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I make both and for the meat version use minced lamb, with finely chopped onions, lightly cooked in olive oil, and with oregano and, maybe a touch of tomatoe puree, salt and black pepper, before the 'stuffing'. - I visit Crete every year, so keep up with my supplies of olive oil and dried...

It depends on where you live. In Europe, including the UK, there has to be a country of origin and production facility number code on the carton. The Greek identification code starts with GR then the actual number. This for traceability. A lot of supermarkets sell what they call Greek Style...

I've been in holidaying in Crete, off and on, since the early 1970s and in Western Crete for the past 15 years. In Chania, the hill villages and along the coastal towns - out to Kolymbari there are potteries, olive shops (wood, oil, cosmetics) and shops selling excellent cotton and lace. We...

In visiting Greece and many islands, since about 1970, I've never had moussaka that didn't contain potatoes. They're an essential ingredient.

Go into a shop that sells musical instrument or CDs, say, and ask? Or ask the people that you rent the accomodation from? I have a number of Cretan music CDs that I bought in a shop near the market, in Chania. One time when I was in the owner, knowing that I'm Scottish, insisted that I listen to...

Here in London and around the UK, I stick with shop bought. Waitrose and Sainsbury's sell their own label tubs and Greek company tubs. I always check that any Greek yoghurt is made in Greece (it's easy - just look at the Food/Producer Code). As I'm in Crete every year, I can indulge in homemade...

I still prefer the traditional but it can vary, as can stifado and other dishes, by the use of spices/aromatics. In the Dodecanese or on, say Limnos or Samos, you might find a more 'aromatic' spicing - but it's not over the top. Maybe think cloves or another spice, although you already have...

I visit Crete every year for about 3 weeks, and, after holidaying in lots of islands and the mainland, since the 1980s, I returned to Crete. Kato Stalos where I rent an apartment. Only a short bus ride or by car to Chania and with lots going on in neighbouring towns. Good selection of tavernas...

I'd recommend Crete to anybody and especially if you haven't been there. It has everything. As busy or as peacefull as you like and with so much history and sights/sites to see. I'm in Kato Stalos at the moment, up a hill, looking out to sea. Been coming to Western Crete since the 1980s. Good...

A must for me, with grilled lamb chops or lamb steaks is Briam (or the French Ratatouille, as it's just about the same thing, except that I use herbes de Provence in the Ratatouille). It goes well with beef steaks and chicken or lamb souvlakis/kebabs, too. Makes a lovely snack with Greek...

I haven't been back to Athens since about 2015 but I've always use this hotel - https://www.attaloshotel.com/ - it's just a few steps from Monastiraki Metro Station and in the heart of the city. It's family owned and operated and is most welcoming. There's a stunning roof-top bar and roof...