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The Greek breakfast at the hotel begins with traditional beverages like Greek coffee, herbal teas (sage and “diktamo”), quince jam, honey, and continues with smoked sliced pork, cheeses like gruyere, sweet “myzithra” and “ksinomyzitrhra” (sour) and various olives. There are pies with greens and with “myzithra” cheese, Sfakia-style style pies, “sarikopitakia” (mini pies), “kserotigana” (fritters with honey), “loukoumi” (Turkish delight), halva, spoon sweets, and “tsoureki” (sweet bread). Breads include varieties with cheese, tomato, olives, onions or peppers. Guests may choose barley or wheat rusks, rusks with olive oil, breadsticks with sunflower seeds, Local specialties include “ksinohondro” and “trahana”(traditional pasta dishes) and the Cretan “sfouggato” (omelet with zucchini) seasoned with local oregano. Beverages are paired with a sweet treat like the”anevato skaltsouni”” or “lyhnaraki”, mini pie with sweet Cretan “myzithra” cheese.

The Greek breakfast at the hotel puts emphasis on local dairy produce such as Cretan cheeses (“myzithra”, feta, “kefalotyri”, gruyere) and yoghurt. There are also fresh fruits and a corner where eggs and omelettes are cooked. Guests will find a selection of bread, rusks, honey, jams, walnuts and carob honey. During the “Wellness Week”, which is organised regularly, there is a “Wellness Corner” with nutritious delicacies cooked with locally produced ingredients such as homemade breads, biscuits, buns and bread made with carob flour and “aronia” (black chokeberry).

Breakfast at the Castello Village is based on quality Greek traditional products. Some traditional dishes served are: bread with olives and tomatoes, “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato and feta cheese), cheese pies of Sfakia, “sarikopitakia” pies, “dakos” (rusks with tomato, olive oil and feta, caper and olives), a selection of cheeses (“manouri”, feta, “myzithra” etc), spinach pies and cheese pies with “myzithra” cheese.

The Cretan diet is highlighted through a selection of dishes and beverages at the breakfast buffet of the Castro Beach Hotel. Guests have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of local delicacies, sweet or savory. There is yoghurt with thyme honey, “kaltsounia” (with “myzithra” cheese, “anthotyro” cheese or spinach), “ladokouloura” (cookies with olive oil), “dakos” (made with local barley rusks), “boureki”, omelettes with village style sausages or “apaki” smoked pork, and sweet or savory “bougatsa” pie. All dishes are prepared by the Chef and his team with top quality ingredients and Cretan virgin olive oil.

The Greek breakfast buffet serves fresh breads, biscuits, cakes and cookies, paired with homemade jams and compotes, local honey, yoghurt, fresh butter, milk and eggs cooked in front of the guests. There are also freshly cut fruits and fruit salads, fresh juices and spoon sweets, local cold cuts and cheeses. The Greek and Cretan recipes include pies (“kalitsounia”, “sfakiani”, traditional cheese pie), “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), creams, “dakos” rusk and black eyed peas salad. All kinds of beverages, coffees, Greek coffee traditionally brewed and tea in various flavors, including “malotira” (Cretan mountain tea) and marjoram, complement the hotel’s breakfast.

The Greek breakfast buffet includes a large selection of hot and cold dishes that alternate on a daily basis. There is fresh bread every day, biscuits, pies, fried eggs and omelettes, “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), cheeses, yoghurt, fresh and dried fruits, vegetables, olives etc. Various local products are offered, such as “stafidolies” olives, honey, jams, ‘kefalotyri” cheese, “myzithra” cheese, Cretan cold cuts and olive oil, barley buns and rusks, pies with “myzithra” cheese, pies with wild greens and spoon sweets made traditionally. Breakfast is accompanied by traditional Greek coffee, tea or orange juice.

The Greek breakfast includes a variety of bread, butter, handmade desserts, honey, jams, eggs, (including “strapatsada” with tomato), a variety of cheeses such as feta, gruyere, “myzithra”, “manouri”, as well as cold cuts. Also served are tomatoes, cucumbers, many kinds of sausages, fresh and dried fruits, mixed juices, compote, and various kinds of coffee. Local products include rusks, raki, “stafidoelies” olives, “loukoumades” (honey dumplings) and “kserotigana” (fritters with honey), various kinds of sweet and savory pies and many other delicacies.

Inspired by the Cretan dietary habits, the breakfast buffet guests features a wide selection of fresh vegetables and fruits, local products, rusks, olives, “myzithra” cheese, honey, fresh homemade pies, Cretan “sfouggato” omelet with zucchini, Cretan gruyere and tomato, homemade jams, fresh juices and Cretan herbs. The materials come from local producers from every corner of Crete for the most authentic taste and unparalleled freshness. Many of the products used come from the “Agreco” farm in Rethymno, Crete.

The traditional Cretan breakfast consists of the most pure and fresh local materials of the land. There is a variety of bread products and homemade pies, spoon sweets and jams, cookies made with virgin olive oil, “tiganites” (pancakes with honey), small fried pies with sweet “anthotyro” cheese, cinnamon and honey, pies with cheese/greens/spinach/sausage. Local cold cuts and cheeses are also served (gruyere from Crete, dry “anthotyros”, “ksinomyzithra”, yoghurt, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding). There is traditional “dakos”: rusk with finely chopped tomato, white cheese, onion and extra virgin olive oil. Omelettes are cooked to order, made with free range eggs. Desserts feature “pasta flora” jam tart, orange pie, cakes. There is a variety of fresh fruits, olives and vegetables. Beverages like Greek coffee and infusions made from traditional Cretan herbs such as “diktamo”, are also offered.

The Carolina Mare Hotel offers a wide selection of dishes focusing on the Cretan traditional flavors. Breakfast consists of freshly baked wheat and barley bread, flavored with oregano and filled with olives. As for dairy products guests can try the tasty “anthotyro” or “myzithra” cheese, or enjoy a new delicacy, a combination of gruyere that is made with sheep’s milk and Cretan flower honey. The Cretan “dakos” rusks and the “dolmadakia” (stuffed vine leaves) can be the ideal appetiser. The “sfouggato”, an omelet made with tomato and finely cut zucchini is the perfect choice for a solid breakfast that goes perfectly well with Cretan village style sausages or smoked fat free pork, the “apaki”. In conclusion, guests may choose yoghurt with fruits or traditional pies, such as “kalitsounia” (with cheese, honey and “myzithra”) or pie with greens. For those with a sweet tooth there is a selection of spoon sweets, “kserotigana”, cream-filled “galaktoboureko” or Cretan “loukoumades” (dumplings with sesame and honey.)

At the hotel’s main restaurant, there is a daily selection of local produce and products alternating weekly. In the buffet there are various handmade pastries, such as bread (rustic, multi-grain, rye, corn, low glycemic index, low fiber and low salt), nuts, ladrigani phrygana, cookies, croissants, oil cake, halvas, etc.

A variety of fruit and local jams (with carob, olive oil, etc.), as well as traditional pancakes, lukoumades, rice pudding,
bougatsa etc., are also available, various cereals, fresh or dried fruit and vegetables, baking figs, raisins, kefalotyri oil, olives (from Crete or Thasos) xynomizithra with spices Crete sfougato while prepared before the client fried eggs and omelettes with materials of choice.

The visitor can accompany his breakfast with coffee (such as Greek) and also with local drinks such as mountain tea, platter, dittany, sage etc.

The hotel, supporting the Greek market and especially the Cretan market and respecting the value of proper nutrition, serves breakfast preparations with Greek flavors and aromas. There are plenty of choices in the weekly Greek breakfast menu, so that hotel guests will not miss any of them.

Each place has something different in flavor, aroma and presentation. That’s why there is a Greek breakfast at Cactus Royal & Resort, where flavors like Greek cheeses (such as myzithra and gruyere), Cretan goat sausage, sponge, egg preparations, freshly squeezed juices fruit, extra virgin olive oil on a variety of fresh breads, fresh and dried fruits, nuts, jams, traditional pies, pale Kalitsouni, Kalitsouni lichnaki, lentils, dumplings, dumplings, dip buns with almonds etc.