The Real Cretan Cooking Experience

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What You’ll Experience
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6 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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English
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Delight in authentic Cretan culture by cooking traditional recipes, exploring a family garden, tasting wines, and enjoying rich stories. Experience genuine Cretan hospitality and heritage.

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

Experience Details

Join us and live an incredible journey through the Cretan cuisine and culture... 


Tour Highlights

• Introduction and welcome drink

• Vegetable picking from the family garden

• Cooking class of traditional Cretan recipes

• Experience the use of the old wood-oven

• Hear the stories and origins behind each dish

• Wine tasting combined with cheese platters in Cretan varieties

• Tour around the theme rooms of the family house

• Introduction of the Cretan weaving tradition

• Admire extraordinary artifacts of the past and learn about the Cretan way of life in the previous centuries

• Feel part of a local family inside an embracing environment

• Enjoy the spectacular front and rear view of the cottage to the sea and the mountain

• Savor the freshly made dinner along with good Cretan wine


Sample Menu

STARTER
Kalitsounia
The popular Cretan Cheese-pies
STARTER
Tzatziki
Greek recipe with yogurt and cucumbers
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Ntakos
MAIN
Gemista
Staffed vegetables
STARTER
Greek salad

What You Get

English speaking, local driver/guide
Small-group cooking class
Recipes & photos taken on tour are sent electronically via e-mail
Gratuities (optional)

Good To Know

  • Please check the pick up areas before you book this tour.
  • Dress code is comfortable clothing - good shoes
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult

What You’ll Experience

Follow us to the extraordinary journey through the Cretan flavors and taste the real Cretan way of life. Up in the high peaks of the White Mountains, you will prepare some traditional and extremely tasty home-made dishes. Using only healthy organic Cretan ingredients like extra-virgin olive oil, fresh vegetables picked from the garden, dairy products and the most aromatic herbs.

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Chania, Greece, GR

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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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