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Nat Geo Day Tour: Olivenoliens tusindårige historie

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Udforsk den levende arv fra oliventræet og den menneskelige civilisation, der gennemsyrer det daglige liv i Middelhavsområdet.
Tag med Nikos Plevritakis, olivenolie-smager, bosat på Kreta og landbrugsspecialist, som vil dele et sjældent perspektiv bag kulisserne på bæredygtigt landbrug og sine kretensiske yndlingsopskrifter.
Besøg et lokalt olivenoliekooperativ, og opdag, hvordan oliven bliver til olie i verdensklasse, og deltag i en professionel olivenoliesmagning, eksperimenter med din palet og del dine indtryk.
Nyd en naturskøn gåtur blandt lokale haver, smag på regionale frugter og lær om kretensisk kost.
Deltag i en madlavningslektion om forskellige måder at bruge olivenolie på i det kretensiske køkken, og find ud af, hvorfor den traditionelle kretensiske kost er så god for sundhed og lang levealder.

Det kan du forvente

Med tusindvis af års erfaring er det ikke underligt, at befolkningen på Kreta producerer noget af den fineste olivenolie i verden. Du vil forstå det evige bånd mellem kretenserne og deres ærværdige oliventræer, mens du opdager den lange tradition for olivendyrkning på øen. Lige uden for landsbyen Kritsa i bjergene på det østlige Kreta kan du tage med Nikos Plevritakis på en kort gåtur til hans olivenlunde, hvor nogle af træerne er 600-800 år gamle. Lær om olivendyrkning fra en sand specialist.

I skyggen af oliventræerne kan du smage den lokale raki kaldet "tsikoudia" med oliven til, mens du diskuterer den kulturelle og samfundsmæssige betydning af olivendyrkning på Kreta.

Derefter er det tid til at besøge en lokal kooperativ fabrik for at se på tæt hold, hvordan oliven forarbejdes til olivenolie i verdensklasse. Tilbage på olivenstien kan du smage friske figner, mandler og druer, se hvad de lokale dyrker, og lære alt om kretensisk livsstil og kost.

På en olivenfarm kan du så smage oliven, friske tomater og raki, før olivenoliesmagningen begynder. Dette er en fantastisk mulighed for at lære at smage på olier som en professionel og sammenligne smagsprofilerne for forskellige sorter.

Afslut dagen med en lektion i madlavning om forskellige måder at bruge olivenolie på i det kretensiske køkken. Der vil blive serveret autentiske retter som tzatziki og græsk salat, og du vil lære, hvorfor den traditionelle kretensiske kost er så god for helbredet og livslængden.

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AnYou
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Die Führung in der Olivenölfabrik war zu lang und zu ausführlich ( ich glaubte schon, wir sollten die Fabrik übernehmen) und das in der Hitze, zudem s ...
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Man hat sehr viel über die Olivenbäume erfahren, obwohl es sehr warm war, war es angenehm. In der Fabrik war es auch sehr ausführlich. Obwohl es da we ...
Inge Ramselaar
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Heel interessant om naar drie bevlogen gidsen te luisteren, hun erfgoed (en het proces) te leren begrijpen en alles te zien. De proeverij was educatie ...
Mariana
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This is the best trip to choose during a stay in Crete. Our guides, Rena and Nicos, explained us a Lot about olives, also with practical demonstration ...
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