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Organic
Grown
- We all understand
that we are what we eat. The explosion in organic grown food and restaurants has been increasing.
We have adopted a policy for producing our very own organic produce from our own orchards and gardens to increase the value of our tavernas food.
Gods - Ambrosia was the food of the gods and goddesses in Greek mythology. It was
often accompanied by the drink nectar in celebrations, and indeed, ambrosia and
nectar both appear in myth and literature as divine confections, that were
guaranteed to satisfy the hunger and/or thirst of any immortal resident of Mt. Olympus.
Greek History Food - During
the early part of Greek history, as shown in the Odyssey, Greek agriculture -
and diet - was based on cereals: barley, Durum wheat and, less commonly, millet
or common wheat. The generic term usually translated as wheat, could in fact designate any type of cereal grain. Inreality, 90% of cereal production was barley.
Even if the ancients were aware of the better nutritional value of wheat, the growing of barley was less
demanding and more productive. Various attempts have been made to calculate
Attican grain production in the period, but results have not been conclusive.
Village
Grown
- We all
know the difference from homemade to processed food that is why so many
visitors to Crete come back for the fine cuisines that the village tavernas
offer.
We grow
all our own vegetables for the kitchen. Over the years, we have perfected the
best way to grow organic produce as well as harvesting the goods at the best
times.
This all
contributes to the flavour of the food in the overall Greek meal that you have
ordered.
Most of the
produce is our own, the reaming ingredients comes form well respected local growers
from wheat to make our homemade pizza bases, to the spices that go into some Greek dishes, we collect oregano, and horta, locally, which that goes into a famous Cretan greens dish.
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