Local products and local cuisine gives a place an identity. The culinary tourism can bring economical benefits and affect the local economy in many ways.
The promotion of local products through the local cuisine will effect positively the tourism destination “Rhodes –Aegean”.
There are:
- Crop Production Products
- Olive oil (Geographical Indications- PGI)
- Edible Olives (Green crushed Rhodian olives, Zupa Olives)
- Vegetables (Watermelon of Rhodes, Melon of Rhodes, Tomato of Rhodes)
- Citrus (Orange of Rhodes, Tangerine of Rhodes, Lemon of Rhodes)
- Aromatic and Medical Plants
- Products of Animal Production
- Dairy
- Cheese
- Honey
Pine Tree Honey
Flower Honey
Eryka Honey
The wines of Rhodes and the local varieties of vine are labelled as POP and PGI (products and Geographical Indication of Origin of Superior Quality wines).
A special place is held by the sparkling wine of Rhodes.
Except for two large companies (Cair-Emery) there are also in Attaviros and prophet Ilias, small wineries that produce local wine.
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- Rusk’s, Olive Bread, Bread with Anise, Tiganopsomo, Bread with onion, Eptazimo, barley pretzels
- Cream Cheese, Gruyere of Rhodes, Goat Cheese, Rice Pudding
- Salted fish
- Honey, Melekouni, Halva with semolina
- Pies with greens, fried pies, Tachinopites- Pies with crushed sesame seeds
- Loukoumi, Almond sweets, Jams, Grape Pudding, Fanouropita (St Fanourios Pie), Vanilla, Mouchalepi, Xerotigana, Takakia, Local Pancakes
- Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
- Cereals (Pretzels, Tachinosoupa, Trahanas, Tsouvras)
- Alisfakia, Glyfoni, Sapsycho, sage, Camomile of Rhodes, Mint
- Greek Coffee
The products of Rhodes may be obtained by our guests both in shops in town and in the villages (Archangelos, Embonas, Apollona, Sianna, and others).
Considerable experience is a visit to a traditional bakery and women’s cooperatives, Wineries and distilleries, mainly in the mountainous areas of Rhodes
It’s worthwhile to visit the Οpen Αir Μarkets in the city of Rhodes which are operating four times a week: Every Wednesday and Saturday at St Dimitrios (Cemetery Area) and every Thusrday at St Byronos – Stadium Diagoras.
Editors: Antonis Koliadis
Roula Bekakou- Ziogou
Translated by: Maria Mattsen- Kordina