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The best dishes of Cretan cuisine

The top 3 according to 21 votes from people: Dakos · Apaki · Gamopilafo. (Updated Jun 17, 2021.)

Dakos, kalitsounia and apaki: the starters, specialities and drinks of Crete as listed by Greek Wikipedia.

petrolhead96 · · 17 items · 21 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Ελληνικά). See the original

Top 17

  1. 1

    Dakos

    Barley rusk with tomato, mizithra and olive oil.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  2. 2

    Apaki

    Smoked pork marinated in vinegar.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  3. 3

    Gamopilafo

    Wedding pilaf cooked in meat broth.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Siglino

    Cretan salted, cured pork.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    Sfougato

    Omelette with courgettes and potatoes.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    Marathopita

    Pie with wild fennel.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  7. 7

    Fakorizo

    Lentils cooked with rice.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  8. 8

    Kalitsounia

    Small pies with mizithra cheese or greens.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Pork with celery

    Pork cooked with celery in egg-lemon sauce.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Broad beans with greens

    Fresh broad beans with wild greens.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    Kayianas

    Eggs scrambled with tomato and cheese.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    Hare stifado

    Hare stew with small onions and wine.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    Tsikoudia

    Crete's grape-pomace spirit.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    Rakomelo

    Tsikoudia warmed with honey.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Chochlioi boubouristi

    Snails fried face-down with salt, vinegar and rosemary.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  16. 16

    Courgette flowers

    Courgette flowers stuffed with rice.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  17. 17

    Mizithropita

    Mizithra cheese pie.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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Νίκος Μαυρίδης · Ελληνικά

Το απάκι πρώτο, σωστά! Αλλά οι χοχλιοί μπουμπουριστοί έπρεπε να είναι πιο ψηλά.

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