When dining in Crete, you don't need to drink the complimentary raki!

[xmelissaa]

Many restaurants in Crete will offer you raki, which is a very strong shot of Cretan alcohol. Just remember that it's not rude to refuse it!! You don't have to drink it just because it's complimentary, you will not offend anyone.

 

[Worldwide Greeks Editor]

Oh you don't need to drink raki in Crete, but oh boy, you don't want to "offend" anyone...LOL.

Just make sure you have asprin for the hangover you might need after!

 

[Hash]

Oh you don't need to drink raki in Crete, but oh boy, you don't want to "offend" anyone...LOL.

Just make sure you have asprin for the hangover you might need after!


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I have been all over Creta driven from one corner to another and across the beaten tracks, staying with locals, waking up with the best hangovers with the raki...my favourite was the cinnamon flavoured Chipouro.... rocket fuel...,and beginning all over again for days on end...and picking olives in winter months....well... mostly drinking and the new wine...

 

[k_tsoukalas]

Many restaurants in Crete will offer you raki, which is a very strong shot of Cretan alcohol. Just remember that it's not rude to refuse it!! You don't have to drink it just because it's complimentary, you will not offend anyone.

I advise to always accept it, though. They are not offended if you say no, but they absolutely love it when you say yes. A tip: sip it. Cretans don't "shoot" the raki. They sip it, and once you accept the offer, they start to fill your glass as it empties. Sip it slowly and you won't get drunk.