What should I eat in Chania?

Eating in Chania is part of the traveler’s enjoyment and experience. Start the day with a traditional bougatsa with local cheese, while in most bakeries you will find the local kalitsounia with greens and mizithra from Sfakia. Lamb is the best meat one can eat in Crete as most of it is free range and the tzigriasto with olive oil and wine is the traditional dish you must try. Also the Chania bureki is just as traditional with local pumpkin potatoes and of course mizithra, the traditional soft creamy cheese of Chania. The foods that one should definitely taste in Chania are the staka, snails, vegetables in general, while the Sfakia honey pies are an unforgettable dessert. The drink you must drink is the traditional tsikoudia and racomelo, but also the local wine called Romaiiko. Do not miss to taste the local beers