Gastronomy
From the earth and the sea comes a bounty of wonderful ingredients that have shaped the region's culinary traditions of Mediterranean cuisine.
Halkidiki is famous for its table olives, the high-quality olive oil, its fine breads and cheeses, as well as for its traditional sweets and pastries made with delicious local fruit of local production. The region is also well known for producing honey of the highest quality, while also being a location worth visiting due to its wine routes. This is the ideal place to enjoy the healthy recipes of the Mediterranean diet and savour dishes made from the purest and locally produced natural ingredients.
Whether is a cozy tavern or a gourmet restaurant, don't miss the opportunity to taste the fresh fish daily delivered from the local fisherman to your table, locally produced meat, fruits and vegetables that are cultivated in a natural way and of course, dishes flavored by herbs gathered from the surrounding hills.
(!) Special info:
The Guinness Book of World Records featured the tirokomio (cheese making factory) of Ierissos of Halkidiki, Greece where they made the largest caprine cheese (goat cheese) in the world. The representative of the Guinness World Records, Jack Brockbank gave the certificate to the owner Ioannis Stathoris during the 21st International Exhibition of Food and Drinks Detrop. The cheese under the name “carprine rock” weighed 939 Kilograms!!
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Local products of Halkidiki
Apart from being a popular touristic destination, Halkidiki has also an import agricultural production and food processing industry....
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Local feasts
Almost every village in Halkidiki celebrate their natural bounty with feasts: in Nikiti for honey, in Nea Moudania for sardines, in Metaggitsi for olive oil, in Taxiarchis for mushrooms, in Porto Koufo for tuna, in Olympiada for mussels, Raki (tsipouro) in Vrastama....
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Open Farmer Street Markets
One of the top experiences in Halkidiki -regarding local gastronomy- is visit to an open farmers street markets!...
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Visit an organic agricultural farm
Here is your chance to visit a family business cultivating organic vineyards in Nea Gonia that produces the delicious appetizer "ntolmadakia"...
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Sani Gourmet Festival
Sani Gourmet Festival is one of the most prestigious and gourmet festivals in Europe and is taking place every year in Halkidiki!...
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Fruits & Marmalades, Sweets
A great variety of fruits of excellent quality is cultivated all around Halkidiki, with no use of fertilizers....
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Bread & Pastries
Both the traditional and modern bakeries of Halkidiki create unique bread products and pastries....
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Dairy products
Breeding sheep and goats is a very old tradition in Halkidiki dating back to ancient times....
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