As almost all of Greece's regions, Zakynthos enjoys its own local and traditional cuisine featuring unique ingredient combinations of the Mediterranean "genre", embodying an Italian and French touch, long gastronomical remnants of the old Venetian and French rule.
The island's cooking is naturally based on the gifts and fruits of the Zakynthian lands; it makes no surprise that every single town and village on the island is full of flourishing home gardens, traditional bakeries, homemade pastry and confectionery shops, family wineries and olive oil press mills. It is, after all, its history, the natural terrain and climate that determine the identity of the Zakynthian cuisine.
Tune your mood and prepare your senses to try some of the top dishes the marvelous cuisine of Zante has to offer:
Eggplants skordostoumpi as in Zante.
What is the skordostoumpi exactly? Mixing garlic, vinegar and oregano with potatoes and fried eggplant and then adding other seasonings. Zakynthos a famous dish based on this combination. In many homes in Zakynthos in tomato sauce put an onion grated on grater, set the first cooking and then throwing the tomatoes. Really onion helps the whole taste.
Rabbit onion stew or stuffed rabbit. The tender meat is garnished with numerous spices, including garlic, pepper and oregano, as well as with local made oil cheese, the famous graviera of Zakynthos.
Roast vegetable mix. The Zakynthian version of the loved Greek "briam" is called "boutridia"; fresh green beans, eggplants, potatoes, marrows, okras (ladies' fingers), garlic tomato juice and of course planty of olive oil and black pepper.
Pastitsio - the Zakynthian one. A famous dish quite popular all over the country. But how do the Zakynthians make it? Notably, fine beef meat is used, preferably brisket -not minced- properly sautered. Onions, garlic, red wine, tomatoes complete the classic recipe, then grated Zakynthian oil-cheese shall make the difference!
Of course, no visitor should miss trying the traditional, fragrant nougat bars of Zakynthos, or the "fitoura", a simple but delicious dessert from semolina, sugar and cinnamon.
Learn more about Zakynthos's famous and... secret recipes with the help of your personal concierge during your accommodation in Bozonos Villa. The Chef's team of Villa Bozonos shall arrange for you extraordinary meals and tasting visits so that no local delight is missing from your holiday experience.
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