CRETAN CUISINE: HISTORY, EVOLUTION, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (?) July 16-17, 2011, Karanou (Municipality of Platanias, Chania/Crete) Saturday, July 16 8:30 Registration 9.30 Welcome messages from Ioannis Malandrakis, Mayor of Platatanias, and the organizers Mariana Kavroulaki & Stavroula Markoulaki, president of…
AFTER THREE MONTHS….
Four weeks ago, we arrived back in Athens, after being gone for 3 months. This time I’ve brought several tons of olives and cheeses, herbs, books and I managed to forget half my clothes. What I miss while here: The…
CULINARY MEMORY (?)
What has happened to the traditional cooking knowledge? A few days ago, I found some photos from earlier this summer of the 10th Agricultural August – Land and Culrure Fair. The Fair took place at the Venetian harbour of Chania…
A CRETAN PRE-WEDDING PARTY (Κρητικό προγαμήλιο γλέντι)
Here is what was served at a ‘before wedding’ party which was held in Karanou. The party was given by the groom’s family one week before the son got married. The wedding ceremony and the after wedding party (gr. glenti)…
KARANOU…
This place has stolen my heart. Karanou is the village where my father was born and lived until his twelfth birthday, and where my sister and I spent a part of our childhood’s and teenagehood’s summers…. When we were free spirits…