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If you are going to Crete for the first time, be prepared for the explosion of real flavors and aromas. Cretan vegetables and fruits are fresh and full of flavor, while wild herbs that smell in the air, emphasize the taste of simple dishes with their intense aromas. If you stop somewhere outside the cities when you travel, the smell of herbs when you open the car door can almost knock your legs off. Driving through the mountains, it is worth giving up the air conditioning in favor of open windows, through which the air permeates the aroma of plants growing here.
Dried herbs that the Greeks sell, smell much stronger, last longer and give much more flavor to the dishes. It is worth buying and trying, because thanks to that we will stop at least some of the Cretan sun and unique climate for longer. Unfortunately, industrially dried herbs that can be bought in our stores, the aroma is lost a few days after opening the package. However, it will sound as soon as we go to Greece, we do not buy most of the dried herbs in Poland, we only bring our stock for the whole year.
So what is it worth to bring from Crete? Look, for example, for dried mountain oregano, mint, or bay leaves. Rosemary will also be great, although it more often occurs in herbal blends. In some stores these herbs are available in the form of whole dried twigs, which will keep the aroma for the longest time. It is worth to buy them, because although transport in your luggage will not be the easiest one, it will later be a dried-up bunch to decorate the kitchen.
In general, in the Cretan shops with traditional products you can also buy prepackaged herbs produced by several companies currently on the market. However, it is worth looking for sellers offering goods hand-harvested high in the mountains. Such herbs are very aromatic, not without significance is the fact that they grow in unpolluted places. On the Greek islands are also popular mixtures of various herbs and spices prepared for various dishes, for example, for moussaka, Greek salad, fish or feta. This is a good solution, provided that we buy well-prepared mixtures from a reliable manufacturer. Unfortunately, unfortunately, we also hit some sandy mixes or rather weird pieces that just ended up in the basket. Nevertheless, most of such ready-made workers showed good and durable. We found a phenomenal mixture of herbs in the herbal store Maravel in Spili. Good herbs can also be obtained in some monasteries. This year, in this place, we bought the best laurel leaves in our life. When buying packaged herbs it is worth paying attention to their appearance, because unfortunately, also in Crete, you can find less honest sellers who want to sell old products. The foil packaging in which the spices are sold should in no case be yellowed and the herbs should be frosted. This is a sign that they spent a lot of time on the store shelf.
Górskie oregano
Liść laurowy
Malotira
The obligatory purchase should be Malotira ( Μαλοτήρα ) or Dictamon. Malotira is a Greek mountain tea from the dried branches of Sideritis ( Sideritis syriaca ) growing on the slopes of the White Mountains is recommended by the Cretans mainly for colds. The fact that it is effective can actually be confirmed, because we have been successfully testing it for many years. With the addition of honey, it is an alternative to Polish raspberry tea. Equally popular is Dictamon ( Díktamo, Cretan Tea, Origanum dictamnus ) slightly milder in flavor than Malotira and used in many ailments, such as: disorders of the digestive system, nervous system and also in colds. Buying both should not be a problem in herbal stores. These two teas are also always included in the list of mandatory purchases.
Coming back from a holiday in Crete, we bring with us a tan, many pictures and a bag of beautiful memories connected with visiting this charming corner of Greece. However, holidays in Crete are not only breathtaking landscapes, sun or monuments, but also a feast for the palate. Greeks know how to appreciate the multitude of fresh vegetables and fruits, which is why even the simplest dish tastes great there. Greek cuisine shows that very little food would have to be made from simple ingredients. It is also worth remembering that in many scientific studies the local diet has been recognized as one of the healthiest and most sustainable in the world. Greek cuisine can make eating vegetables a pleasure. One thing is for sure, our taste buds were probably born in Crete, because the local cuisine won over our hearts or stomachs.
Origanum dictamnus plant is another flagship product of Crete, also known under the names: Dittany, Δίκταμο, hop majoram, Dittany of Crete or Cretan dittany. It is a perennial crop plant occurring in natural environment only in Crete. Over the centuries, many gatherers have died or injured during attempts to obtain a plant, because it occurs on quite hard to reach areas. Its 20-30 cm bushes are most easily found on limestone mountain slopes, in ravines and on cliffs.
We have been writing about the health-promoting properties of the Mediterranean diet on our website many times. So far, various types of scientific studies have pointed mainly to the links between the Mediterranean diet and the smaller incidence of specific diseases. However, the results of the research recently published by the Annals of Internal Medicine also show the beneficial effects of this diet on better quality of health after the age of 70.
Komentarze
Herbatki
czystek kreteński
Czystek kreteński (szary) – (Cistus creticus L.) występuje w rejonie Morza Śródziemnego i Morza Czarnego. Surowcem są wysuszone liście – Folium Cysti cretici. Jest to surowiec zasobny w olejek eteryczny, żywice, flawonoidy i kwasy fenolowe. W medycynie ludowej czystek kreteński był używany w leczeniu chorób przeziębieniowych, w tym chorób związanych z infekcjami bakteryjnymi. Zastosowanie tradycyjne czystka kreteńskiego: zapalenie gardła i oskrzeli, chrypka, zapalenie krtani, przeziębienie, angina, zapalenie płuc i oskrzeli, infekcje układu moczowego, bóle stawów. Ponoć we wspomagającym leczeniu nowotworów można stosować olejek eteryczny z czystka kreteńskiego. Herbatki z Cistus creticus nie mają znaczenia w fitoterapii onkologicznej. Tylko żywica, labdanum, która jest bogata w dwuterpeny labdanowe ma właściwości farmakologiczne wobec raka białaczki i piersi. Samemu nie pozyska się żywicy czystka do takiej kuracji, bez użycia próżni grozi utratą substancji leczniczych.
Pozdrawiam
Witajcie , właśnie dotarła do nas partia "Cistus Creticus" prosto z Krety. Wkrótce pojawi się w naszej ofercie kreta24.pl
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Jak Malotire kocham tak Dictamus nie moge przelknac
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Nie mozna parzyć zbyt mocnego Dictamosa bo bedzie ostry w smaku.
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Kupuję miętę i przyprawę do pomidorów, a potem Grecję nam w kuchni.
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I zawsze kilka litrów oliwy greckiej upchanej po walizkach
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Tak zwane złoto Krety :) Najlepsza oliwa pod słońcem.
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Zawsze wracam z Krety z ziołami są przepyszne!
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My przywieźliśmy teraz kilka litrów greckiej oliwy od handlarzy przydrożnych i ze sklepów. Koniecznie oregano do sałatki greckiej, Malotirę no i wiele innych przypraw. Rok temu byliśmy w Spili i rzeczywiście ten sklep o którym mowa miał bardzo dobre jakościowo przyprawy, herbaty i cudowne mydło z białą glinką, którego nigdzie indziej nie mogę dostać a które było genialne dla mojej cery :) Ah jak ja kocham Kretę, ale tą dziką, z dala od morza ;)
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Na dodatek Maravel większość produktów robi z roślin ze swojego ogrodu gdzie hodują rośliny i zioła.
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CRETE - Kreta dobrze, ze mamy Was, zawsze moge zamowic u Was moja ulubiona herbatke
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Nie wiem czy wiecie, ale posiadanie szuszu roślinnego na terenie RP jest nie legalnie. Ostatnio bardzo głośna sprawa u mnie w mieście , bo zatrzymali nastolatka z "suszem roślinnym " ......także ja z Krety zabieram tylko wspomnienia :)
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Oregano to nie marihuana. :)
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Ziola dabra rzecz
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I przepyszny miód.....to zawsze laduje w walizce i oczywiscie oliwa
Ziola
Właśnie jestem z rodziną na Krecie. Czy znacie jakieś sprawdzone miejsca w Chanii lub okolicy, gdzie można kupić dobre jakościowo ziola?
odp. Zioła
W Chanii przejdź się do Hali Targowej. Natomiast jeden z najlepszych zielarskich sklepów znajduje się w miejscowości Spili. Sklep nazywa się Maravel.
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