Kassakis Charcuterie: A Tasting of Cretan Cold Cuts & Cheeses

Ready to try four flavours that won’t disappoint? Smoked roast chicken, kapriko, apaki and pastrami meet their perfect match in a lineup of local cheeses: fresh anthotyro, sharp kefalotyri, aged graviera, and graviera with thyme.

At Kassakis Charcuterie in Galatas Pediados—a lovely village tucked into the Heraklion countryside—you’ll get the chance to savour this unique pairing of four handmade Cretan cured meats with four cheeses from a nearby dairy.

Taste your way through different textures and bold combinations, while learning about traditional preparation methods and the slow art of maturation. The tasting is topped off with a glass of local wine — because no real Cretan feast is complete without it.