Cretan Gea - Activities - Cooking

Maria Malandraki

Marianda Piperaki

Xirosterni, Chania, Crete 73007

⋅ ACTIVITIES ⋅

⋅COOKING⋅

LOCATION

Xirosterni, Apokoronas

DURATION

5 Hours

NO. OF GUSETS

4-14 (Or more upon request)

COST

100.00€/person

LOCATION

Xirosterni, Apokoronas

DURATION

5 Hours

NO. OF GUESTS

4-14 (Or more
upon request)

COST

120.00€ +VAT /person

LOCATION

Xirosterni, Apokoronas

DURATION

5 Hours

NO. OF GUESTS

4-14 (Or more
upon request)

COST

120.00€ +VAT /person

We provide our guests the opportunity to enjoy a comprehensive gustatory-experiential workshop, participating in the rich preparation and cooking activities of authentic traditional recipes; recipes that are a journey through the centuries of Cretan food history, from the Minoan era to today.

This rich offering of mother earth, with its wide variety of raw materials of high nutritional value, was used with imagination and wise economy, by the happy and open-hearted inhabitants of Crete, forming a local cuisine of excellent quality, making the Cretan diet a model of health , richness and taste.

During the visit:

• You will create traditional Cretan recipes with fresh, selected local ingredients.
• You will learn how to set up and light a fire to cook on a pyromachi, as was done centuries ago.
• You will tour our garden, picking fresh vegetables and aromatic herbs.
• You will be guided to the 1,300-year-old olive tree in our garden and discover the threshing floor, a living symbol of rural life and Cretan tradition.

Live an authentic experience of cooking, tasting and cultural interaction in a magical environment. Collect vegetables and herbs from the garden for our dishes. All together, under the guidance of our experienced chefs, we will prepare the recipes by processing the pure local products: olive oil, vegetables, legumes, cheese, fish, meat, aromatic herbs, which we will then cook in ovens and in traditional fire pits using olive wood. At the same time we will have the opportunity to enjoy the unique experience of making traditional dough! Learn to cook organic local ingredients in clay pots over an open fire like the Minoans. Experience the richness of the Minoan culture and the colorful Cretan way of life.

• You will visit our restored Cretan house, dating back to 1894 AD, and experience the atmosphere of another era.
• You will come into contact with authentic Cretan culture through people, music, and the beauty of nature.
• At the end of the experience, you will enjoy the dishes you have prepared, around a warm and welcoming table, full of traditional flavors and a hospitable atmosphere, as befits authentic Cretan hospitality.

The experience combines flavors, history, and culture, allowing visitors to taste Crete in all its forms.

⋅ MENU DESCRIPTION ⋅

Treat

Graviera cheese with honey, raki and various traditional dishes.

⋅ Internship (Food preparation and preparation) ⋅

Αppetizer

Dakos
Variety of kalitsouni
Fried potatoes on an open fire
Tzatziki

Main Dish

Braised rabbit with fried potatoes
Braised rooster with noodles
Stuffed vegetables in a clay pot
Meat pie with lamb
Lamb "Tsigariasto" with fried potatoes
Trahana with mushrooms and truffle oil
Artichokes and peas
Pork with feta cheese
Fried pork
Cooked cockles
Bureki

* select one of your choice

Desert

Spoon sweet with yogurt and tsikoudia (raki).

1 liter of wine per 4 people.

(Red or White)

⋅ MENU DESCRIPTION ⋅

Treat

Raki and local side dishes

1 Main Meat Dish

Rooster in red wine sauce or Cretan Tsigariastó Recipe (Goat Stewed with Herbs and Wine)

Kalitsunia or Sfakian Pie

Cretan Dako Treat

Rusk, mizithra, tomato, capers, oregano, olive oil

1 Vegetable main dish

e.g. dolmades or bureki, wild greens with potatoes, stuffed vegetables, etc.

1 lt of wine per 4 people

OPERATION SEASON /AGES TARGETED:

Our program operates year-round and people of all ages can participate

NOTE

Please inform us of any special dietary requirements.

RESERVATION

At least 4 days in advance

CONTACT NUMBERS

Maria Malandraki

Marianda Piperaki

CANCELATION

At least 4 days before workshop

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

General price: Youth & Adult. (8+) 120.00€ / ticket | Children. (<8) 50.00€ / ticket

Mon

Tue

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Wed

Thu

General price: Youth & Adult. (8+) 120.00€ / ticket | Children. (<8) 50.00€ / ticket

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

General price: Youth & Adult. (8+) 120.00€ / ticket | Children. (<8) 50.00€ / ticket

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

General price: Youth & Adult. (8+) 120.00€ / ticket | Children. (<8) 50.00€ / ticket

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

General price: Youth & Adult. (8+) 120.00€ / ticket | Children. (<8) 50.00€ / ticket

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

General price: Youth & Adult. (8+) 120.00€ / ticket | Children. (<8) 50.00€ / ticket

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Wed

Thu

Wed

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Xirosterni, Chania, Crete 73007

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⋅ ACTIVITIES ⋅

⋅COOKING⋅

LOCATION

Xirosterni, Apokoronas

DURATION

5 Hours

NO. OF GUSETS

4-14 (Or more upon request)

COST

100.00€/person

LOCATION

Xirosterni, Apokoronas

DURATION

5 Hours

NO. OF GUESTS

4-14 (Or more upon request)

COST

120.00€ +VAT /person

LOCATION

Xirosterni, Apokoronas

DURATION

5 Hours

NO. OF GUESTS

4-14 (Or moreupon request)

COST

120.00€ +VAT /person

⋅ MENU DESCRIPTION ⋅

Treat

Graviera cheese with honey, raki and various traditional dishes.

⋅ Internship (Food preparation and preparation) ⋅

Αppetizer

Dakos Variety of kalitsouni Fried potatoes on an open fire Tzatziki

Main Dish

Braised rabbit with fried potatoes Braised rooster with noodles Stuffed vegetables in a clay pot Meat pie with lamb Lamb "Tsigariasto" with fried potatoes Trahana with mushrooms and truffle oil Artichokes and peas Pork with feta cheese Fried pork Cooked cockles Bureki * select one of your choice

Desert

Spoon sweet with yogurt and tsikoudia (raki).

1 liter of wine per 4 people.

(Red or White)

⋅ MENU DESCRIPTION ⋅

Treat

Raki and local side dishes

1 Main Meat Dish

Rooster in red wine sauce or Cretan Tsigariastó Recipe (Goat Stewed with Herbs and Wine)

Kalitsunia or Sfakian Pie

Cretan Dako Treat

Rusk, mizithra, tomato, capers, oregano, olive oil

1 Vegetable main dish

e.g. dolmades or bureki, wild greens with potatoes, stuffed vegetables, etc.

1 lt of wine per 4 people

OPERATION SEASON /AGES TARGETED:

Our program operates year-round and people of all ages can participate

NOTE

Please inform us of any special dietary requirements.

RESERVATION

At least 4 days in advance

CONTACT NUMBERS

Maria Malandraki

Marianda Piperaki

CANCELATION

At least 4 days before workshop

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4-14 (Or more
upon request)

4-14 (Or more
upon request)

Dakos
Variety of kalitsouni
Fried potatoes on an open fire
Tzatziki

Braised rabbit with fried potatoes
Braised rooster with noodles
Stuffed vegetables in a clay pot
Meat pie with lamb
Lamb "Tsigariasto" with fried potatoes
Trahana with mushrooms and truffle oil
Artichokes and peas
Pork with feta cheese
Fried pork
Cooked cockles
Bureki

* select one of your choice