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APAKI PORK
Minoan artists painted beautiful images
of boar-hunters on the walls of the island’s
palaces. For Cretans, pigs have been nose-to-
tail eating ever since. Apaki — thin strips of
pork stored in vinegar then salted, peppered
and smoked over olive wood — is a local
delicacy that pairs perfectly with mashed
walnuts, red bell pepper, herbs and olive oil.
AEGEAN SEA BREAM WITH YAHNEE
Potatoes took some time to travel from the
New World on to Cretan tables, but today
they’re included in many traditional dishes.
Yahnee — a cornucopia of potatoes, onions,
tomatoes and olive oil — is just such a
dish, made even richer with staka (goat’s
or sheep’s milk curd-butter). Oregano and
lemon juice add a subtle undercurrent to the
delicate fl avour of the Aegean sea bream.
HANDMADE MAGIRI PASTA
In the Cretan kitchen, fl our, salt and water
are transformed into squares of pasta
known as magiri. Bathed in a broth made
from year-old goat or lamb (zygouri), doused
in crumbled anthotyro (literally, ‘blossom
cheese’, named for the shape of the curds as
the milk simmers), magiri are served with
seasonal greens. On a Saturday morning,
head to Chania’s neighbourhood market for
anthotyro and other fresh island produce.
BOUREKI PIE
The Ottomans left Crete at the end of the
19th century, but 400 years of occupation
left some Cretan dishes with Turkish names
— boureki is one of them. A popular dish
around Lent, Chania boureki is a colourful,
layered pie featuring courgettes, potatoes
and myzithra, a fresh sheep’s or goat’s milk
whey cheese. A modern twist on the classic
recipe sees it served with three island
ingredients of ancient pedigree — perfumed
peppermint oil, sheep’s milk yogurt and
crumbled goat’s cheese.
PLAN YOUR TRIP
These and many more dishes can be enjoyed
at Domes Zeen Chania, a Luxury Collection
Resort, Crete. In addition to two restaurants
serving local, seasonal produce, it organises
tours, tastings and workshops for food-lovers.
The hotel is part of Domes Resorts & Reserves,
a luxury group with properties in Crete, Corfu,
Zante and the Algarve. domesresorts.com
The fl avours of
Crete
The city of Chania, located on the northwest coast of
the Greek island, has a rich cultural heritage that can be
savoured through its delectable culinary off erings
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