DAY 1 Breakfast, followed by an introduction to Cretan Diet and Mediterranean Diet Wild greens in Cretan cooking. We will pick up greens and herbs from the gardens and prepare salad, a meat based stew and fricassee with seafood. Dips: the art of preparing a number of dips such as aubergine, tzatziki and tarama. and the group will be given the recipes for at least 20 more impressive dips to impress their friends. Tasting dips. The culture of meze A brief discussion on the Mediterranean tradition of meze, tapas, kemia… its role and basic techniques. Preparing 3-4 meze dishes plus the pastry of the day (Nerates with honey) Wine appreciation, Cretan white wines Dinner party with dips, meze, main courses DAY 2 Breakfast Visit to “Laiki”(local open air market). Shopping for fresh vegetables and fish Cooking vegetables, and fish Vegetable dishes: Aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes, pepperoni, potatoes, herbs Cooking stew and briam in the oven Cretan risotto and pasta dishes The herbs and spices Tasting vegetable dishes Cooking fish with vegetables “en pappiyote” Dessert of the day: Yoghurt with fruits in syrup and honey Dinner Party. Wine appreciation: Rose wines, the favorite wines of Cretan cuisine DAY 3 Breakfast Cooking class Cheese and spinach pies Moussaka Beef stifado Lamb giouvetsi Dessert of the day: Karidopita with kaimaki ice cream Dinner party: Wine appreciation: Dessert wines DAY 4 Breakfast Visit to Ieraperta to buy fresh fish and seafood Fish soup “Mochlos” style and variations Cooking prawns Kalamari Cuttlefish Marinating sea bass Pastry of the day: Pears poached in Mavrodaphni wine with vanilla ice cream Dinner Party. DAY 5 Breakfast Marinades Lamb fricassee Baked leg of pork Pork & celery Pastry of the day: Yoghurt and honey mousse with home-made pasteli Dinner Party. Wine appreciation: Red wines A brief review of the courses DAY 6 Breakfast Discussion about the course and the holiday. Presentation of certificates, notes with recipes, book by N. Psilakis and commemorative apron. The sequence of the programme topics may change, depending on the arrival day |
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