Crete has a vast number of plants that are unique to the island. One of the staples of the Cretan diet is ‘stamnagathi‘, of the chicory family. The Irish partners of the CASK project were brought on a foraging hunt to find ingredients for lunch, and stamnagathi was a key ingredient. The expert leading the party was Frini Katsouna – a Cretan food expert of the website ‘Do it like a Cretan‘ who took the Irish foraging for their lunch…
We say chicory, you say stamnagathi…
