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The mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer (Egyptian proverb, 2000 b.C.) The Cretan Brewery and the Cultural Association of Zounaki in collaboration, along with the experimental archaeologist Mariana Kavroulaki, are organizing a tasting workshop, focused on the ancient Egyptian – Sumerian beer and the Ottoman boza. Date: Wednesday, August 30. Location: Cretan Brewery’s […]
Most of visitors to Crete come through package tours, mainly attracted by the Greek island’s amazing Mediterranean beaches. Along the way, the curious tourist will also soak up impressions of Crete’s ancient history. Monastery of St. George Apanosifis. Perched up in the hills, just 30 kilometers from bustling Heraklion, the island’s largest city, the monks’ […]
American consumers worry about the high price of Italian olive oil. Greeks continue to struggle with economic difficulties eight years into a crisis. And the Greek olive oil that could help support both a Greek recovery and reasonable olive oil prices does not get the international attention it needs. For the past year, an American […]
The Greek ministry of agriculture will push for a geographical protection for “Greek yogurt” considering the rising consumer demand as well as the recent dispute with Prague. The product name ‘Greek yogurt’ is not protected by a geographical indication but comes under the EU Regulation on the provision of food information to consumers. Following a proposal […]
The Economy Ministry has called a halt to the practice of restaurants and tavernas topping up the olive oil bottles on their tables from a source in the kitchen, saying it poses a hygiene risk to customers. As of January 1, 2018, food service enterprises will be banned from using reusable bottles on their tables […]