Nutmeg – one of the Organic Herbs and Spices from Crete...

Nutmeg is the spice used to give flavour to béchamel sauce that is used to make Greek Moussaka and Pastitsio.

Nutmeg is also used to add spice to sweet dishes such as puddings, custards and spiced cakes.

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Just Some of the Reasons We Love Crete

Restaurant signRestaurants
Child having fun on the beachFamily Fun
Tasty Food: various dishes from CreteTasty Food
Quaint Villages showing a Cretan village on the hillsideTowns & Villages
Beautiful Cretan BeachBeaches
Attractions: the lighthouse ChaniaAttractions
Country Lanes: sheepblocking road with shepherdDriving in Crete
Markets: the fish market at ChaniaMarkets
Flora: beautiful white flowerAnimals & Plants
Nightlife, showing the Camelot Castle in Malia during the dayNightlife
Hiking: people approaching impressive Samaria GorgeHiking
People & CulturePeople & Culture
Olive grove on Cretan hillsideOlive Oil
Shopping, showing shop front in CreteShopping
History: the Turkish Fort at ApteraHistory
Respect: view of Souda Bay CemeteryRespect
Snow-capped peaks of the White Mountains of Crete against a clear blue sky.White Mountains
Tradition: the Church at KalyvesTradition
The Raki drink with nibblesRaki
Fresh Fish: a fisherman sets outFresh Fish
Mythology: The Cretan Snake GoddessMythology
Birdlife: a Kingfisher on a rock, Kalyves HarbourBirdlife
A romantic sunsetRomance
A doughnut seller on the beachThe People

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