Crete Cooking Class: 6-hour Private Hands-on Cooking Class near HeraklionFood and Wine experiences

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Crete Cooking Class: 6-hour Private Hands-on Cooking Class near Heraklion

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About this experience

✔ Health & safety measures apply
✔ Private tour
✔ Best-in-class experience
✔ No booking fees

DURATION: 6 hours
MEETING POINT: Meleses village, near Heraklion
LANGUAGES: English
OPENING SEASON: All year round
WHO CAN COME: Crete cooking class is private. Only your group will participate

Overview

Choose a private Crete cooking class and experience a day of flavors, aromas, and sensations while getting acquainted with the culture of Crete. Spend your day on a hands-on cooking class lesson in a traditional village setting. During your cooking class lesson get to know the basic nutritional ingredients of the world-renowned Cretan diet and at the end of your cooking class sit down to enjoy your own creations.

◾ Enjoy a hands-on cooking class with two Cretan moms, preparing authentic Cretan dishes with local seasonal ingredients
◾ Get initiated into the world of olive oil and its unique properties and try the renowned Cretan cheeses
◾ Take a walk in the village and its surroundings for the collection of some of the ingredients

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About this experience

✔ Health & safety measures apply
✔ Private tour
✔ Best-in-class experience
✔ No booking fees

DURATION: 6 hours
MEETING POINT: Meleses village, near Heraklion
LANGUAGES: English
OPENING SEASON: All year round
WHO CAN COME: Crete cooking class is private. Only your group will participate

Description - What to expect

Crete cooking class itinerary

◾ Olive Oil Tasting
Try some virgin olive oil and appreciate those qualities that make it special and inseparable from the Cretan diet. You will be able to taste 4 different varieties of olive oil. During this olive oil tasting experience, you will learn to identify the distinct characteristics of its flavors and taste.

◾ Cheese Tasting
Taste a variety of cheeses available in the daily food consumption patterns of the people of Crete. Let your pallet wander through the several textures and flavors of the Cretan cheeses. You will soon understand why the people of Crete are among the biggest consumers of cheese in the world.

◾ Crete cooking class
Get engaged in the kitchen, use the local ingredients and make your own creations from the variety of dishes in Cretan cuisine. Match olive oil with different flavors and learn how to use it in your daily routine.

The activity takes place in a small traditional village near Heraklion so you can come close to the way the locals live their everyday lives. Experience the true local hospitality away from the big cities, and get to know the authentic culture of Crete through interacting with the locals.

Free Cancellation

Free cancellation is available for this Crete cooking class for up to 48 hours before the start of the experience

What's included, what's not

✔ Experienced foodist
✔ Cooking class
✔ Thematic booklet
✔ Olive oil & cheese tasting
✔ Lunch in a traditional Cretan House
✔ Local wine
✔ Water (1 lt)
✔ Third-Party Liability
✔ All local taxes
✖ Transport from/to your accommodation
✖ Beverages and drinks

Good to know - practical information

◾ Please inform us of any dietary preferences you might have
◾ The dishes you will prepare are based on seasonal products

Health and safety

✔ Provider complies with local legislation and applicable health recommendations with regard to Covid-19 prevention measures

Description - What to expect

Crete cooking class itinerary

◾ Olive Oil Tasting
Try some virgin olive oil and appreciate those qualities that make it special and inseparable from the Cretan diet. You will be able to taste 4 different varieties of olive oil. During this olive oil tasting experience, you will learn to identify the distinct characteristics of its flavors and taste.

◾ Cheese Tasting
Taste a variety of cheeses available in the daily food consumption patterns of the people of Crete. Let your pallet wander through the several textures and flavors of the Cretan cheeses. You will soon understand why the people of Crete are among the biggest consumers of cheese in the world.

◾ Crete cooking class
Get engaged in the kitchen, use the local ingredients and make your own creations from the variety of dishes in Cretan cuisine. Match olive oil with different flavors and learn how to use it in your daily routine.

The activity takes place in a small traditional village near Heraklion so you can come close to the way the locals live their everyday lives. Experience the true local hospitality away from the big cities, and get to know the authentic culture of Crete through interacting with the locals.
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