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Greek Cooking Class in Rethymno: Authentic Cretan Dining Experience
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22 Ratings
Loutra
Join a Greek cooking class in Rethymno. Learn to make traditional dishes with local ingredients and enjoy an authentic Cretan dining experience.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Loutra - Learn to cook like a local with your host, Androniki, in her home in the hills of one of the most beautiful islands in Greece, for a truly wonderful experience of fantastic Greek hospitality!
Experience a magical evening learning how to cook Greek and local Cretan dishes outdoors with your host’s amazing wood oven and using homegrown produce including fresh vegetables and olive oil!
Discover the fundamentals behind making classic Greek dishes like kremidokalitsouna, Chortopities and Sfakianes pites utilising Androniki’s expert home techniques, to transform you into the ultimate dinner party host back home!
After you’re done cooking, you’ll sit down and enjoy what you’ve cooked together. Try the Raki that Androniki and her husband make at home. This fiery spirit packs quite the punch!
Expect plenty of food and delicious Greek wine, traditional Greek hospitality and great company! And take away amazing recipes that you can make in your own kitchen.
What's Included
- Bring home traditional recipes and culinary skills
- Experience first hand the local culture and cuisine
- Selection of drinks: Red Wine, White Wine, Digestif, and Water
- Lunch included
- Easy-to-follow cooking class suitable for all skill levels
Meal Options
- Raki or Greek coffee
- Cheese pies
- Kremidokalitsouna - Small pies with onions
- Chortopites - Small pies with many (10-12) different wild greens
- Sfakianes pites - Pies with home made cheese
- Greek Salad - Greek salad with home made barley rusk, tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, onion, caper, kritamo, olives, and off course enough olive oil.
- Dolmadakia - Stuffed vine leaves, zucchini flowers with rice, vegetables, herbs and olive oil
- Moussaka - The famous Greek dish (potatoes, zucchini, aubergines, minced meat in tomatoes sauce, béchamel)
- Giouvetsi - Rooster with orzo in the wood oven (traditional Sunday dish)
- Greek yogurt or homemade ice cream with sweet spoon or a local sweet
Additional Information
Spend an evening cooking authentic Greek dishes on the stunning island of Crete! Androniki will guide you in preparing a variety of traditional Greek appetizers, main courses, and desserts, which you can savor afterward.
The cooking class is held outdoors, utilizing Androniki’s wood oven, homegrown vegetables, and homemade ingredients like olive oil. You’ll learn to make classic Greek dishes such as kremidokalitsouna, Chortopities, and Sfakianes pites, along with homemade drinks like Raki. It’s a culinary experience you won’t forget!
Enjoy an abundance of food, delightful Greek wine, warm Greek hospitality, and wonderful company!
- Guests need to communicate if they have any food restriction (allergy, special diet, etc.)
Location
Loutra
The full address will be sent to you once you booked the event. It will be in the 'Before you go section' at the bottom of your booking confirmation.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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L3340lzchrisc
Jul 12, 2024
Fantastic Cooking Experience when visiting Rethymno, Crete - Absolutely the best experience in Greece. Learning to make numerous different dishes, fresh cheese, pastries. We have been in Greece for 2 weeks after this visit and this was the best dinner experience. Anyone going to Crete should try this out . The couple was amazing. Very personal experience. Not to many people as we only had 3 that day. We got a huge takeaway containers to go home with as well as fresh olive oil and herbs which we made good use of. Thanks so much!
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Chuckhalberghotmailc
Jun 27, 2024
The best Evening in Crrete! - Such a wonderful couple that go out of their way to provide you with a wonderful cooking and dining evening . Everything was delicious. They both put a lot of time, hard work and love into what they do. The home and gardens were to die for! And even as we did some of the preparing plates of samples kept coming out from the wood fire oven. I highly recommend this experience, it will not disappoint! I loved walking through the herb gardens and learning all the new uses and the fragrance of every plant was amazing.
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Kimisohapi
Sep 16, 2023
An exquisite gourmet experience, and much more! - This week we had the unforgettable experience of a cooking class, and subsequent feast, with these welcoming hosts. From the moment we arrived on the property, I was overcome with the potent fragrance that filled the air, the fresh herbs in Androniki’s garden (and in her cooking). We were a group of 8 women, and this evening together was one of my best travel memories ever, and I’ve been to many, many countries. The class itself was perfectly planned and prepped, and Androniki and her husband, Pantelis, had choreographed everything beautifully. All of the dishes were made from fresh local ingredients, many from their garden. We had a tour of the astonishing gardens, and cooked numerous Greek dishes, each more delicious than the previous one. As we cooked, Pantelis would ring a cowbell, and then appear with a surprise appetizer, that he cooked behind the scenes; spinach and onion pies, crispy fried potato skins, and more. We ate together as a big family, and our hosts couldn’t been more gracious and kind. They packed up all the leftovers for us, and even prepared some decisions cheese pancakes for our breakfast the next morning, to be slathered in honey! All in all, I enthusiastically recommend this lovely experience, not only for lovers of delicious and authentic food, but also for the deeply personal and warm connection with a Greek family and their land. Exquisite!
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Sarahpa1520sw
Jul 22, 2023
Fantastic Experience! - We have done cooking classes in the past and this was by far the best and most authentic. Really loved getting to spend time at their home, tour the garden, and cook/eat delicious food. Can’t wait to try the recipes at home!
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249glennat
Jul 15, 2023
Fabulous evening of cooking & conversation - We had a wonderful evening preparing an absolutely delicious meal with our hosts & other participants. We all worked on each dish while we learned the secrets of making such fabulous Creten food. We all enjoyed the meal together, family style & shared stories with everyone
I would give our experience more than five stars if I could. Highly recommended
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Maries460
Jun 22, 2023
Lovely cooking course - We received a very warm welcome and felt like Meeting friends with Androniki and Pantelis right from the start. The dishes we prepared together were already well prepared by Androniki, so we had to do the finishing touches. After we prepared the many dishes, Androniki gave us a guided tour through her idyllic oasis-like garden and showed us all her fragrant herbs. Here, too, she was lovingly prepared and had a mosquito repellent ready for us so that we would not be bitten. the cooking class itself took place in the lovely courtyard of their home, with a wood-fired oven in which we baked some of the dishes. At the end we ate all the prepared, delicious Greek dishes together and were even allowed to take the leftovers with us. We laughed so much that evening, which we will surely remember for a long time. We will try to apply what we have learned at home with the help of the recipes. Thank you for this great evening!
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Bill_r
Apr 16, 2023
You won’t be disappointed! - Androniki and Pantelis generously opened their home and garden to provide a wonderful opportunity to learn how to cook a handful of traditional Greek dishes, starting with picking fresh herbs and vegetables. We even made fresh cheese! Dinner was delicious, we learned so much! And they shared recipes with us too so that we can attempt to recreate the dinner at home — though it will never be the same without their expert guidance and warm hospitality. We would highly recommend this lovely experience!
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540christophorosk
Jan 9, 2023
The best cooking lessons - Wonderful. The best cooking lessons I ever had. The hospitality was gorgeous. I suggest it for sure.
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Eltas2014
Oct 10, 2022
Special Cretan cooking experience - highly recommend! - We had a wonderful time with Androniki and her husband at their home in a small group, learning about the Cretan diet, exploring their lovely garden, preparing beautiful dishes and then eating the delicious meal we had made. Absolutely recommend this experience - it was without a doubt one of the best evenings we spent during our holiday.
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Traveler_200950
Jul 8, 2022
Wonderful! Highlight of Our Trip! - If you are in the Reythmo area you MUST make time for this experience! Androniki and her husband are amazing! The lessons make you feel like you are with good friends. The food we made and shared with them was DELICIOUS. We are already making Greek food at home. This is truly a must do experience!
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