Small coastal towns in Crete are fantastic for food and culture. It is so easy to fall into the lifestyle. As an Englishman who is used to 3 meals a day (usually all with meat), I, without noticing, mostly lived off fresh bread, yoghurt,thyme honey and fruit and veg. The quality of the bread, fruit and veg is the best I have had. I would score this Island very highly for the quality of produce coupled with the simple recipes.
I have so many fond memories of Crete. Such a beautiful place! I loved Greek mythology as a child. Devoured all the stories! I feel like I have piece of Greece in my heart 🇬🇷
@@jackh4720 In Greece, we aren't divided in subcategories. We're all one, we're all Greeks. You're a Greek from Crete. I'm a Greek from Thessaloniki etc. Just trying to inform you about our situation, since you were born in New York and I assume you don't have extensive knowledge of Greece. In short, the term "Greek" always goes first, even before religion, in case you're Christian. There's nothing holier and more glorious than the single fact of being a Greek. No religion, no particular birthplace can surpass it. Be proud wherever you are at the moment. "Greekness" is a gift by Zeus himself to his loyal people.
@@Gyneco-Phobia Well, as a Greek myself (from Athens), my fellow Greeks from Crete never forget to remind me that they are from Crete and that Crete, for them at least, is like a different country. :D
Every one all over the world drinks wine fella it's not greek it's global culture more cows are there now than years ago it no meat that is propaganda western propaganda rubbish it's part of the west agenda fake news lies as always nothing more than that from Marcus in australia no comment needed or like.
I’ve visited there. They eat a lot more meat than videos like these lead on. They eat lots of organ meats. They aren’t eating beans as their main protein like everyone tries to make the public believe. They also smoke at a high rate as well but no one seems to mention that.
@@lozgod yeah but u only eat a lot of meat in the streets as fast food or at a restaurant but not that much at home.sadly the meat dishes are pur best dishes lol
Emeraldisle4ever ahhh i truly love Ireland. I lived in Belfast for one year, and tried to visit as many places as I could... It is just a truly beautiful country...Love from Greece!
The beauty of simplicity. This is Greece even in its food. Excellent food, not because of complicated cooking recipes, but because of the excellent quality of the ingredients, which are prepared with a lot of love.
My favourite place on Crete is a small town/village called Kato Gouves, about 20 minutes from Heraklion . as far as I am concerned it is as close to heaven as i have ever experienced.
Following up on the comment of Ptolemy336vv, made six years ago......so on July 12, 2020, some six years later, Greece is doing well and it is a very pleasant place to visit. But for COVID-19, Greece would have been even more pleasant and joyful. I plan to buy a house overlooking the water near Chania, Crete and enjoy year around warm summers and mild winters and enjoy wonderful Cretan hospitality.
Keep it up Greece! You will get out of all the problems. I am sure. There is no country like Greece, with it's incredible history, cuisine, people and it's incredible beauties. We all support you and we know you will shine again like you always have done! When you think about Europe and the western civilization that covers about 60% of the world, it's light and core is Greece!
My favorite cheese of all time, mizithra, originated on Crete. It is basically a special vairant of feta/goat cheee that's much softer and saltier too, as well as better tasting in my opinion. And it tastes so good when you melt it. However, if you ever get hold of it and try to melt it, and it just burns like regular feta, just melt it with a "double boiler," meaning put it in a bowl over steam, but remember to add a bit of milk to it, or it won't become a cheese sauce but probably just burn a bit like before. Melted mizithra tastes amazing when poured over meat skewers :D
Love Crete. I used to visit twice a year and stay at a Cretan friend's pension (she always gave me room no.8). It's a beautiful and rugged island with the same climate at Sicily.
It a shame to see that 94 people didn't like anything about Crete. I really wonna know why. Κρήτη αγαπημένη, με τους λεβέντες σου και τις κοπελιές σου να είσαι πάντα καλά.
Eftychia Agapiou they just don’t understand. Lived there in the 70 s and 80s husband was American Air Force. We loved everything about Crete. The food, the people, the waters.
@5:27: that is a Roti Prata (we call it Roti Prata in Singapore). Except we fill it with onions, eggs or mutton or whatever you like. Then it's grilled/heated to a crispy pancake-style. Served with curry dip.
The basics of a healthy longevity are found here, as well as in Okinawa and Adventists in California. They use common ingredients, plenty of fresh vegetables and herbs with limited content of animal foods usually.
@@brettbodie1576 cretans and generally greeks eat meat BUT Rarerly fried. ( grilled, oven)in the oven usually cooked together with the vegetables so everything is connected. P. S almost forgot, WINE 🍷 red/white/roze doesn't matter just drink it with the meal and socialize
I was stationed there in the Air Force in the 1970's. I loved the place, but wish I had taken more advantage of the local cuisine other than an occasional meal off the base.
in fact , the Island Cooking of Crete is just much less cooking ! I came across the theory that olive oil due to polyunsaturated 24 acid insulates the neurons and makes them transmit many times faster than neurons who get the acid not from olive oil but is produced in the liver, maybe an explanation for creative pro human civilazations vs producing ones ;-)
Another theory is that having an unnaturally high level of polyunsaturated fats and oils in the diet affects the cholesterol that insulates the nerves. This explains why Americans have been crazy since the 1970's ... Or was it the trans fats in margarine made from hydrogenated vegetable oils?
Love Crete (and it's food..and people...and language) :-) Perhaps because my wife is from Crete and will kill me deader than hell if I don't say stuff like that :-D
Η μαλακα είναι φρέσκο τυρί και πολύ μαλακό που χρησιμοποιείται μόνο για μαγειρική. Δηλαδή δεν το τρώνε ως τυρί ή επιδόρπιο όπως τρώνε άλλα τυριά , π.χ. Τον ανθότυρο ή την τοπική κεφαλογραβιέρα που τρώγεται με μέλι ή σκέτο. Η μαλακα ζυμώνεται εύκολα με άλλα υλικά και γεμίζουν με αυτό διάφορες πίτες.
these are the people who raged havoc on the nazi’s and are known for their ability to traverse around the island like some sort of ultra running parkour mountain goat. christopher Mcdougall's book “natural born hero’s" seems to enjoy the notion that myths are a way of relaying facts; a point stressed in the book. I’m not saying the cretians don’t put up a good fight when it comes to occupiers, but i would stress familiarity of the harsh terrain and a few athletic outliers as their best defense. these people seem more fit for hibernation than a run; it seems more like the healthiest way to be fat.
alexander 323 konstantinos while these middle aged men look like they dont work out enough dont let their appearance fool you. they r still able to go to the fields and do hard work. cretan people are very big on living an active life. i lived there for 4 years and i was surprised by how everyone seems to make time to go to the gym or even a run or a swim. the weather is good almost all year round so people walk and swim a lot
I think Cyprus is larger than Crete. Cyprus is a Greek island, but for political and recent historical factors it is not part of the present Greek state/polity. However Cyprus is as much culturally Greek as Crete.
My HORRIBLE exhusband had ONE GOOD ASSET..... his Theia Antonia...she was from Crete...she was an angel who was looked down on by the phoney NJ Greek Americans in the "family"... SHE WAS WONDERFUL!❤️
Maria Kocheila gemista*. gemista means stuffed/filled, in greek (plural) . its basically vegetables stuffed with rice, the flesh of the vegies and herbs (parsley and mint) and backed in the oven. usually tomatoes, green bellpeppers and aubergines are used but u can find also stuffed zucchini,zucchini flowers,and rarely vine leaves,big onions or mushrooms but in the houses most times its tomatoes, green bell peppers and aubergines. oh, and dont even think eating gemista without a lot of good feta cheese.its a perfect marriage gemista with feta.
diasspeed Crown Pembroke The best greek summer food. Feta is a must with it. Also, some people like to add an ammount of minced meat in their Gemista. Also, pro tips: Add a pinch of graviera cheese or even italian parmesan for a fusion twist in the stuffing. Thank me later. And, cover the top of each of the Gemista with grounded rusk, before the oven.
Biodiversity is being devastated on Crete, with over-reliance on olives and climate change exacerbating poor water management. Otherwise, yes, all these items are there, more or less, But it is becoming scarce.
The “Mediterranean Diet” of Ancel Keys has a contentious history. Must not believe everything you read since Keys was anti-fat and was dead wrong about the heart-health hypothesis.
Its the filling guys, you don't eat it by itself. The salt and the olive oil are the cooking basis. Most of it stays in the tray. You get the juicy stuffed vegetable as a result. Its heavenly food trust me
Healthy Food alone does nothing. People in the past were walking for hours to get around. They worked in fields or with animals in the mountains. They swam every day. So they were burning fat. Now people drive with their fancy cars and work in modern cells.
So, is no one going to comment on the amount of saturated fat accompanying olive oil like of the goat cheese, that within the olive oil itself and the meat dishes? My point is, if you are ever reading this, please know I am from the Mediterranean region and this is exactly what we eat with some variations here n there; just realize there is more to longevity than avoiding fat. My grandpa used to eat 2 fist sized local made cheese, along with smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day (I assure you I’m not making it up), loads of honey (avoid fructose right?), fresh fruit, wheat bread, and he died at 96 because he fell climbing down a ladder. His wife, died and 93 and she used to smoke 3 packs. I am just curious how they figure the “macros” in a Mediterranean diet when even the people in the region themselves don’t know? No one cares about macros. Have you ever been to Crete? There is no pollution to the point when you return back you will feel suffocated. It’s not only diet; nor genes, there are epigenetic factors that vary among habitants and no, not all millennials from one region all eat the same for God’s sake. I hate it when so called experts share their limited experience in blue zones as “observation” misleading all who really give a damn about living healthy in a world of confusion and unmatching facts in “healthy diet”.
Fish is not meat and just because there is lamb displayed doesn't mean that they are eating that daily. Crete, as well as most of Southern Europe around the Mediterranean, eat meat once or twice, at the most, weekly. The portions are usually less than 3 oz per person when indulging in red meat. I lived in Sicily for a year and ate red meat once a week. It was mostly vegetables, fish, beans, and some cheese. Little meat and pasta or high processed foods. Healthiest year of my life!
Do they do an all day english brekky with english bread, english sausage, english black pudding, english chips, english beans, english tea with english sugar, english mushrooms, english forks and knives to east it with..........Like our english island Tenerife.
yes they do eat alot of meat look around the farm's goat lamb this is meat right? they serve meat and veges it's just cooked defferent like with no gmo's
Small coastal towns in Crete are fantastic for food and culture. It is so easy to fall into the lifestyle. As an Englishman who is used to 3 meals a day (usually all with meat), I, without noticing, mostly lived off fresh bread, yoghurt,thyme honey and fruit and veg. The quality of the bread, fruit and veg is the best I have had. I would score this Island very highly for the quality of produce coupled with the simple recipes.
I have so many fond memories of Crete. Such a beautiful place! I loved Greek mythology as a child. Devoured all the stories! I feel like I have piece of Greece in my heart 🇬🇷
I am so proud to be Cretan! My papou was a famous musician from spilt. His name was giorgios kalogridis 🇬🇷
ohhh wow that's amazing. me too! add me on Instagram: @ispyandros
After visiting Crete on our honeymoon, we dream about going back! The food reflects the beauty of the landscape. I cannot wait to go back
I was born in New York my parents are from Crete and I consider myself cretan and proud best Greek island period
@@jackh4720 In Greece, we aren't divided in subcategories. We're all one, we're all Greeks. You're a Greek from Crete. I'm a Greek from Thessaloniki etc. Just trying to inform you about our situation, since you were born in New York and I assume you don't have extensive knowledge of Greece. In short, the term "Greek" always goes first, even before religion, in case you're Christian. There's nothing holier and more glorious than the single fact of being a Greek. No religion, no particular birthplace can surpass it. Be proud wherever you are at the moment. "Greekness" is a gift by Zeus himself to his loyal people.
@@Gyneco-Phobia Well, as a Greek myself (from Athens), my fellow Greeks from Crete never forget to remind me that they are from Crete and that Crete, for them at least, is like a different country. :D
Eat seasonal, eat fresh, drink wine, reduce meat and stress. That's the secret of the traditional greek diet.
Every one all over the world drinks wine fella it's not greek it's global culture more cows are there now than years ago it no meat that is propaganda western propaganda rubbish it's part of the west agenda fake news lies as always nothing more than that from Marcus in australia no comment needed or like.
I’ve visited there. They eat a lot more meat than videos like these lead on. They eat lots of organ meats. They aren’t eating beans as their main protein like everyone tries to make the public believe.
They also smoke at a high rate as well but no one seems to mention that.
@@lozgod its about food ,thats why
@@nihil_hd1598 of course. I meant in general regarding the Mediterranean lifespan.
@@lozgod yeah but u only eat a lot of meat in the streets as fast food or at a restaurant but not that much at home.sadly the meat dishes are pur best dishes lol
'Greece' is a truely Beautiful Country and god bless this Extraordinary place, best wishes from the Country of ' Ireland ' .
Thankyou Ireland.. Ireland too is beautiful and a long great history as well
Emeraldisle4ever ahhh i truly love Ireland. I lived in Belfast for one year, and tried to visit as many places as I could... It is just a truly beautiful country...Love from Greece!
Thank you!
'Wonderful , '
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The beauty of simplicity. This is Greece even in its food. Excellent food, not because of complicated cooking recipes, but because of the excellent quality of the ingredients, which are prepared with a lot of love.
Beautiful Island, beautiful people producing beautiful, nourishing healthy food.
My favourite place on Crete is a small town/village called Kato Gouves, about 20 minutes from Heraklion . as far as I am concerned it is as close to heaven as i have ever experienced.
It's definitely the island of the gods.
olives, bread, olive oil, rosemary, and sea-salt plus some red wine on a hot summer night. I can't think of anything that can beat that!
Ouzo, enough said.
A John Doe inykopgjird
John Doe rud
Trevally sashimi with soy sauce and wasabi.
@@ReplayButtonMolester Raki, not Ouzo in Crete
Beautiful, my husband and I would love to move there, beautiful country.
For me if u want to move in Crete,choose a village n buy some olive trees to ve your oil...i m from Crete so keep my suggestion.
I'm 70 now and want to spend the rest of my years there away from London.
Following up on the comment of Ptolemy336vv, made six years ago......so on July 12, 2020, some six years later, Greece is doing well and it is a very pleasant place to visit. But for COVID-19, Greece would have been even more pleasant and joyful. I plan to buy a house overlooking the water near Chania, Crete and enjoy year around warm summers and mild winters and enjoy wonderful Cretan hospitality.
Keep it up Greece! You will get out of all the problems. I am sure. There is no country like Greece, with it's incredible history, cuisine, people and it's incredible beauties. We all support you and we know you will shine again like you always have done! When you think about Europe and the western civilization that covers about 60% of the world, it's light and core is Greece!
Good on you brother,thanks for the positive support:)
Very nice!!!
ty my brother ty
Keep voting for politicians who promise the earth, and borrow to deliver it! Like Argentina or Venezuela.
@@paullangford8179 Truth.
I am American but thanks to Theia Antonia..I make FABULOUS dolmas...
Excellent film on food of Crete, well presented with good examples
Wonderful piece. Loved every minute
My favorite cheese of all time, mizithra, originated on Crete. It is basically a special vairant of feta/goat cheee that's much softer and saltier too, as well as better tasting in my opinion. And it tastes so good when you melt it. However, if you ever get hold of it and try to melt it, and it just burns like regular feta, just melt it with a "double boiler," meaning put it in a bowl over steam, but remember to add a bit of milk to it, or it won't become a cheese sauce but probably just burn a bit like before. Melted mizithra tastes amazing when poured over meat skewers :D
Italians have it too ,they call it ricotta
Would love to visit Crete one day 🛫
Going to Crete in 2 weeks 4/18/2024
Love Crete. I used to visit twice a year and stay at a Cretan friend's pension (she always gave me room no.8). It's a beautiful and rugged island with the same climate at Sicily.
It a shame to see that 94 people didn't like anything about Crete. I really wonna know why.
Κρήτη αγαπημένη, με τους λεβέντες σου και τις κοπελιές σου να είσαι πάντα καλά.
Eftychia Agapiou they just don’t understand. Lived there in the 70 s and 80s husband was American Air Force. We loved everything about Crete. The food, the people, the waters.
Probably Turks 😂
Dictamo grows only in Crete but Sage grows everywhere in Hellas..Specially in Macedonia and Thrace!
Not exactly the same .even"mountain tee"is different.
A wonderful Island
This reminds me very much of our traditional Romanian cuisine. It's pure eating, pure living and working hard, but in the end it's so worth it.
@5:27: that is a Roti Prata (we call it Roti Prata in Singapore). Except we fill it with onions, eggs or mutton or whatever you like. Then it's grilled/heated to a crispy pancake-style. Served with curry dip.
Crete is on my bucket list--and after watching this video, I'm even more intrigued.
Did you go yet?
Why it's my favorite place in the world to visit.
The basics of a healthy longevity are found here, as well as in Okinawa and Adventists in California. They use common ingredients, plenty of fresh vegetables and herbs with limited content of animal foods usually.
You're probably a vegetarian imposing your own bias however they eat fish, lamb or poultry every day.
@@brettbodie1576 cretans and generally greeks eat meat BUT Rarerly fried. ( grilled, oven)in the oven usually cooked together with the vegetables so everything is connected.
P. S almost forgot, WINE 🍷 red/white/roze doesn't matter just drink it with the meal and socialize
I am grateful for my Cretan ancestral heritage.
I was stationed there in the Air Force in the 1970's. I loved the place, but wish I had taken more advantage of the local cuisine other than an occasional meal off the base.
We were there also , for two tours. We still cook and eat Greek And Lebanese foods. Great food
go back there now...
My daughter was married at Al Greco, absolutely beautiful, perfect 😊
in fact , the Island Cooking of Crete is just much less cooking !
I came across the theory that olive oil due to polyunsaturated 24 acid insulates the neurons and makes them transmit many times faster than neurons who get the acid not from olive oil but is produced in the liver, maybe an explanation for creative pro human civilazations vs producing ones ;-)
Another theory is that having an unnaturally high level of polyunsaturated fats and oils in the diet affects the cholesterol that insulates the nerves. This explains why Americans have been crazy since the 1970's ... Or was it the trans fats in margarine made from hydrogenated vegetable oils?
Love Crete (and it's food..and people...and language) :-)
Perhaps because my wife is from Crete and will kill me deader than hell if I don't say stuff like that :-D
William Handley hahaha!!
Your married a woman from Crete, so your words are true.
My highest respects to your honorable lady wife! ;-)
Hahaha! Smart man!
It seems so delicious and so good ...
moderate amount of wine and raki? please be honest...
not rakı but uzo...
Lalehan Lale
ouzo and raki are 2 different things its like u compare Whisky with Vodka and in Crete they drink raki
... Moderate amount of meat ??? Goat meat is everywhere! The vegetarian agenda is strong in this video
Yeah, and moderate meat? Come on!
@@SSSS-qw3mk In Crete they drink Tsikoudia, raki is a Turkish word for a similar spirit....
12:22 I didn't know Tony Soprano opened a restaurant in Crete
😂
Beautifull
I’d move back there in a heartbeat!
Where rosemary was not mentioned?
Love this, need some recipes, for health purposes for my spouse! Thanks for sharing your beautiful heart with me!
Great video
3:37 Fresh Malaka for filling pies? That's new.
Πιστεύω ότι λέει τη μυζήθρα, πού δεν είναι τό ίδιο Με τον ανθότυρο.αθοτυρο λέω εγώ μωρέ, εσύ με διορθώνεις ανθότυρο.......
Η μαλακα είναι φρέσκο τυρί και πολύ μαλακό που χρησιμοποιείται μόνο για μαγειρική. Δηλαδή δεν το τρώνε ως τυρί ή επιδόρπιο όπως τρώνε άλλα τυριά , π.χ. Τον ανθότυρο ή την τοπική κεφαλογραβιέρα που τρώγεται με μέλι ή σκέτο. Η μαλακα ζυμώνεται εύκολα με άλλα υλικά και γεμίζουν με αυτό διάφορες πίτες.
hmmmm lamb head in Crete is so good and souvlaki too mmmm
12 year old video but sad to see the average age..
To me this is paradise but to the young people they flee as soon as they can.
How sad..
So beautiful 🌱🌸🌎
dat cheese @ 3:36
What is the best Greek olive oil to purchase ? We’ve been looking and looking
Beautiful
these are the people who raged havoc on the nazi’s and are known for their ability to traverse around the island like some sort of ultra running parkour mountain goat.
christopher Mcdougall's book “natural born hero’s" seems to enjoy the notion that myths are a way of relaying facts; a point stressed in the book. I’m not saying the cretians don’t put up a good fight when it comes to occupiers, but i would stress familiarity of the harsh terrain and a few athletic outliers as their best defense. these people seem more fit for hibernation than a run; it seems more like the healthiest way to be fat.
Modern life has softened a once tough-ass people.
alexander 323 konstantinos while these middle aged men look like they dont work out enough dont let their appearance fool you. they r still able to go to the fields and do hard work. cretan people are very big on living an active life. i lived there for 4 years and i was surprised by how everyone seems to make time to go to the gym or even a run or a swim. the weather is good almost all year round so people walk and swim a lot
Winston Churchill said it wasn't that Greeks fight like heroes, but "heroes fight like Greeks"!
Fresh malaka !!! woooop
είναι κατηγορία τυριού, που φτιάχνεται στην Κρήτη.
Hahahahaha did the cheese guy mess with him?
Lovely
I think Cyprus is larger than Crete. Cyprus is a Greek island, but for political and recent historical factors it is not part of the present Greek state/polity. However Cyprus is as much culturally Greek as Crete.
"The Cretan diet consists of... small amounts of milk"
*fills pie with like 3 pounds of goat cheese*
Eric Fricke and..?
milk is bad for our health. This is what u wanted to know?
i think you see the tree and lose the sight of the forest
@@micheladerry5681 to know what ? and from whom?
😳🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
is there a link to import some of that wheel crushed olive oil from the island? I'd love to purchase some!
I found it!! biolea.gr/
im jealous they get to travel and eat=(
rockefellar did this research? i wouldnt believe in it...
Yeah screw that globalist trash.
What are 5 dishes that is extremely famous in Crete and home of Crete? I'd like to know from someone true to Crete as google leads me astray.
ohhhh I want to taste that cheesy thing.!
great tasty video :) happy 2022
I like this video
My HORRIBLE exhusband had ONE GOOD ASSET.....
his Theia Antonia...she was from Crete...she was an angel who was looked down on by the phoney NJ Greek Americans in the "family"...
SHE WAS WONDERFUL!❤️
Wow. I want to visit you guys only to taste food.
I could live on Kriti easily just need dollars.
Who knows what is the name of the food they cook with oil, rice, vegetable
Thank you
The mane of this food ...is "gemista"
Maria Kocheila gemista*. gemista means stuffed/filled, in greek (plural) . its basically vegetables stuffed with rice, the flesh of the vegies and herbs (parsley and mint) and backed in the oven. usually tomatoes, green bellpeppers and aubergines are used but u can find also stuffed zucchini,zucchini flowers,and rarely vine leaves,big onions or mushrooms but in the houses most times its tomatoes, green bell peppers and aubergines. oh, and dont even think eating gemista without a lot of good feta cheese.its a perfect marriage gemista with feta.
diasspeed Crown Pembroke The best greek summer food. Feta is a must with it. Also, some people like to add an ammount of minced meat in their Gemista.
Also, pro tips: Add a pinch of graviera cheese or even italian parmesan for a fusion twist in the stuffing. Thank me later. And, cover the top of each of the Gemista with grounded rusk, before the oven.
Biodiversity is being devastated on Crete, with over-reliance on olives and climate change exacerbating poor water management. Otherwise, yes, all these items are there, more or less, But it is becoming scarce.
So delicious!😋
On my way over.
Holly shit, they use a ton of olive oil.
I like it
oh yes we do! we have it plenty here :P
Can we use any kind of olive oil for cooking?
try to use good quality extra virgin olive oil
nice
What was that herb the owners were touting as a cure-all in the shop? I can't quite pick up the phonetic.
Diktamo, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origanum_dictamnus
dittany
The “Mediterranean Diet” of Ancel Keys has a contentious history. Must not believe everything you read since Keys was anti-fat and was dead wrong about the heart-health hypothesis.
@ 18:06 says Malaka Oh my god!!!!!!
+Fotis Kornarakis Hahahaha!
+Fotis Kornarakis he also says fresh malaka cheese at around 3:35. i think the cheese vendor played a joke on him!
+Fotis Kornarakis Malaka is actually a type of cheese in Crete.
Prairielander it's a soft Cheese from Crete, right?...still pretty funny though
Apparently I've asked my parents and yes it's a soft Cheese from Crete. But was very funny.
11:59 ❤
Sheep's head! Yum yum. That's it, I'm going to Krete!
wow, he put a entire bottle of olive oil into the dish,,,
... and half a pound of salt ....LOVE it !!!! : )
Its the filling guys, you don't eat it by itself. The salt and the olive oil are the cooking basis. Most of it stays in the tray. You get the juicy stuffed vegetable as a result. Its heavenly food trust me
16:57 ❤
is this chania?
One of the healthiest diets in the world, though most people in this video are overweight...🤔
Healthy Food alone does nothing. People in the past were walking for hours to get around. They worked in fields or with animals in the mountains. They swam every day. So they were burning fat. Now people drive with their fancy cars and work in modern cells.
yes, we are fat and live long lol
Bitter fresh olive oil, barley, and raw leafy greens and herbs. The ingredients of a superior diet. An active lifestyle. Case closed.
Παρόλο που μένω στην ύπαιθρο της Ιαπωνίας, μαγειρεύω καθημερινά με το ελαιόλαδο του Ρεθύμνου. Ευτυχώς για την Κρήτη!
Ευτυχώς για σας.....
fresh Malaka? I hope the narrator knows what he said ?
Soft Cretan cheese
@@kornaros96 Malako' or malakia is soft white cheese. Malaka translates to "wanker"
18:09 it contains what?!?!
Konstantinos Fasouletos It's a name for a brand of cheese, made in Crete ! In Crete, we don't dislike people :)
tragos13gr
My aunt's husband was from Crete. I am from Karpathos but live in New Jersey at the moment.
I'm glad. But still , "malaka" it's a name for one kind of Cretan cheese.
Konstantinos Fasouletos
It is also the name of a cheese
So, is no one going to comment on the amount of saturated fat accompanying olive oil like of the goat cheese, that within the olive oil itself and the meat dishes? My point is, if you are ever reading this, please know I am from the Mediterranean region and this is exactly what we eat with some variations here n there; just realize there is more to longevity than avoiding fat. My grandpa used to eat 2 fist sized local made cheese, along with smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day (I assure you I’m not making it up), loads of honey (avoid fructose right?), fresh fruit, wheat bread, and he died at 96 because he fell climbing down a ladder. His wife, died and 93 and she used to smoke 3 packs.
I am just curious how they figure the “macros” in a Mediterranean diet when even the people in the region themselves don’t know? No one cares about macros.
Have you ever been to Crete? There is no pollution to the point when you return back you will feel suffocated.
It’s not only diet; nor genes, there are epigenetic factors that vary among habitants and no, not all millennials from one region all eat the same for God’s sake. I hate it when so called experts share their limited experience in blue zones as “observation” misleading all who really give a damn about living healthy in a world of confusion and unmatching facts in “healthy diet”.
15:35 basketball player?
Says diet includes very little meat, then shows all the varieties of fish, lamb, ie
Fish is not meat and just because there is lamb displayed doesn't mean that they are eating that daily. Crete, as well as most of Southern Europe around the Mediterranean, eat meat once or twice, at the most, weekly. The portions are usually less than 3 oz per person when indulging in red meat.
I lived in Sicily for a year and ate red meat once a week. It was mostly vegetables, fish, beans, and some cheese. Little meat and pasta or high processed foods. Healthiest year of my life!
And ppl are still trying to get to America to eat at McDonald's..weird...
Food for the god's. God must be living there.
Gods not god's.
yes by all means eat lots of leafy greens and then enjoy your kidney stones oxalates rule
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Says diet “includes NO milk”…..but “has an ancient cheese-making tradition”.
Makes no sense lol people just don’t wanna give up their cheese 🧀
Greece is the most happy country in the world. They are also the most pond of sex that is what i heard from sailormen.
Pond??!?
Fresh Malaka hahahahaha
Got eem XD
Intuitivelogic type of cheese
I came to the comments to see someone else caught that LOL
Means shit should change name to malana.
@@Gator1699 means asshole or jerkoff
Do they do an all day english brekky with english bread, english sausage, english black pudding, english chips, english beans, english tea with english sugar, english mushrooms, english forks and knives to east it with..........Like our english island Tenerife.
3:36 Ipe malaka?
xD
Άσε,δεν ξέρει τι λέει......
Η μαλακα είναι είδος τυριού 😂😂😂
Cheese is so gross it’s like mold but i love olives and grains
Yes US citizens the healthy food are in Mediterranean coast . Burger and Mc Donald foods are just shit. ..
18:10 Malaka cheese?
MALAKA!
Yes
Thyme honey ❤
nai, einai i freskia graviera. alliws tyromalama!
yes they do eat alot of meat look around the farm's goat lamb this is meat right? they serve meat and veges it's just cooked defferent like with no gmo's
The comments under this video are hilarious 😂