Tasty food is a passion of the Cretans, but a passion not terrible for the figure. There is even such a thing as the "Cretan diet". Its main ingredients are greens, fruits, vegetables, legumes, cheeses, meat, seafood, wine and, of course, olive oil.
The restaurants in Chania will prepare you from the above:
salad Χωριάτικη (choryatiki), which we know as "Greek". Here you can experience the real flavor of this dish with fresh olives and feta, practically not exported by Greece to other countries. The price is from 3 EUR;
σουβλάκι (souvlaki) - fried pork, less often lamb, chicken meat and fish. Most often this dish is served as kebabs on wooden skewers καλαμάκι (kalamaki) or in pita bread with fries and tomatoes. The price is from 2 EUR;
μουσακάς (moussaka) - layered casserole of lamb, eggplant and tomatoes, with a sauce of milk, cheese and eggs, which resembles lasagna without dough. The price is from 4 EUR.
The lamb and goat meat dishes in "Greek Venice" are cooked to 5+. The price is 10-15 EUR. The dish usually comes with a side dish, salad and dzadziki a thick yogurt with garlic, cucumbers and seasonings that's spread on bread.
Fans of the exotic should order grape snails cooked in wine and with rosemary. Also worth tasting in Chania are grilled octopus, fried squid, boiled prawns with tomatoes and fried cheese, lobster, mullet, dorado, sardines, cuttlefish and more. Most seafood costs about 10 EUR. If you want a little bit of everything, take an assortment. You'll get about 12-18 EUR.
Cheese is very much loved in Chania. It is added to salads, meat, fish dishes, etc. Particularly loved on the island are hard cheese graviera, cheese for garnish with noodles kefalotiri, white cheese from sheep's milk with low cholesterol Mizitra, cheese from goat's milk kefalografira. In addition to these, dairy products worth trying include goat's milk ice cream and Cretan yogurt (with honey).
Among strong drinks in Chania, anise vodka ouzo, retsina (white dry wine with pine aftertaste), methaksa (brandy with wine, aromatic herbs, spices), grape moonshine raki are used. The latter is often brought as a compliment from the establishment at the end of the feast. Fresh juices and, of course, frappe - cold coffee, often served with ice, milk and sugar (1.5-2 EUR) are popular among non-alcoholic drinks in the city.
