Minoan theater that we have created. We will prepare you for the journey in time, telling you stories about Minoans and today’s Cretans that only locals know.

Next we will COOK TOGETHER in an open air traditional MINOAN KITCHEN, over open hearth fire, using traditional Minoan style ceramic pots.


The final part of the day will be our delicious meal that we will have all together in Mrs. Anna’s garden.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Minoan pie-bread
Minoan pie-bread that we will bake in Minoan utensils accompanied with Cretan olives, olive oil and aromatic oregano to give it a special taste
STARTER
Dakos
Dakos – Cretan rusk with fresh tomato and feta cheese
MAIN
Minoan Salad - Panspermia
Minoan Salad - Panspermia ( five different types of legumes with nuts, parsley and dill )
MAIN
Briam
Briam – traditional Cretan "ladero" cooked with olive oil in the Minoan oven with a variety of vegetables
DESSERT
Pies with cheese and honey
Dessert pies with cheese and honey and Raki ( traditional Cretan spirit )

What You Get

Lunch
Bottled water and white wine are included in the meal.

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

Welcome to Crete- a land where food is not a sustenance, but ritual. Today, you will not only cook and taste Cretan food, you will also travel back over 4000 years, to discover the roots of the Cretan diet in the Minoan civilization. From ancient legumes mixed with honey and herbs to the traditional dishes served in every Cretan home, you will experience how little has changed and how much heart remains the same. The Cretan diet, as it is known, is one of the healthiest diets in the whole world and has roots from the Minoan era. The basic ingredients are exactly the same. Oil, wine, honey, cereals, herbs, legumes and meat were and are the main characteristic elements of the Cretan and Minoan diet. You will get to know the utensils that they used to cook (most of them are copies of archaeological finds). All utensils are made from clay and suitable for a wood fire. The location where you will have the experience of your Minoan meal is a very special energy location, constructed and appropriately decorated. We welcome our guests with one small guided tour of our estate and information about everything you will see. A journey through the world of the Minoan culture.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Amnisiades Park, Φιλίππων, Iraklio, Greece, GR, 715 00

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On the premisse of Amnisiades Park
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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