Yotam Ottolenghi visits Crete

[@meredithmorris1263]

This whole video - the sounds, the people, the conversation - is just so soothing and heavenly.

[@clivebirch8199]

That is a very nice thing to say, you'll have to visit Crete one day for the whole experience!

[@vypasnypa2]

I'm a 2nd generation Cretan-American and honestly, this has been one of the most pleasant videos I've seen of Crete in a while. Great job.

[@clivebirch8199]

So glad you enjoyed it! :-)

[@Kamo-ve6bw]

Wow second generation

[@mulatadesanzala2920]

Todah rabah. Fantastic ! And thanks for the beautiful books you published. Kol aKavod !

[@vaughangarrick]

7 minutes into this and already it's my favourite meditarreanean cooking series

[@aphillips9739]

"The food is really an excuse to get together, the food is centre of a community" so true all over the Mediterranean.

[@Nancy20012]

I must say that as a Greek and as a cook myself I was impressed by the dishes Yotam created combining Greek and middle eastern ingredients even the dessert with the feta cheese. He is a very creative cook the dishes looked delicious.

[@beadsstitcher]

I really enjoy myself watching his shows in Australia. I love the food he cooks, and I find him very friendly with everybody, wherever he goes.I learned so much about other cultures. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@Syberyan85]

I'm Sardinian but i've been living in Ireland for a while and... in a week I'll be in Crete for a week! Can't wait!

[@NowHeraklion]

Enjoy your visit Daniele and if you come to Heraklion, be sure to spend an hour or two "people watching" in Lions Square with a Greek coffee (double!) and a plate of 'Bougatsa' with cream at "Kir Kor Cafe"!

[@NowHeraklion]

How was your visit Daniele, we would love to hear from you!

[@katerinamafiosa]

did you end up going?

[@hinerangijohnston5223]

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COOKS /CHEFS- Everything he cooks makes me want to try because i know it will be Delishous with all that Olive oil 100% Healthy . thank you Yotam Ottolenghi .

[@clivebirch2920]

We agree Mr. Johnston! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@giovannamoro8564]

Yotam is sooo charming. He has a very special aurea , wonderful food btw

[@GR-sc3ph]

I adore Ottolonghi ....I have all his books and have tried a lot of his recipes.

[@Fabulousity6977]

Fantastic, loved every minute of this travelogue about the island of Crete, amazing food, amazing people!!!!

[@madamhummingbird]

This is a fantastic celebration of the flavors and traditions from the Greek Islands. I learned a few things. I'm looking forward to preparing a few recipes from this program in my kitchen. Thanks for sharing. Have a good week.

[@NowHeraklion]

Great! Have a good week too Madam! :-)

[@uncletibs]

THIS IS HEAVEN ! THANK YOU! HUGS FROM LAGUNA BEACH CALIFORNIA!

[@Kamo-ve6bw]

Love Greek culture, can’t get enough, thank you 🙏

[@putterschool4514]

I LOVE these videos: thank you so much for posting them! We live in Cape Town, and regularly go down to a hidden-away little fishing village for weekends - a village on a lagoon that time forgot. Who inspires the feasts we prepare there? Yotam!

[@letstalkaboutlife493]

i like it that the herbs are in bags. easily thrown away rather than a hard plastic container. my desire to speak with boldness tells me. that we need to get rid of containers. ive been thinking of turning off my refrigerator. something ive learned from watching these shows from these areas of the world. is that fresh and cooked that day may be a better way to go. especially if im looking to have a smaller electric bill. so i can pay my bills since ive been unemployed recently. thank you for the wonderful learning and thank you for visiting the people i love learning about them.

[@wendycook9334]

Well thats made my mind up!! Booking for next year asap. My daughter really wants to visit a Greek island. ..so Crete it is ❤

[@admiralboom481]

Come to Syria instead. You will love it here.

[@sergioluizfurtado4712]

It is the very first time I have this pleasant oportunity of listening and seeing Yotham's experiences. I'm just loving it!

[@eliagron8750]

Loved everything. Yhank you for sharing.

[@juxbertrand]

Yotam est vraiment une belle personne. Merci pour votre cuisine.

[@BEULETours]

so much passion and good cooking !!!! Love it...!!!

[@annacarinfryklof2610]

Visit Crete and The fantastisc food. The beautiful food and wonderful people with extreme hospitality. Moussaka. Dolmades zatziki. Gemista. Souvlaki taramo,salata. Calamares Oktapoudi. Choriatiki Salata with a lot of feta. Oliver oil and olivers. And of course oregano. Ouzo Raki or krasi crio.Kali oraxi. 🍱 🍤🍠🥒🍆

[@clivebirch8199]

Absolutely! :-)

[@janevanskike2101]

What lovely people! I wish I could meet each of you!

[@Thefreshp]

So beautiful Yotam is my all time most favorite chef. Lovely video. Thank you.

[@hawknives]

Mediterranio!

[@NowHeraklion]

Welcome!

[@nadinekoekemoer7142]

Thank you for the video. I am looking for more videos from his Mediterranean island feast.

[@amandatranculov8695]

Fantastic Yotam I enjoyed your show very much. However, next time can you show what you do with the wings of the squid please? You did justice to all the fresh produce that you had at hand Yotam. Love From Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️.

[@PakiPan]

what people do not know is that the continent of Europe took that name because of the princess of Crete named Ευρωπη(Europe)the myth of the island of Crete

[@annother3350]

I didn't know. What do you think?

[@Moharani21]

I knew. Thanks for educating people

[@bergerhaakon]

Lovely cretan cookery

[@cobone04]

Thank the Greeks for bringing this culture to the middle east.

[@jamieandrei]

38:30 I died laughing.. felt like a Mony Python meets Borat comedy sketch.. was waiting for them to finish the meat with a generous serving of sun tea! 🌦 The deconstructed feta cheese cake looked amazing..

[@vesnaflo8]

Wonderful! going to Crete next week, mmmm can't wait to taste these delicious meals. And yes Yotam's humor is contagious x

[@NowHeraklion]

Enjoy your visit and don't forget to spend an hour or two "people watching" in Lions Square with a Greek coffee and a plate of 'Bougatsa' with cream at "Kir Kor"!

[@NowHeraklion]

How was your visit Vesna? We'd love to hear from you know!

[@kobicina1964]

I love Creta ! :)

[@rosemaryhowes8047]

I lived in this region of the world for a time, ie Syria, and just love all of this food especially the vegetarian ones as I'm a veggi. I've always been afraid of cooking ocra but perhaps I'll give it another go now.

[@clivebirch2920]

Good luck with cooking okra, it's delicious! :-)

[@janievan1]

Wonderful. Wish I had the recipes!

[@Dustwheel]

The chickpea recipe amazing!

[@cherrybarfungpa9309]

Reminds me of Chumirchen where I grew up ... the food except that it used to be Pork rosat blood sausages et al...

[@badgebadge8946]

this is awesome, love it

[@Stemwellrestore]

Sweet kind wonderful people on the Island of Crete❤️❤️❤️

[@patriciaborge6036]

Great chef ,love his cooking

[@Sinikatse]

What a nice guy he is.Beautiful food too.

[@ayeshasinha2141]

i love the fact that there are no tweezers to be seen!

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Amaaaazing!!

[@Benedicta176]

Very nice video! Just to mention that stuffing vegetables(gemista) is not just a cretan food, it's popular all over Greece.

[@NowHeraklion]

Yes, we agree and now we feel hungry!

[@katerinamafiosa]

and in this Greek girl's kitchen :) #greekpride

[@MaryPlatis]

I love the way you embraced the Greek culture!

[@edwardbak4459]

I will be in Crete for most of the summer. I’d love to know where to get that lamb anticristo!

[@jennybushnell9995]

I'm vegan but enjoyed seeing the country thanks! I will be able to veganise some of the dishes ; )

[@clivebirch8199]

Sounds great and delicious!

[@TemplarX2]

God bless Mediterranean food. Best food in the world and very similar to creole food.

[@zzebowa]

No it isnt, it is nothing like it. Creole is basic European food. Med food includes all kinds of Arabic stuff like Kebabs, where the hell are Kebabs in Creole cooking? Eggs Sardou is so French it evenhas a French name, as does etoufee and so on.

[@benzuckerman]

Asian food (Chinese, Thai, Korean, etc.) is really good as well.... It is pretty difficult to rank the "great" cuisines in my opinion, although there are clearly some parts of the world that have much more developed food cultures than do others.

[@zzebowa]

@@benzuckerman I dont even think you can identify 'great cuisines' so much as just large regional variance. For example all Europen food is related and largely similar, the same for east asian food. You can also say the same for arabic/east european/west asian food (kebabs, grilled veg yoghurt etc). Each is excellent in it's own way.

[@benzuckerman]

@@zzebowa I understand what you are saying, but I think that there are definitely "regional" cuisines, no doubt based upon the commonality of food and food products available as well as historical factors. Northern Europe vs. Central Europe vs. Mediterranean Europe, for example - clearly shared with the non-European Mediterranean countries as well. Southern Asian (Indian sub-continent) vs. East Asia vs. South East Asia.... I lived in Latin America for 25 years, primarily in Argentina and Brazil, but I also traveled extensively throughout the region, and I can honestly say that the food in post places in LatAm is NOT particularly inspired nor inspiring. As my brother the Chef once said, a lot of "beans and rice and something fried". I have traveled in Africa less extensively, but my food experiences there were similar. I am not saying the food in Latin America nor Africa is "bad", but there isn't the richness nor variety that you find in other places.

[@zzebowa]

@@benzuckerman Yes, as you say beans and rice tends to inhabit everything south of Mexico, in the way that meat, two veg and a sauce, is classically European, regardless of regional variations of ingredients.

[@fuldagermany]

This is the diet my doctor wants me to follow, hence, I am getting as much information that has evolved because certain information has changed (like eat margarine... really?). I wish I was in their country and enjoying the company, the food and the beautiful scenary. Ahhhh!

[@PakiPan]

Minahh you are welcome

[@leosedf]

+Minahh Try this, has lot's of info www.olivetomato.com/category/eatlikeagreek/

[@dimz796]

+Minahh The basic idea is to use traditional ingredients and not processed stuff, and to limit meat and fatty foods.

[@sueme1954]

margarine is used in commercially produced baked or fried products to make it cheaper and stored longer and was introduced as greek food comercially to the world. Eat FIRST vegetables. Chick peas lentils then fresh whole grain bread olive oil for oil, fresh seafood white fresh cheese like fetta ; lamb and wine. Blanched almonds, sesame, spices and lots of herbs.

[@michaelharris5746]

A truly great chef

[@Starlight_GT]

I love that spitting technique to season the lamb I'm going to do it

[@panosxatzis4679]

I live in Northern Greece and I'm sooo jealous right now.

[@NR77613]

Amazing

[@chichi541ish]

I love this video 🤩

[@kg8063]

This guy could make dog food and it would be the best tasting dish ever! He's such a good cook.

[@juanluishuertavivar1113]

best island by far love that place if God gives me that pleasure I will like to die there

[@srfrg9707]

juan luis huerta vivar What about live here instead?

[@gaylesherman6381]

Looks good

[@ameliadewi1992]

yotam , i love you. you're an amazing chef :*

[@TheLaciCC]

Hello I am going to visit Crete on September...could you please tell me some unique places in Heraklion for example beaches,.. and something which I really have to see except the Knossos, Dikteon Andron...(where I will go of course)... something special and unique... thank you very much.. :)

[@NowHeraklion]

You'll be in time for some of the 2014 SUMMER FESTIVAL events which ends 22/09. You can download the program form our website here; www.nowheraklion.com/festival.html and as far as beaches go, try Ammoudara Beach, a short trip west of Heraklion or Karteros Beaches to the east. Have fun!

[@mr-meerkat7237]

There is a restaurant in Heraklion called peskesi

[@SuperMadmax1970]

+Laci P. go to any other place ecept heraklion.its one of the 5 most ugly towns in greece in opposite to the 3 other towns in crete which are from the most beautyful

[@clivebirch2920]

And more here: www.nowheraklion.com/directory_restaurants.html

[@kellychamberlain1238]

had to stop watching because I almost called the airlines to go !

[@ninadiamant8937]

Kelly Chamberlain loooool

[@JoyMadrugada]

you are all wlcme here

[@junoharpoon]

just GO!

[@vlorakullashi8934]

Omg ahahhahahahhahaha

[@michaelaboud-azran4592]

I hope you went.

[@witness1ish]

coool done nice. some more local musicians . rembetika?

[@gaylesherman6381]

That's great

[@NR77613]

Got ideas what to cook for xmas xx

[@ekaterineichkitidze2822]

Yotam go to Georgia 🇬🇪 you will find new food world 🌎 so testy so unique

[@wixzyer8515]

44:05 that girl seems really excited for the food

[@tattianasalles3019]

Mediterranean food is about: Bread; Goat Cheese or other type of product sheep's dairy; Tomatoes; Olives; Olive Oil; Herbs and Spices; Lamb Meat (in some countries also pork and sausages/salami/ham ); Wine; Fishes and sea food in general; Some pastry with flavoring or chesse.

[@katerinamafiosa]

and love

[@tattianasalles3019]

@@katerinamafiosa Everyone loves!

[@deendrew36]

Does anyone have a suggestion on what kind of bread to substitute if dakos is not available where I am? A day old French bread maybe?

[@katerinamafiosa]

order from Amazon they have everything hahah

[@dpapaioannow]

40:27 it's called PORK KALAMAKI not souvlaki....souvlaki consists of pieces of grilled meat wraped around a pita pie along with tomatoes,onions,tzatziki,parsley,paprika and optional potatoe chips...it takes it's name from the souvla which is the grill....any meat that's just pierced through a stick and then bbq'ed on each side is called kalamaki...so the correct name is pork kalamaki,chicken kalamaki etc etc and that's the proper way to ask for it whenever you visit greece regardless of what some idiots might tell you

[@MontyCantsin5]

Anyone got a link for the other episodes in this series? This seems to be the only one I can find.

[@deendrew36]

Where can I find the recipe for that cherry cheesecake recipe?!

[@ExpectMiracles55]

I asked the same question. It looks extremely decadent doesn't it!? But I think we can pull that one off by watching the segment again at the time we're ready to make it. I don't think we'd go wrong that way. Let's give it a try!

[@deendrew36]

Pedro Pinheiro if you are interested, I found it on Pinterest by searching “Yotam Ottolenghi cherry cheesecake”. I am def going to try it! Also, if you are interested, I found TONS of Yotam’s recipes on Pinterest.

[@ExpectMiracles55]

@@deendrew36 You're brilliant! I'm also on Pinterest quite frequently so definitely will be digging up TONS of Yotam's recipes as well. Am so glad for you letting me know about it. Enjoy the cherry cheesecake! and thank you once again.

[@nikolasko3769]

" ohh there is a bunch of you .. " ROFL ( @6:10 )

[@puma1304]

for my taste, mediterranean cuisine is truly the best, even if I also really like other culinary traditions, especially asian...

[@clivebirch8199]

Well, you know what? We have similar tastes! :-)

[@Lelliott1122]

This is wonderful! Would love to visit and eat, eat, eat❤️ no obesity! Lovely❤️

[@elsalisa146]

Sorry, very funny. “Spit” roasting. I’ll use a spray bottle. Really awesome video though. The food is beautiful and the envirinment.

[@OurHighestGood]

I was going to say that too!

[@ΕλενηΧναρη-ξ6π]

Hi , i am from Crete . We cook exactly like this but we do Not spit the food . I don't know why they did that . It was a little bit disgusting ...

[@tarnopol]

Hey, on that first dakos recipe, would I be a total barbarian if I just ate it instead of cooking it for 20 minutes? :) It looked fantastic raw! Or would the bread be too hard?

[@aamike82aa]

In fact I thought it was kind of barbarian to put it in the oven :) The bread would be just fine because he applied the oil and water mixture plus the tomato juice.

[@albuquerqueThomas]

How many Giorgos there are in Crete

[@PakiPan]

Tomás Peixoto manyyyyyyyyyyy

[@Itwasalwaysme_Noone]

25

[@lennygid8452]

How many George are there in England?

[@1Guy12]

You don't wanna count Constantine...

[@eleannamitchell8274]

The music! I give you a suggestion ! Any time you are or introducing a country play the local music! 👍🏻

[@ronenkorenful]

38:40 !

[@1Guy12]

Τι εννοείς between mainland greece, κολυμπώντας πας στη Κρήτη απ τη Μάνη κι απ τη Ρόδο, ακούς εκεί between...

[@Abnsdllnnlosnfd]

12:47 "Semen"???

[@eleannamitchell8274]

Also too many times you mention the Middle East ! Kriti is not Meddle East !!!

[@Evan490BC]

True, but he speaks for himself. He's Israeli.

[@dpapaioannow]

and the first food is simply called TYROPITA(CHEESEPIE) with honey,cinnamon and sugar....not bougatsa lol...bougatsa is a sweet pie it NEVER consists of cheese for the filling....only sweet creme filling with cinamon and fine sugar springled on top,so the CORRECT name for the first food is TYROPITA

[@NowHeraklion]

OK thanks for the correction! Anyways, they both taste great! :-)

[@user-kq5qp6dh8l]

Yep,my next holiday, I'm interested in scrapyards,recycling yards,industrial estates and where the poor folk lives

[@NowHeraklion]

There are very few places like that here, however there's a good yard on the way in to Ammoudara a few minutes west of Heraklion, on the right just before the large supermarket!

[@user-kq5qp6dh8l]

@@NowHeraklion cheers. Any car breakers yards

[@user-kq5qp6dh8l]

@@NowHeraklion any real run down estates or gypsy encampments...I'm a musicologist by hobby ,and want to record some traditional Crete tunes and lullaby's.or kids songs

[@davidc293]

He sees his culture in Crete because people like to find everything similar to their cultures and ways .... hence why this guy keeps mentioning how he feels as if the spices and cooking is so much like eastern! Ummmmm hello Crete has been one of the most secluded islands of Greece/Europe so the Cretans had to live off of the island itself and that is why Greece today is well known for its healthy mediterranean lifestyle cooking!!!!!!!!

[@IMa-qe3xj]

Hello, is Yotam moroccan, Tunisian, Algerian ? .

[@clivebirch2920]

I. Ma Yotam Ottolenghi is a British-based cookery writer and chef-patron, born in Jerusalem.

[@worldcitizeng6507]

@PetrosB4 eats pork?

[@christopherlynch9006]

He's Israeli

[@albinaprenga5680]

How is the restaurant called where the guys were making Feta?

[@sfakianos128]

It's located at Episkopi, outside of Rethymnon, called "o kipos tis arkoydenas"

[@whitecloud46]

What is the website for the recipes?

[@benzuckerman]

If the bread is made with Barley instead of Wheat, how does it rise?

[@NowHeraklion]

Add yeast I guess?!

[@benzuckerman]

@@NowHeraklion That's the question, since WHEAT is the only type of flour which forms the gluten strands which trap the gas created by the yeast fermentation, causing the dough to rise. Rye flour, barley flour, etc. - none of them create gluten strands.

[@reviewsvoiceontube]

Crete is wonderful. Ottolenghi is a great chef.

[@Abnsdllnnlosnfd]

@@benzuckerman Actually barley flour, rye flour etc. contains a little bit of gluten. So the bread will rise slightly...

[@Starlight_GT]

38:15 ,the funniest thing I've ever seen 🤣

[@user-pn3io5oy3i]

Yotam u remind me so much of Jeff Goldblum

[@emmaspaok]

Despite all the food,i think the girl at 41:25 is the most beautifull girl i've ever seen in my whole life..

[@koutouloufas7]

other girls there are beatiful

[@ExpectMiracles55]

One of the most, for sure!

[@chrismack3327]

Stunning beauties in Crete.

[@janeeden919]

I LOVE FOOD

[@letstalkaboutlife493]

ive been praying for the paradise to get here. and spreading the goodnews of GODS kingdom. the bible says we should do it with boldness. in ephesians chapter 6 it says, open your mouth and speak with boldness about the goodnews. and that we can save both ourselves and those who listen to us. and that it makes our hope more sure. also the women proclaiming the goodnews are a large army. my hope is that other people can spread this goodnews. revelation 21:3,4 says look the tent of GOD is with mankind he will be with them and they will be his peoples. he will wipe out every tear from their eyes and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry or pain be anymore the former things have passed away. im so looking forward to this. and i wonder what people that have been knowing this for so long in the areas of the bible lands and there abouts think about each day. and how long weve been waiting for this system to end. yall have like an old world style and way of being and living, that has clung to you, and your alls hope for the future. we could learn alot from yall. i would rekon thats why we have the bible. so we can learn how to be an awake person.

[@beatricevelez1876]

is a Greek panzanella

[@marcknight4568]

ottoman yolenghi. I like his name

[@maximegrossman2146]

this is real food.

[@ΕλενηΧναρη-ξ6π]

I would like to say that we do NOT spit the food . I don't know why that man did this . We do NOT do that .

[@marcknight4568]

he totally guzzle spit the lamb

[@Moharani21]

Drizzle roasted pumpkin oil

[@Leo-xr8jv]

This man is an international treasure