In fact, food on Crete often doesn't even resemble food on mainland Greece. Feta, a Greek staple cheese, isn't produced or popular on Crete. Instead, look for graviera, a hard cheese (similar to ...

Dakos salad: Probably Crete’s most famous salad, this dish consists of a piece of dakos (rusk), topped with grated tomato, feta or mizithra (a sweet soft cheese made of sheep’s or goat’s ...

The aromatic Pecorino delle Crete Senesi comes from Tuscany ... Pecorino dolce is a lightly salted example of the cheese, and is usually eaten fresh.