Blue Zone Healthy Living & Ikarian Cooking Lesson (Evdilos Port on Ikaria)
Blue Zone Healthy Living & Ikarian Cooking Lesson (Evdilos Port on Ikaria)
Learn how to prepare and cook organic Ikarian and Greek dishes and gain insights into Ikaria’s secrets to healthy and happy living.
Enjoy a wonderful day of learning, cooking and enjoying delicious Ikarian food & wine, hospitality, friendship and lifestyle. Depart the port for an approximately 20 minutes’ drive, to arrive at a beautiful family winery located in the mountains. The estate belongs to a very well-known Ikarian family, who are internationally renowned for their expertise in Ikarian food/wine and healthy living.
Upon arrival, you will be met by your host and cooking instructor, Eleni, who is a renowned and passionate Ikarian chef and food expert. She has a lifetime's experience in traditional Ikarian cooking and organic gardening and is extraordinarily friendly and gracious. Her husband George is an accomplished wine maker and pioneer in offering winemaking & gastronomy tours/seminars and alternative tourism experiences. Together, the couple have been frequent guests, hosts, commentators, and guides for numerous local and international TV, print and digital media documentaries, news stories and articles about Ikaria and its Blue Zone’s culture and lifestyle health benefits.
Your cooking lesson focuses on learning to prepare traditional healthy Ikarian dishes that are easy to make and that you can adapt to your home country's available products. Among the variety of authentic Ikarian dishes you may learn to cook and then eat are: roasted goat, chickpea and eggplant salads, "Soufiko", a delicious and nourishing vegetable medley which is unique to Ikaria, "pitarakia", traditional Ikarian mini-pies stuffed with fresh from the garden flavored herbs & greens mixes and "Moustalevria", homemade grape wine pudding (the dishes cooked may vary though subject to day’s availability of fresh ingredients). You will then enjoy a delicious meal with all the local delicacies that have been prepared during the cooking lesson. Afterwards reboarding your coach for the return drive to Evdilos and your SeaDream yacht.
Notes: Operation of this excursion is from Evdilos port on Ikaria and is subject to weather and sea conditions. This Yachting Land Adventure must be booked 48 Hours (2 days) prior to arrival in the port to confirm its operation during your voyage. Please book on the Seadream.com website, or onboard, early to avoid disappointment. Cancellations after the deadline are non-refundable. To avoid disappointment, we recommend you prebook this adventure prior to starting your cruise. A minimum participation is required to operate all Yachting Land Adventures. All adventures in the SeaDream Yachting Land Adventures program are subject to change. Final departure time will be announced on board.
Port: Ikaria
Duration: 4 hours
Current Price: 299 USD
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