Must-Buys
Local specialities and unique finds

      •  Avghotarakho (known in Italy as bottarga), the Greek equivalent of caviare
        - dried cods roe sealed in wax, to be eaten thinly sliced on melba toast or
        lettuce leaves, with some nice dry white wine, champagne or indeed,
        tsippuro.

    •  Tsippuro – the Greek version of grappa.  It’s disconcertingly cheap (though
        some high-quality brands are available) but really good, and the winter
        warmer version (not bad on a chilly windy night on an island in summer,
        either) is called rakomelo (“raki with honey”), cooked up with spices and
        served hot – divine!  And for ChI, better than the ubiquitious ouzo – though
        if that’s your bag, it has its moments.

    •  The home-made chocolate (try the dark one with nuts) from Konaki in
        Galaxidi.

    •  Paximadia (big rusk-like bread pieces) from Kythira island. 

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    •  Honey from Kythira

    •  Sundried tomatoes from Milos

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    •  Olive oil from Paxos

    •  Mizithra cheese from Serifos

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    •  Mastiha (gum Arabic/resin chewing gum) from Chios (usually available in the Athens airport speciality food shop, if there’s no time to go to Chios)

“Keep an extra bathing suit in your car.  The sea is always closer than you think”. 

Seen in Carouzos men and women’s clothing – lots of lovely linen stuff - on Joachim, in Kolonaki.