Greek foods for September / October?

[nm1999]

What do people traditionally eat in Greece in the months of September and October? Is it still sort of a summer growing season right now? I have a friend who just got back from Greece and said the markets were packed with all veggies and fruits we traditionally think comes from the summer months. She was in Crete and saw a lot of tomatoes, summer squash, other types of squash... she thinks she may have seen some pumpkins too.

Is this normal or is Crete on a different growing season since it is further south?

 

[Laura48]

When I was on Kos in June, there were fields nearby dedicated to growing pumpkins and squashes so it would make sense that they would be ready around now.
On Rhodes recently the pomegranates and citrus fruits were looking ready to go on the trees, but unfortunately there were no markets, only tourist supermarkets where I was staying so only very basic fruit and veg.

 

[k_tsoukalas]

What do people traditionally eat in Greece in the months of September and October? Is it still sort of a summer growing season right now? I have a friend who just got back from Greece and said the markets were packed with all veggies and fruits we traditionally think comes from the summer months. She was in Crete and saw a lot of tomatoes, summer squash, other types of squash... she thinks she may have seen some pumpkins too.

Is this normal or is Crete on a different growing season since it is further south?

I just got back from Greece a few weeks ago and when I was there in mid-late September I saw a bunch of squash, zucchini, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers while I was there. I managed to bump into a non-touristy summer market.