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CRETAN CUISINE
the pattern for a healthy diet

In the last years, a lot is said about nutritional habits. The long-term research by experts and studies conducted by dieticians and nutritionists on the nutritional habits of the Cretan people and on the local cuisine have proved that the traditional Cretan diet gathers those features that make it excellent, already from very ancient times. More specifically, through detailed studies, we conclude that in the rural regions of Crete there was the lowest rate of deaths due to heart-attacks or different forms of cancer, in contrast to other, countries, while the population of Crete was the most long-lived among the others included into the related studies!

Already from the ancient times of the Minoan civilization, the inhabitants of Crete seem to be aware of the value of food like olive-oil, olives, green vegetables, herbs and many other products that are found in the Cretan soil in great abundance.

During their history of many centuries, it is obvious that Cretans based their diet on those products The fact is confirmed by cooking recipes preserved until our days. The research conducted by experts on the field of cooking and taste in the last years, has contributed to their preservation, to a great extent. Moreover, people with artistry gathered traditional recipes and processes of dish preparation and thus they were preserved from oblivion. Those recipes are palatable delight for whoever tastes them on the one hand and they prove the fact that the dietary habits of Cretans preserved until nowadays are healthy and beneficial.

• Kotosoupa A chicken based soup with a creamy lemon sauce.

• Fakkes  Lentil soup in a tomato base.

• Fasolatha  A hearty navy bean soup in a tomato base.

• Kremithosoupa Meat based or not, this is the Greeks answer to French onion soup.

• Loutzoukaxia A variation on lentils.

• Trahana A tomato based soup with tiny sour dough balls in it.

• Domatosoupa  A zesty tomato soup, great with a pasta

• Nisiotiki  A hearty seafood ensemble.

• Xoriatiki  Also known as Greek Salad.

• Shepherd's Salad  A salad with a east style twist

• Patzaria  A different way to eat your beets.

• Salata Marouli  Romaine Lettuce Salad

• Lahano Salata  A traditionally tart cabbage salad.

• Proino  A typical Greek breakfast.

• Tsatziki  The famous cucumber dip that goes with everything.

• Homus The chick pea dip borrowed from the middle east.

• Taramosalata Greek style caviar that even the kids would like

• Kalamari Deep fried squid, a common favorite.

• Gigantes Lima beans in a tomato sauce, spicy or not.

• Dolmathes Grape leave roll ups stuffed with rice.

• Tyropita A delicious, cheese filled pastry.

• Saganaki Pan fried cheese with a squeeze of lemon.

• Spanakopita Commonly known as spinach pie.

• Pita A recipe to one variation of pita bread

• Tyrokavteri A spicy cheese spread.

• Bifteki Greek hamburger patties.

• Skorthalia Garlic mashed potatoes

• Briam Oven baked vegetable casserole

• Gemista Rice (and meat) stuffed tomatoes and peppers

• Spetsiota Fish prepared with a Greek flair.

• Stifado A delicious way to prepare and serve meats.

• Kreatopita A Cretan (meat pie) regional specialty

• Octapothi Grilled octopus and some ouzo, as Greek as it gets.

• Kota Manestra Chicken and orzo prepared in the oven in a tomato base.

• Moussaka The famous eggplant casserole.

• Pilafi Greek style rice.

• Exohiko Roast lamb with herbs.

• Kapama Another roast lamb variation.

• Fricasse Lamb and garden greens in a creamy lemon sauce.

• Giavourlakia Avgolemono Meat balls in a creamy lemon sauce.

• Patates Psites Those famous roasted potatoes with lemon and herbs.

• Kota Psiti  Roast chicken and potatoes.

• Garithes Shrimps

• U-Peel 'Em Shrimp A simple but delightful recipe for preparing shrimp.

• Psari A delicious way to prepare Black Grouper or another fish.

• Souvlaki Those sticks of meat served in or without a pita

• Keftethes Smyrne Meatballs in a tomato sauce.

• Steak Sofrido Pan fried veal filets.

• Greek Chicken Breast Try this delightful recipe for chicken breasts

• Chicken Okra An elusive recipe.

• Marinated Pork Loins A fabulous recipe for pork lovers.

• Bifteki Greek hamburger patties.

• Bourekakia Minced meat stuffed in a foil pastry.

• Lemonato Pan fried pork cutlets smothered in mushrooms.

• Baklava Crushed nuts in a foil pastry topped with syrup

• Theepless Honey dipped fried batter.

• Melomakarona A honey - dipped cookie for the holiday season

• Kourambiedes Greek shortbread cookies

• Vasilopita The traditional cake served at New Years.

• Galactobouriko Custard filled foil with a light syrup

• Loukoumades Greek style doughnuts.

All this fabulous recipes are from www.eatgreektonight.com