Something good may come out of any crisis, and the one troubling Greece now is no exception. Our Cretan hosts, socially-aware activists and lovers of good food, decided to start a food cooperative in reaction…
Browsing Category Greece
Horta hunters – Greek weed-eaters and foragers
What was the most interesting in Greece for a nature-lover and cook with pharmaceutical diploma and an affinity for herbs? Horta! It’s a a catch-all phrase that encompasses all kinds of edible greens that can…
Crete out of season
Polish winter always finds a way to get to us, and sooner or later we would find ourselves scheming to get some sunshine. We rarely had the time, or more importantly money, to go somewhere…
The gorges of Crete – escaping the crowds
Crete isn’t only beaches and port-towns, there’s also a crazy geological history and terrain that’s covered with impassable mountains and deep, snaking valleys. Tectonic activity, weathering, or the breaking of rocks and erosion caused by water,…
The favorite beach on Crete
I’ve always imagined Crete to be loaded with hotels and clubs, the beaches covered by sunbeds and stands with kitschy souvenirs. Only after another enthusiastic opinion coming from Greeks we met along our way, something…
Cretan Delight – How we collected and prepared snails the Greek way
If you want to try traditional Cretan food, snails will be on the menu. When the weather’s cool and wet, they can be found everywhere. We saw them every day, not only on our eco-lettuce and cabbage:…
On how we celebrated Greek Easter
Greek dishes are often plant-based and very varied, but come Easter, the most important celebration of the year, the exact opposite becomes true. The Easter menu boils (or, in fact, roasts) down to one thing only:…
Mulberry shake
The citrus season on Crete is slowly coming to an end. Now it’s time for despola (loquat) and mulberries. The only previous encounter we had with mulberries happened in Vang Vieng in Laos. There, they were…
Greek Lent, or when moussaka and tzatziki are a no-no
Isn’t it interesting how humanity introduces limitations or bans and then immediately gives in to its hedonistic nature and breaks them, finds a way around them or submits to the cravings as soon as the…
When good people dream
We are cycling to the south of Crete to visit Joanna and Prodromos, a couple we’ve met through the local farmers’ co-op. First twenty-five kilometers or so are a slow climb higher and higher. Later…