SWEETS AND FAST FOOD ON CRETE

 

 

SFAKIAN PITA; pancakes we can eat every where but in Crete's western prefecture they have their own specialty named after the region Sfakia. Its a pancake filled with fresh cheese, Myzithra and served with thyme honey on it. Sweet delicatesse from Crete, try it !

BAKLAVA; Cretans are real "sweeties" when it comes to the pastry shop, maybe that's the reason that the men and women running such a bussines are open all week and many ours per day. For sure you'll find here a cake called Baklava, made of flower and sugar and lots of honey. If you are on a diet, you know what to do......

VASILOPITA; This cake we eat only once per year and it is on the tables on new years eve. Its like a normal cake that you bake at home Here its covered wirh snow sugar and inside there is a small coin. It was baked with the cake and whoever has the coin in his piece of the cake will be very lucky in the new year.

LOUKOUMADES are sweet balls made of flower and served with honey and crunched walnuts. You may find them in the pastry shops which also have a small cafe inside and in some restaurants they serve them as free desert from the house.

CLUB SANDWICH  is the greek style toast with ham cheese, tomato and chips, because sometimes we need to taste also some Greek fast food

GYROS is meat from the turning skewer, it can be pork or chicken and it is spiced and cut by the chef served on a plate with chips, onions, tomato and sauce or in a pita bread with the same extraas.

FASOLADA is the white bean soup of the Cretans. Cooked with carrots, fresh Green herbs and tomato sauce this is LIKE A FULL MEAL when prepared and served well  with some bread.

FASOLIA is green beans with potatoes cooked in oil and Tomato sauce.

SAGANAKI is a slice of Feta cheese, pane and fried in oil.

HERE IS MY PAGE WITH SOME PLACES WHERE WE CAN EAT ALL THIS FOOD

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